Bonesio Winery plaque - Gilroy, California
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hotshoe
N 37° 02.820 W 121° 39.176
10S E 619785 N 4100934
Monument to one of the first residences and vineyards in the county
Waymark Code: WM5F77
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2008
Views: 11
Text from the plaque:
"BONESIO WINERY
THIS LAND WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF EL
RANCHO SOLIS, GRANTED IN 1828. THE
MAIN HOME IS ONE OF THE OLDEST WOODEN
STRUCTURES IN THE COUNTY. PART OF THE
PRESENT RESIDENCE DATES BACK TO 1833
AND THE REDWOOD TIMBERS WERE HAULED
FROM MT. MADONNA FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION.
VINEYARDS WERE IN PRODUCTION HERE
PRIOR TO 1877 AND FOR THREE GENERA-
TIONS THE BONESIO FAMILY PRODUCED
WINE UNDER THE UVAS LABEL. THE
WINERY WAS SOLD IN 1976.
DEDICATED JUNE 9, 1979.
MOUNTAIN CHARLIE CHAPTER No. 1850,
E CLAMPUS VITUS"
The monument location has now changed its name to Kirigin Cellars, and it is still a vineyard and winery.
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