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The winery was established by Éthienne Thée in 1852, who named the vineyard after New Almaden, a nearby quicksilver mining town. [2] Though sources contradict concerning details of the original foundation, it was undeniably Charles Le Franc, son-in-law of Thée, who planted the first choice European grape varieties at the foot of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Amalthea Cellars (/ ˈ æ m əl ˈ θ iː ə / AM-əl-THEE-ə [2]) is a winery in the West Atco section of Winslow in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. [3] [4] The vineyard was first planted in 1976, and opened to the public in 1981.
West Durham Historic District is a national historic district located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 101 contributing buildings in ...
Once the City of Durham had been founded, the Bishops of Durham gradually acquired the lands that would become County Durham. Bishop Aldhun began this process by procuring land in the Tees and Wear valleys, including Norton, Stockton, Escomb and Aucklandshire in 1018. In 1031, King Canute gave Staindrop to the Bishops.
The Barboursville Vineyards flagship wine, Octagon, is a Bordeaux-style blend, mainly based on Merlot, with parts Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Octagon was first produced in 1991, then again in 1995, but 1998 marks the vintage that began the run of consistency, with the exception of the 2003 vintage when no Octagon was ...
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. The first Monte Bello wine was produced in ...
Durham: Butte: Las Juntas: 1844 Manuel Micheltorena: William Welch 13,293 acres (5,379 ha) 87 ND Martinez, Pacheco, Pleasant Hill: Contra Costa: Cañada de los Vaqueros: 1844 Manuel Micheltorena: Francisco Alviso, Antonio Higuera, and Manuel Miranda 17,760 acres (7,187 ha) 386 ND Contra Costa: Jacinto: 1844 Manuel Micheltorena: Jacinto Rodriguez
The Coca-Cola Company bought the winery in 1977, in a short-lived attempt to enter the wine market. Seagram bought the winery in 1982, and was in turn purchased by Diageo in 2001. [ 2 ] Treasury Wine Estates bought most of Diageo's US wines in 2016.