Posted by: thepinetree on 02/24/2010 06:30 PM
Updated by: thepinetree on 04/15/2010 01:10 PM
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Welcome Stevenot Winery...Be Sure to Stop by This Weekend for Their Tasting Room Grand Opening, April 16th~18th!
Murphys, CA.....Be sure to stop by Stevenot Tasting Room This weekend, April 16th~18th for their Grand Opening! Wine Specials, Wine Reception for their Wine Club Members from 2~5pm on Saturday, Live Music and fun all weekend. We would also like to welcome Stevenot Winery to our Advertising Family! Thanks so much for choosing ThePineTree.net as one of your advertising sources. As many of you may already know, Stevenot Winery was recently purchased by the Oliveto family. "Stevenot Winery, one of California’s premier boutique wineries, is located in the Sierra foothills in Calaveras County in the heart of California’s Gold Country, an area which has been a respected wine grape growing region since the mid 1800s. Established in 1973, the winery is at the forefront of the renaissance of premium wine production in Calaveras County. From Chardonnay and Orange Muscat to ....
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Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Zinfandel, Merlot, and our newest red sensation – Tempranillo, each taste exemplifies Stevenot’s rich history, excellent foothill climate and impeccable vineyards.
Stevenot is proud to be part of a long and rich tradition of producing world-class wines in the Sierra foothills. We invite you to explore our web site, visit in person, and enjoy this tradition as Stevenot Winery moves into its third decade of producing Sierra Foothill wines of distinction
Oliveto Distributing, Inc. is the proud new owner of Stevenot Fine Wines and will operate the Stevenot Tasting Room on Murphys’ Main Street, as well as the Stevenot Wine Club. Jon and David Oliveto, owners of the well-respected and long-standing distribution company based out of Sutter Creek, have great plans.
Those plans include some exciting new offerings and events for Stevenot Wine Club members, as well as some improvements to the ambiance in the Main Street tasting room. Indoors the tasting room will receive a facelift including the addition of a new granite-topped wine tasting bar, softer lighting, an antique hutch and the addition of a gift shop, giving this charismatic historic building a warm, comfortable feel.
On select Friday nights, the tasting room will transform into a wine bar featuring award-winning Stevenot wines by the glass, including Stevenot Signature Wines, Tempranillo, Chardonnay, Cabernet and Merlot. A number of Stevenot Wine Club social events are also planned for the tasting room. Starting January 1st, the hours for the Stevenot Tasting Room will be 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., open seven days a week.
“We are very honored and excited to have this opportunity,” exclaims David. “We want to carry on the tradition of Barden Stevenot and grow the business. Stevenot has always been a quality brand, well respected in the community and has always sold very well. This compliments the wine in the bottle.”
The Oliveto family has distributed Stevenot wines since the early 1980s, when White Zinfandel was their best seller.
“It’s all about quality,” adds Jon. “We have been in the distribution business our whole lives, and now we want to also have a new focus on wine production.”
“We are also very excited to bring Chuck Hovey back as the Stevenot winemaker,” adds Jon. Chuck devoted 24 years to Stevenot before leaving in 2007 to start Hovey Wine Consulting.
Born and raised in Jackson, Jon and David began working at very early ages, with their father, Ross Oliveto’s, milk distributing business which opened in the late 1960s. With close to 50 years in the industry serving the region, the Oliveto family knows the business and the community well.
In 1979 the milk distribution company was sold, and the Oliveto family went into the beer and soft drink distribution business serving Calaveras, Amador and Tuolumne counties. In the early 1980s a wine division was added. The company was honored with the Miller Masters award in the early ‘90s, placing them in the top seven distributors in the United States. They were also awarded the High Life Achievement by Miller Brewing Company in 2002 and 2003, given to the top 40 distributors out of a roster of 450 companies.
Stevenot Winery was one of Calaveras County’s first wineries hailing the resurgence of the wine industry in Calaveras County - the first vineyard planted in 1974 with the first vintage released in 1978.
The community is coming out to greet Jon and David with open arms. “It surprises us how excited people are about our new venture,” Jon said. “We are receiving overwhelming support.”
Jon is now living in Murphys, where Oliveto’s Stevenot office is located. David has lived in Calaveras County for 15 years and resides in Hathaway Pines with his wife, Lorraine.
The Oliveto family welcomes and encourages your comments, suggestions and input. You can reach them at 223-4344 or 728-3485 and by e-mailing olivetowine@comcast.net
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