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Article: Historic Concannon Vineyard Celebrates 125th Birthday with $30 Million Makeover.
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- September 20, 2008
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LIVERMORE, Calif. -- The 159th annual Blessing of the Grapes in Livermore Valley was held this morning at Concannon Vineyard in conjunction with their 125th consecutive harvest celebration. Third and fourth generation family members Jim and John Concannon cut a grapevine to officially inaugurate the new Concannon winemaking facility.
As part of a $30 million renovation, Concannon Vineyard recently purchased a new 21st century European-built basket press. Ironically, it works the same way asthe winery's original 19th century European-built basket press. After abandoning the original, for more "modern" methods several decades ago, Concannon is returning to its ...