‘Only the Finest’

at Chateau St. Jean Winery

With the dramatic profile of Sugarloaf Ridge as a backdrop, the exquisitely landscaped grounds at Chateau St. Jean Winery in Kenwood evoke the image of a country estate. The Chateau itself dates to the 1920s, but it wasn’t until 1973 that a family of Central Valley, California, growers of table grapes founded the winery. They named it after a favorite relative and, with a tongue in cheek, placed a statue of “St. Jean” in the garden.
The winery building was constructed from the ground up to suit Chateau St. Jean’s particular style of winemaking. The founders believed in the European practice of creating vineyard-designated wines, so they designed the winery to accommodate numerous lots of grapes, which could be...

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