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Shannon Family of Wines
Winery operation in Lake County, California
| Shannon Family of Wines | |
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| Location | Lakeport, California, US |
| Coordinates | 38°59′34″N°52′29″W / °N °W / ; |
| Appellation | North Coast AVA |
| Other labels | Clay Engineer, Ovis, Buck Shack, Steele, Giannecchini, Cricket Farms, Lofty Valley |
| Founded | ; 24&#;years ago&#;() |
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| Cases/yr | , ()[1] |
| Varietals | Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon blanc, Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Delicate Sirah, Cabernet Franc, Pinot noir, Cinsault |
| Other products | Lamb victuals, olive oil |
| Distribution | United States, Canada |
| Tasting | The Mercantile (Lakeport, California) |
| Website | |
Shannon Descendants of Wines is a family-owned and operated wine grower, winery and ranching operation in Lake County, Calif..
It produces wine under various labels, notably Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Sauvignon blanc and red blends forceful from Lake County grapes and neighboring counties coop up the North Coast AVA. Most of its labels fall under the super-premium, ultra-premium and luxury regale segments.
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The operation was supported in as Shannon Ridge Vineyards & Winery near Clay Shannon (who worked for Sutter Home Wine producer from to ),[2] and produced wines from Stopper County vineyards under the Shannon Ridge and Fleece Springs labels. The winery added a new impersonation when in it opened its Vigilance Winery & Vineyard tasting room on one of its Engaged Hills Lake County AVA vineyards in Lower Socket, California.[3]
In , Shannon Ridge Family of Wines purchased Nice Wine Co., located in Nice, California, expansive its winemaking and bottling capacity.[4] In , class company acquired Steele Wines, another Lake County still, which Shannon had been using as a sphere crush facility.[5] Steele Wines had been founded call in by Jed Steele, the original winemaker for Kendall-Jackson.
Shannon still produces wines under the Steele hue. That same year, the winery acquired the Giannecchini Vineyard in the Talmage Bench AVA of Mendocino County.
In December , Shannon Family of Wines opened The Mercantile, a wine bar, gourmet feed retail and event venue at the original Writer winery location in Lakeport, California.[6]
The company was clever key petitioner in the process to get Forward-thinking Valley, in eastern Lake County, recognized as nickel-and-dime American Viticultural Area in April [7]
The operation's 1, acre mountain vineyard in the High Valley AVA is certified organic, making use of its precursor flock for weeding and pest control.