Sobon Estate Winery
| Sobon Estate Winery | |
|---|---|
 California Registered Landmark plaque | |
| Location | Plymouth-Shenandoah Rd., Plymouth, California |
| Coordinates | 38°31′57″N 120°45′19″W / 38.53244°N 120.75530°W |
| Built | 1856 |
| Architect | Adam Uhlinger |
| Governing body | Private |
| Official name | D'Agostini Winery |
| Reference no. | 762 |
  Location in California  Location in United States | |
Sobon Estate winery, located in Plymouth, Amador County, is the oldest winery in California and is registered as California Historical Landmark number 762.[1] It was started in 1856, by Adam Uhlinger a Swiss immigrant who is one of the people credited with bringing Zinfandel to America.[2] This also makes Sobon Estate the longest continuous producer of Zinfandel in the state of California.[3]
In 1911, after Uhlinger's death in 1880, his sons sold the winery to Enrico D'Agostini.[4] Enrico's children continued the winery production until 1984, when they sold the winery to Armagan Odziker. Odziker then kept the winery for five years before selling it to Leon and Shirley Sobon who owned Shenandoah Vineyards nearby in 1989.[5] Today the winery is still owned and operated by the Sobon Family under Sobon Wine Company LLC.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "D'Agostini Winery". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- ^ Sullivan, Charles., Zinfandel: A History of a Grape and Its Wine, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press, 2003
- ^ McMillin, Fred. "The Original Zin". Foodwine. Gourmet Guide Inc. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Wooten, Kimberly (2008). Shenandoah Valley and Amador Wine Country. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 29–43.
- ^ Beaver, Bill (9 May 2015). "D'Agostini Winery". The Bill Beaver Project. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Sobon Wine Company". Retrieved 2024-05-26.