Sutter Home Winery
Sutter Home Winery is one of the largest family-run independent wineries in the United States, and is the estate known for the creation of White Zinfandel. It is located in St. Helena, California[1] and owned by Trinchero Family Estates.
History
In 1874 the Swiss-German immigrant John Thomann established a small winery and distillery in St. Helena in central Napa County, California. After his death, the winery and Victorian home beside it were sold to another Swiss family, the Leunbergers, who renamed the estate Sutter Home.
As with most Napa Valley wineries, Sutter Home was shut down during
In 1968 Louis “Bob” Trinchero (Mario's oldest son) began vinifying Amador County Zinfandel.[4]
White Zinfandel
In 1972, another of Bob Trinchero's innovations provided the American wine consumer with a new style of premium wine known as
By 1987, Sutter Home White Zinfandel had become the best-selling premium wine in the United States. In 1994, Wine Spectator gave Trinchero its Distinguished Service Award for "having introduced more Americans to wine on the table than anyone in history".[6]
Present
In collaboration with Bob Torkelson, the Trinchero family manages the large winemaking organization, overseeing operations from grapegrowing and production, marketing and sales. The Trincheros are noted for their industry leadership, commitment to sustainable agriculture and preserving the environment.[7]
Today, Sutter Home is the second largest family-owned winery in the world and the fourth largest winery in the United States.[8] All winemaking, bottling, shipping and warehousing operations are concentrated in three modern facilities in Napa County. The original winery site on Highway 29 houses the winery's Visitors Center.
Production
Sutter Home's White Zinfandel production increased from 25,000 cases in 1981 to 1.3 million in 1986. The winery currently produces about 10 million cases a year, with Sutter Home White Zinfandel making up a good percent of the sales.[2]
Sutter Home Winery produces 21
References
- Heyhoe, Kate. Hock, Stanely. Harvesting the Dream: The Rags-to-Riches Tale of the Sutter Home Winery. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-42972-4
- California Integrated Waste Management Board (2005-12-02). "Environmental Commitment Earns Trinchero Family Estates Top State of California Waste Reduction Honor". Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- Footnotes
- ^ a b calwineries.com Bob Trinchero
- ^ a b Sogg, Daniel (2004-07-20). "The Business of Wine". Wine Spectator. Retrieved 2008-01-04. [dead link]
- ^ a b Prial, Frank, The New York Times (October 28, 1998). "The House Built on White Zinfandel". The New York Times.
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- ^ Murphy, Linda San Francisco Chronicle (July 3, 2003). "White Zinfandel, now 30, once ruled the U.S. wine world". The San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Wine Spectator (2007-10-12). "1994 Distinguished Service Award: Louis "Bob" Trinchero". Wine Spectator. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ WRAP of the Year 2005
- ^ "How the Trinchero Family Built a Wine Empire". SevenFifty Daily. 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
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