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There is one main staging area, which is located at a pass with an elevation of 2,030 feet (620 m). The Volvon Trail follows a ridge from this pass, maintaining an elevation of about 1,900 feet (580 m). The highest point in the park is on Highland Ridge, at an elevation of 2,317 feet (706 m).
Ridge Vineyards, Monte Bello. Although Ridge Vineyards was founded in the early 1960s, wine production at the winery's Monte Bello location has a much longer history. Grapevines were first planted on Monte Bello Ridge by Osea Perrone, a doctor and prominent member of the northern California Italian immigrant community, in 1885.
Viticulture in Livermore Valley has flourished since the 19th century, with the Cresta Blanca Winery, founded in 1882, being one of the earliest, and well-respected vintner, being the first California wine to win an international competition with its initial 1884 vintage awarded the Grand Prix medal at the 1889 Paris Exposition.
David Ralph Bennion (1929–1988) was a leading California winemaker who was the founder and winemaker at Ridge Vineyards in California from 1959 to 1969. From an early period, Bennion labeled Ridge Vineyards wines by vineyard, district and appellation, a first for California Zinfandel and a practice later followed by nearly every winery in the state.
Livermore's wine industry grew after the 1880s, [29] and it became notable for wineries like Wente Vineyards, Concannon Vineyards, and Cresta Blanca Winery. [15] Since it has a Mediterranean climate, gravelly soil, warm days and cool nights, it was a good location to grow wine grapes.
RdV Vineyards is just an hour drive from Washington, D.C.—close enough that it's worth a visit if you're in the area and looking for a luxury wine tasting experience that appeals to true oenophiles.
Paul Draper (born March 10, 1936) is a California winemaker who has been the chief winemaker at Ridge Vineyards in California since 1969. Without any formal training in winemaking, Draper first gained recognition for his 1971 Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon when it placed fifth at the Judgment of Paris wine tasting. [1]
The Bahamas has “firmly rejected” President-election Donald Trump's proposal to fly deported immigrants out of the U.S. and into the small island nation about 100 miles southeast of Florida ...