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Chateau St. Jean: Single-Vineyard Pinot Noirs, 2016, and Some History

Chateau St. Jean: Single-Vineyard Pinot Noirs, 2016, and Some History

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Oct 07, 2019
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Tracing the ownership history of California wineries can be as convoluted as following an obscure family tree on which only the names of second cousins are noted. With Chateau St. Jean, one of Sonoma County's most revered estates, the beginning is fairly simple, as most

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beginnings are; the winery was founded in 1973, on the site of an estate built in 192…

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