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Article: Ravenswood vineyard to take root once again
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- July 23, 2005
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LIVERMORE -- After dying off four years ago, the Ravenswood
vineyard is set to return to life.
After 18 months of negotiations between the city and the Livermore
Area Recreation and Park District, groundbreaking for the 10-acre
vineyard restoration project started last week, with planting
expected to ensue next spring.
Three acres of the vineyard -- set in front of the historic
Ravenswood main house -- will be restored in the old fashioned head-
pruned style.
When people look from the street into the vineyard they are going
to see the 1800s, said Michael Princevalle of Coastal Viticultural
Consultants.
Princevalles firm was granted the job of restoring the vineyard.
The project will ...