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Ventana Vineyards Winery, Inc.
- Address:
- 2999 Salinas Hwy Ste 10
Monterey, CA - Website:
- http://www.ventanawines.com
- Company Information:
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Ventana Vineyards is the “Most Award Winning Single Vineyard in America”. For over thirty years, Ventana has essentially been a research vineyard.
Doug Meador, a former Navy jet pilot and University of Washington econometrics graduate, planned a career in Washington State where his family owned apple orchards. On his way to Washington from the Navy, some college friends persuaded him to supervise the planting of 2,500 acres of grapes in Monterey County. Doug became fascinated with the challenges of cold climate viticulture – and decided to remain in Monterey. He subsequently purchased the finest area of the large planting naming it Ventana Vineyards. Doug chose the name (the Spanish word for window) because the vineyard abuts to the Ventana Wilderness and because to him, it symbolizes the “window to the future” in viticulture. Today, Ventana Vineyards is the “Most Award Winning Single Vineyard in America”. For over thirty years, Ventana has essentially been a research vineyard – the result of Doug Meador’s single-minded dedication to earn Monterey County a respected place on the California wine map. This accomplishment is due in part to his research and dedication to solving the challenges and reaping the rewards of cold climate viticulture. Some of Meador’s innovations include close vine spacing and split canopy trellising – methods that protect the vines from wind and open the grapes to sunlight and air circulation. This increases yields while improving overall frui
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