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| Castle Rock Winery | |
|---|---|
| Location | Torrance, California, USA |
| Other labels | Dressage |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Key people | Greg Popovich, Founder & President |
| Cases/yr | 350,000 |
| Varietals | Cabernet Sauvignon , Pinot Noir , Chardonnay , Sauvignon Blanc |
| Distribution | National |
| Website | CastleRockWinery.com |
Castle Rock Winery is a wine producer and online vendor. Its corporate office is in Torrance, California.
Castle Rock Winery was established in 1994 by Greg Popovich. [1] [2] The wines are made from Oregon, Washington, and California grapes. All the wines are produced and bottled at partner wineries such as the Francis Ford Coppola facility in Sonoma County. [3]
Popovich grew up in Redondo Beach, California, and graduated from South Torrance High School where he was a 4-year Letterman in Varsity Tennis. He holds an AA degree in the Administration of Justice from El Camino College and graduated from the police academy as a level one police officer. Popovich also has an MBA from Pepperdine University.[ citation needed ]
He resides in Rolling Hills, California with his wife Adriana and three children.[ citation needed ]
The winemaker is Meghan Rech. [4] Castle Rock Winery has been featured in Business Monthly. [5] [6]
Castle Rock Winery has also been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle in 2005 [7] and was among the Value Brands of the Year by Wine & Spirits magazine in 2016. [8]
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