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Kenwood

The winery is located in California's Sonoma Valley ( North Coast region). It was founded in 1970 by John Sheela and his brothers-in-law Marty and Mike Lee (+1911) on the site of the "Pagani Brothers Winery", a historic wine cellar dating back to 1906. The winery was named "Kenwood Vineyards" after the nearby town. He subsequently brought about a true revolution and caused a sensation with his 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 AVA areas.

Change of ownership

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

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