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Montoliva Vineyard & Winery -- Italian Varieties from Chicago Park

Montoliva Vineyard & Winery -- Italian Varieties from Chicago Park

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Fredric Koeppel
Nov 02, 2022
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Montoliva Vineyard & Winery -- Italian Varieties from Chicago Park
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No, not the Windy City.

Chicago Park is an unincorporated hamlet that lies about 2,300 feet elevation in California's Sierra Foothills, equidistant between Sacramento and Tahoe. This is where Mark and Julianne Henry established their winery, in a region of warm days and cool nights, in 2000. Their 9.5 acres of vines produced about 1,800 cases of wine fro…

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