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Fredericksburg (also, Frederickburg and Fredricksburg) is an unincorporated community in Alpine County, California. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northeast of Woodfords, [2] at an elevation of 5072 feet (1546 m). The town developed in the 1860s. [2] A post office operated at Fredericksburg from 1898 to 1911. [2]
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Chepiwanoxet, known also in earlier sources, such as A Key into the Language of America as Chepinoxet, is a Narragansett word. It may be derived from chepi 'separated,' -wan (particle) -ok 'little' -sett 'place', meaning perhaps 'Little Separated Place,' or possibly 'Little Place at the Northeast,' compare chepewéssin 'northeast wind.' [3]
The knowledge he gained and shared benefited the young California wine industry. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Following Krug's death, James Moffitt Sr. purchased the winery in 1894. In 1943, Robert Mondavi persuaded his parents, Cesare and Rosa Mondavi, to purchase the inactive winery from Moffitt for $75,000.
Founded in 1876, Beringer Vineyards is "the oldest continuously operating winery in the Napa Valley", and is listed under both the National Register of Historic Places [1] and as a California Historical Landmark. [2] In 1934 it was the first California winery to offer public tours and wine tasting following the repeal of Prohibition. [3]
It was founded in 1972 by Tom Burgess [1] on a hillside vineyard and winery, and has been continuously family owned and operated. It is run by Lawrence Wine Estates [ 5 ] and includes 65 acres across its two estate vineyards, [ 6 ] which are at elevations of 800 to 1,000 feet (240 to 300 m).
The winery was founded in 1879 by a Finnish Sea Captain Gustave Niebaum. Niebaum's employee Hamden McIntyre was not an architect but he designed gravity flow wineries for Inglenook and Far Niente along with other wineries of the decade. [1] Niebaum died in 1908 and the winery was shut down during Prohibition.