- Andretti Winery
Infobox Winery
winery_name = Andretti Winery
winery_
location_city = Napa, California
location_country = USA
appellation = Napa Valley AVA
former_name =
other_labels=
year_founded =1996
first_vintage =1996
key_people = Mario Andretti, Founder; Joe E. Antonioni, Founder and CEO
parent_company = Andretti Wine Group
cases_per_year = 42,000 (2007)
signature_wine = Cabernet Sauvignon Andretti Reserve
varietal1 = Cabernet Sauvignon
varietal2 = Syrah
varietal3 = Sauvignon Blanc
varietal4 = Merlot
varietal5 = Chardonnay
varietal6 = Sangiovese
varietal7 = Pinot Grigio
varietal8 = Pinot Noir
varietal9 =
varietal10 =
other_product1= Port
other_product2= Sparkling Wine
other_product3= Memorabilia
other_product4=
other_product5=
homepage=http://www.andrettiwinery.com/
distribution= international distribution, wine club, on-site sales
tasting= by appointment only open to publicAndretti Winery is a boutique
winery in the Oak Knoll District portion ofNapa, California .History
, and guesthouse. The property was under development as a winery at the time, with wine under production by the former owners. [cite news|url=http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2002-05-09/mixpicks.shtml|publisher=Philadelphia City Paper|author=A.D. Amorosi|date=2002-05-09|title=Mario Andretti|url=http://www.citypaper.net/articles/2002-05-09/mixpicks.shtml]
The winery is operated by a public company, Andretti Wine Group, that the founders formed in a "reverse public shell merger" in 1995. It raised $3 million via a
stock offering in 1998, and remains publicly traded. [cite news|publisher=Press Democrat|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SA&p_theme=sa&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAFEDDD2A40FD48&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|author=Ted Appel|date=1998-01-20|title=Andretti Winery Looking to Stocks for Cash to Grow]Wines
Winemaker Bob Pepi, co-founder with his father of Robert Pepi Winery (now Pepi Winery), and owner of the "Eponymous" winery, [cite news|publisher=Miami Herald|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/comsite5/bin/aml2006_library_auth_tt.pl?item_id=0286-12435344|date=|author=Fred Tasker|title=No-name Eponymous label has a big name behind it|date=2006-01-23] has been winemaker since the winery opened in 1996. [cite web|url=http://www.facesofnapa.com/cms/content/view/52/33/|title=Bob Pepi|publisher=Faces of Napa] The winery produces a wide variety of "super-premium" category wines from grapes grown on-site and sourced from various locations in California. It also resells a small quantity of wine imported from Italy.
References
External links
* [http://www.andrettiwinery.com - andrettiwinery.com] - official website
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