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It was founded in 1959 by wine pioneer and former dancer, Rodney Strong, [1] [2] [3] the winery focuses solely on Sonoma County grape growing and wines. [1] Rodney Strong Vineyards sources from throughout Sonoma County and has 14 estate vineyards located in Alexander Valley, Russian River Valley, Chalk Hill, Sonoma Coast and Dry Creek Valley. [4]
Benovia Winery is a family-owned producer of Pinot noir, Chardonnay, and Zinfandel wines in Santa Rosa, California.Founded in 2005 by Joe Anderson and Mary Dewane, [1] Benovia Winery farms three estate vineyards which total 71.67 acres (290,000 m 2) and are located in the Russian River Valley AVA and Sonoma Coast AVA in Sonoma County.
Some winemaking families continued to make wine illegally and others converted to bootlegging a sugar and water base wine known as "Jackass brandy" to survive during this period. [8] (Today one of the most prestigious vineyards in the region is the Jackass Hill Vineyard owned by Martinelli Winery.)
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates agrees to sell winery. Horse Heaven Wine Co., owned by Angela and Rob Andrews, their son and other family members, issued a news release saying it will use the former 14 ...
In 1986 Marimar Torres embarked on a project to plant a 60-acre (240,000 m 2) vineyard on the western hills of DO Russian River Valley, in Green Valley AVA, sub-appellation of Sonoma County, very close to the Pacific: with a cold microclimate that is suitable for Chardonnay and Pinot noir.
Mission Hill Winery buildings and bell tower. Mission Hill Winery was established in 1966; years later, Anthony von Mandl would create the Mission Hill Family designation. [1] von Mandl was a wine seller in Vancouver during the 1970s and assisted in preparing a feasibility study regarding growing grapes in the area for Josef Milz, a Mosel based ...
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