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Feature Article
Sanford and Benedict Vineyard, one of the oldest and certainly most iconic vineyards in Santa Barbara County, was recently purchased by Terlato Wine Group, a logical bookend to their acquisition of the contiguous La Rinconada Vineyard and Sanford Winery.
The Pursuit of Perfection:
The Evolution of
Sanford and Benedict Vineyard
by
Dennis Schaefer
January 9, 2008
anford and Benedict Vineyard was born out of necessity in the late 1960s, after Richard Sanford and Michael Benedict began talking seriously about “getting back to the earth,” and starting a winery. At that time, the wine grape supply was not what it is today; the two partners looked around and found available and quality grapes lacking on the Central Coast. The obvious solution was to plant their own vineyard.
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