Old Almaden Winery

The Old Almaden Winery is an historic wine production site in Santa Clara County, California situated on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The winery is no longer in operation, the Almaden Vineyards company moved to Madera, California, and the vestigial remains of the property have been made into a public park; much of the prior winery grounds have also been converted to single family residential uses, following a series of environmental planning studies. (Wahler, 1989) (Earth Metrics, 1990). One of the old remaining heritage trees from the estate is a 72 inch schinus molle (California Pepper Tree), previously part of the old mansion grounds on the winery estate. (Santa Clara County, 2004) According to the Encyclopedia of Consumer Brands , the Old Almaden Winery is the oldest winery in California. (Encyclopedia, 1993)^[1]

Line notes

• Vineland Park, Santa Clara County, California
• Wahler Associates, Investigation of Soil Pesticide Contamination at the Old Almaden Winery, San Jose, California , December 8, 1989
• Earth Metrics Inc, Old Almaden Winery, San Jose, file reference 10453, January 10, 1990
• Santa Clara County, California, Heritage tree resolution HT-10-013, pertaining to 1891 Blossom Hill Road (2004)
• Encyclopedia of Consumer Brands: Consumable Products , 681 pages, published by the Gale Group, Business & Economics , p 8 (1993)

References

1. ^ http://www.parks.ca.gov/listed_resources/default.asp?num=505

External links

• Photo of Old Almaden Winery, Santa Cruz Mountains