Castle Rock Winery
| 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.
Background
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]
References
- ^ "The life of the "other" Greg Popovich" ESPN. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "Castle Rock Winery Partners – A remote peninsula winery" Easy Reader News. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "Castle Rock Winery Celebrates 20 Years of Success" Wine Industry Advisor. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "Meghan Rech Joins Castle Rock Winery" Wine Business Monthly. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- ^ "Largest Wineries" Wine Business Monthly. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "Winery Profiles" Wine Business Monthly. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "The Chronicle’s best budget brands / Castle Rock Winery" San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "Value Brands of the Year 2016: United States" Wine & Spirits. Retrieved 2019-11-06.