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Concannon Vineyard is the second-largest winery in the Livermore Valley of California, producing around 30,000 cases annually. It is well known for its Petite Sirah and Concannon was the first winery to bottle this grape as a varietal wine in 1961. Prior to 1961, the petite sirah grape was produced worldwide as a blend wine.
Having received training in wines while working for Charles Krug of Napa Valley, Wente purchased a few vineyards and land with ideal soil for grape growing. [3] In 1934, his sons, Ernest and Herman, introduced California's first varietal wine label, Sauvignon Blanc and in 1936, they introduced the first vintage labeled Chardonnay.
While Noriega raised horses, Livermore built a large house, planted olives, pears, wheat and the first vines in the valley. He also named the valley after himself. [6] Wine pioneers arrived in the valley in the late 1860's. By the end of the 1880's the district contained many small, profitable vineyards.
There are several wine-tasting tours of the many Livermore area wineries that occur periodically throughout the summer. [citation needed] Livermore has a strong blue-collar element, [citation needed] as well as many professionals who work at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and other work sites in the high tech industries within the ...
Cresta Blanca Winery was one of the original Livermore Valley wineries.It was founded by Charles Wetmore in 1882 with cuttings of Sauvignon blanc from Chateau d'Yquem and other top Bordeaux properties. [2]
Another scion of the family, Steven Mirassou, continues the family's six generations of wine-making in the Livermore Valley with his wine brands, Steven Kent Winery [2] and Lineage. [3] He is the only family member connected to the family winery who still owns a wine brand.
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San Francisco Bay is a multi-county American Viticultural Area (AVA) which is centered and surrounds the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California.It was established on January 19, 1999 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after evaluating the petition submitted by a consortium of nearly 75 growers and vintners led by Wente Bros. to establish the viticultural area ...