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Wine Country is a region of California, in the northern San Francisco Bay Area, known worldwide as a premier wine-growing region. [1] The region is famed for its wineries , its cuisine , [ 2 ] Michelin star restaurants, boutique hotels , luxury resorts , historic architecture , [ 3 ] and culture. [ 4 ]
Tablas Creek Vineyard plantings. Described as the sibling winery of southern Rhône estate Château de Beaucastel in Châteauneuf du Pape, [2] [3] Tablas Creek Vineyard was founded in 1990 by Jean-Pierre and François Perrin of the Perrin family, proprietors of Beaucastel since the early 20th century, and Robert Haas, an importer and the founder of Vineyard Brands.
An American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States, providing an official appellation for the mutual benefit of wineries and consumers. Winemakers frequently want their consumers to know about the geographic pedigree of their wines, as wines from a particular area can possess distinctive ...
Paso Robles is the third American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in San Luis Obispo (SLO) County, California.The area was established by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury on October 4, 1983 after reviewing the petition submitted by Martin Brothers Winery accompanied by 51 signatures of local grape-growers and wineries proposing a viticultural area named "Paso Robles."
In 2006, the Holman Ranch was purchased by Thomas and Jarman Lowder. They restored the hacienda, expanded the guest amenities, and planted 18 acres (7.3 ha) of vineyards for Pinot noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot gris. In 2012, an underground wine cave was built. In 2020, the Holman Ranch opened a tasting room and offers a venue for weddings and events.
The winery giants of E & J Gallo and Kendall Jackson invested significantly in the region in the late 20th century with Gallo purchasing the large Laguna Ranch vineyard for its flagship "premium" Chardonnay under its Gallo of Sonoma label in 1970 and purchasing the Twin Valley Ranch once owned by actor Fred MacMurray for its MacMurray Ranch ...
Remick Ridge Vineyards is a California-based vineyard and winery owned and operated by the Smothers Brothers. It is a monopole vineyard for Arrowood Vineyards and Winery in the Sonoma Valley . [ 1 ] The setting of this viticulture operation is on a ridge of the northern Sonoma Mountains above Sonoma Creek .
The boundaries for the viticultural area are essentially the same as those for Edna Valley except that the viticultural area boundaries omit the hilly and mountainous areas, above the 400 feet (120 m) contour line on the southwest side of the valley and above the 600 feet (180 m) contour line on the northeast side, where slopes are too steep ...