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Kongsgaard is a California wine producer located in Napa Valley.

John Kongsgaard is known for his extreme approach to handcrafted wines.[1]

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The winery is located on the southern rim of Napa Valley.[3]

Vineyards include a hillside parcel planted by John and Maggy Kongsgaard in the 1970s outside the city of Napa, on land purchased by the grandparents of Kongsgaard in the 1920s.[4]

The first Kongsgaard cabernet sauvignon was made in 2005.[3]


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References

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  1. ^ Stevenson, Tom (2005). The Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopedia (4th ed.). London: Dorling Kindersley. p. 491. ISBN 0756613248.
  2. ^ Brook, Stephen (1999). The Wines of California. New York, NY: Faber and Faber. p. 403. ISBN 0571190308. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  3. ^ a b Asimov, Eric, The New York Times (August 19, 2008). In Napa, Some Wineries Choose the Old Route
  4. ^ Bonné, Jon, San Francisco Chronicle (September 26, 2008). John Kongsgaard
  5. ^ Nalley, Richard, Food & Wine (October 2004). Honors: American Wine Awards 2004
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