Evangelho
- AVA
- Contra Costa
- Decade
- 1890s
- County
- Contra Costa
- Current Owner
- Frank Evangelho
- Location Notes
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3003 East 18th Street, Antioch
- Historical Producers
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Cline, Neyers, Turley
- Description
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Ancient vines planted on an ancient alluvial sand bar where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers merge with the cooling waters and breezes of the San Francisco Bay. These gnarly vines are 120 years old and are old world head pruned, non- irrigated,
and on their original root stock. Defying the perils of age and disease, the vines continue to offer their luscious fruit to succeeding generations of wine makers to
transform them into bottle history. The spicy elegant wine is a tribute to the dedication of the Evangelho family, who continues to nurture and protect this unique vineyard.
(quote: Randall Wattins & Jeff Baker, wine makers -Carmenet Winery)
- Submitted by
- Frank Evangelho
- Certified