Kenwood

The winery is located in California's Sonoma County (Region North Coast). It was founded in 1970 by John Sheela and his brothers-in-law Marty and Mike Lee (+1911) on the site of the winery "Pagani Brothers Winery", a historic wine cellar from 1906. After the nearby town, the operation was named "Kenwood Vineyards". It subsequently caused a true revolution and drew attention with its wines. Mike Lee was described by "The Press Democrat" as a "visionary winemaker" and "master winemaker". In the 1970s, he was instrumental in establishing the Sonoma Valley as one of the first American American Viticultural Area regions.

Change of Ownership

The winery was purchased in 1998 by the sparkling wine house Korbel and the production nearly doubled. Just a year later, it was taken over by Banfi Vintners and in 2014 by the multi Pernod Ricard Winemakers.

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