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Buena Vista Winery and Vineyards

18000 Old Winery Rd, Sonoma, CA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 38° 17' 58.1784", -122° 25' 20.208"
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Founded in 1857, this is the birthplace of California wine. Its founder, Colonel Agoston Haraszthy, called the father of the state's wine industry, toured Europe in 1861 to gather grape vine cuttings, he also oversaw planting the vineyards and digging wine storage tunnels into the limestone rock of the hillsides.

Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00
 
   
 
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