Hanzell

The "Hanzell Vineyards" winery is located in the Mayacamas Mountains north of the town of Sonoma in California's ( region). It was founded by the former US ambassador to Italy James David Zellerbach (1892-1963) after his retirement. The name "Hanzell" was formed from the first letters of his wife's first name Hana and the family name. In 1948 Zellerbach bought a property of 80 hectares of land. His aim was to build a winery based on the Burgundian model and to produce top quality wines in the Burgundy style. The winery actually evokes associations with the famous Château du Vougeot. The first vines of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir were planted in 1953 on 2.5 hectares. The first harvest took place four years later, in 1957, when Zellerbach introduced steel tanks and began to age wines from the two varieties in barriques. For the first time in California, wooden barrels from Burgundy were introduced for this purpose.

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