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Visiting Info
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Tour Info:
By appointment only |
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Business Hours:
Monday-Friday 10AM-4PM |
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Contact Info
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Business Description
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The first Schweiger vines were planted in 1981 and the first harvest was in 1984. For the first 10 years, the Schweigers sold their fruit to Joe Cafaro, ZD, Newton and Stags Leap Winery. In 1994, Schweiger Vineyards became a bonded winery and the family began bottling wine under their own label, though they continued to sell most of their grapes to contracted wineries.
Finally, in 1999, Andrew Schweiger joined the winery as the full-time winemaker. The family discontinued selling their grapes and began using 100 percent of their estate fruit for Schweiger Vineyards wine. As wine production increased, additional winery square footage became necessary and construction was completed on the new fermentation room in 2002. Additionally, the garden terrace area, used by the family for entertaining during the seasonal fair weathered months, was completed in 2002.
Today, Schweiger Vineyards includes 25 acres of cabernet, five acres of merlot, and four acres of chardonnay. Annual harvest yields vary from 1.5 to 3.5 tons per acre.
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Winery Info
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Varietals Grown:
| Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc
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