D'Agostini Winery
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D'Agostini Winery refers to both a winery
in Healdsburg, California
(Sonoma County
) owned by Armagan Champagne Cellars as well as the original vineyard and wine cellar located in Plymouth
(Amador County
) (38.53244°N 120.75530°W), which are owned by Sobon Estate Winery. The original wine cellar is registered as California Historical Landmark
#762.
It is the third-oldest winery in the state, started in 1856 by Adam Uhlinger, a Swiss
immigrant, who brought grapevine
s with him from Europe to Amador County. It was thought to be the first place where Zinfandel
was planted in California, but later research has shown that many people were involved in bringing Zinfandel to California and that it is impossible to determine who truly was first. It is, however, the oldest in the state to continuously make Zinfandel and some of the original vines are even still in production.
In 1911, the winery and its 125 acre (0.5058575 km²) of vineyard were purchased by Enrico D'Agostini, whom the winery is now named after. Armagan Champagne Cellars purchased the business in 1984, and the Amador County vineyard and wine cellar were sold to the Sobon family in 1989. Thus, bottles sold under the D'Agostini label are produced by Armagan, but wine produced from the original vines comes from Sobon.
The original wine cellar, with walls made from rock quarried from nearby hills, hand-hewn beams, and oak cask
s, is still standing and is now part of the Shenandoah Valley Museum, which displays agriculture and wine artifacts.
Winery
A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, bottling lines, laboratories, and large expanses of...
in Healdsburg, California
Healdsburg, California
Healdsburg is a city located in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 11,254...
(Sonoma County
Sonoma County, California
Sonoma County, located on the northern coast of the U.S. state of California, is the largest and northernmost of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. Its population at the 2010 census was 483,878. Its largest city and county seat is Santa Rosa....
) owned by Armagan Champagne Cellars as well as the original vineyard and wine cellar located in Plymouth
Plymouth, California
Plymouth is a city in Amador County, California, United States. The population was 980 at the 2000 census. The town was originally named Pokerville, when it was settled during the time of the Gold Rush...
(Amador County
Amador County, California
Amador County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 38,091. The county seat is Jackson.Amador County bills itself as "The Heart of the Mother Lode" and lies within the Gold Country...
) (38.53244°N 120.75530°W), which are owned by Sobon Estate Winery. The original wine cellar is registered as California Historical Landmark
California Historical Landmark
California Historical Landmarks are buildings, structures, sites, or places in the state of California that have been determined to have statewide historical significance by meeting at least one of the criteria listed below:...
#762.
It is the third-oldest winery in the state, started in 1856 by Adam Uhlinger, a Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
immigrant, who brought grapevine
Grapevine
Grapevine is the common name for plants of the genus Vitis. Other meanings include:*Grapevine , a term often used to describe a form of communication by means of gossip or rumor, as in "heard it through the grapevine"...
s with him from Europe to Amador County. It was thought to be the first place where Zinfandel
Zinfandel
Zinfandel is a variety of red grape planted in over 10 percent of California vineyards. DNA fingerprinting revealed that it is genetically equivalent to the Croatian grape Crljenak Kaštelanski, and also the Primitivo variety traditionally grown in Puglia , where it was introduced in the 18th century...
was planted in California, but later research has shown that many people were involved in bringing Zinfandel to California and that it is impossible to determine who truly was first. It is, however, the oldest in the state to continuously make Zinfandel and some of the original vines are even still in production.
In 1911, the winery and its 125 acre (0.5058575 km²) of vineyard were purchased by Enrico D'Agostini, whom the winery is now named after. Armagan Champagne Cellars purchased the business in 1984, and the Amador County vineyard and wine cellar were sold to the Sobon family in 1989. Thus, bottles sold under the D'Agostini label are produced by Armagan, but wine produced from the original vines comes from Sobon.
The original wine cellar, with walls made from rock quarried from nearby hills, hand-hewn beams, and oak cask
CASK
Peripheral plasma membrane protein CASK is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CASK gene. This gene is also known by several other names: CMG 2 , calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine protein kinase 3 and membrane-associated guanylate kinase 2.-Genomics:This gene is located on the short arm of...
s, is still standing and is now part of the Shenandoah Valley Museum, which displays agriculture and wine artifacts.