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Hendry Ranch

America - Napa Valley

Portions of what is today the Hendry Ranch were among the first vineyards planted in Napa Valley. Pioneering winemakers Frederick and John Sigrist began planting here in 1859, and soon had one of the most extensive vineyards in Napa. By 1880, the ranch was owned by George Barth and John Buhman, and all of the available land was planted to grapevines.

In 1939, Margaret Munn and George W. Hendry married in 1932. In 1939, after the birth of their sons George O. and Andrew. George and Margaret purchased the Hendry Ranch, and moved to Napa. On April 15, 1944, just 5 years after they had purchased the property, her husband George Whiting Hendry died suddenly and unexpectedly from a heart attack. The ranch was left to Margaret, and their two sons George O. and Andrew, who were still young children at the time. For the next 30 years, the resilient and resourceful Margaret single-handedly maintained and managed the ranch, raised her two children, and cared for her ailing father.

The late 1960s and early 1970s saw a profound change in Napa’s wine industry. Initially, George grafted only Zinfandel and Pinot Noir, but with time, and a growing understanding of the ranch’s potential, George re-grafted 20 acres of the Zinfandel to Chardonnay, and 20 acres to Cabernet Sauvignon. By the late 80s Mondavi was buying all of the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and Kent Rosenblum was buying the remaining 9 acres of Zinfandel and bottling a “George Hendry Reserve”. After 50 years of growing, the Hendry Ranch was beginning to develop a reputation for its grapes.

With the 1970s plantings well established, and the vineyard on firm financial footing, George began to make wine. The first vintage in the Hendry label was in 1992, and included Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Zinfandel. Over the next ten years, George sold smaller and smaller quantities, and crushed more for his own wines. Through expansion, today the Hendry Ranch now totals 46 hectares and is divided into thirty numbered blocks.

WINE LIST

WHITE

Barrel Fermented Chardonnay
Chardonnay Reserve

RED

Pinot Noir
Primitivo
Block 28 Zinfandel
Red Blend
Hendry Block 9D & 26 Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon

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