U.S. Grant acquired by West-Pike

/in , /by Exit Strategies

The Jarvis brothers first planted this vineyard, known as Union Vineyard, in the early 1860s during the Civil war, making it one of California’s oldest vineyards. In the 1960s, David Bruce owned the property, followed by Ken Burnap, who bought the vineyard from David in 1974. Ken built an on-site winery and established Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyards. In the subsequent years, Ken produced wine that clearly demonstrated the vineyard’s quality. In 2004, the current owners purchased the property from Ken, and after replanting the six-acre vineyard, they waited patiently for the vines to mature before resuming production of estate pinot noir in 2012. The wines produced from the vineyard are known as US Grant and exceptional and of exceptionally limited quantity.

West Pike Capital with Kevin Boyer, Will Hailer and team will bring a substantial amount of marketing muscle to this project. If you are a Pinot Noir fan, these are wines worth seeking out. I’d hurry before WP puts them on allocation only!

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