Kosta Browne

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Kosta Browne
LocationSebastopol, California[1]
CoordinatesCoordinates: 38°31′46″N 122°29′27″W / 38.529472°N 122.490705°W / 38.529472; -122.490705 38.4932° N 122.8212 °W
Founded1997[2]
Key peopleDan Kosta, co-founder[3][4] Michael Browne, co-founder[5][6]
Parent companyDuckhorn Wine Company[7]
VarietalsPinot Noir, Chardonnay
TastingBy Appointment Only
Websitekostabrowne.com

Kosta Browne is a winery in Sebastopol, California, specializing in Pinot Noir.[8] Kosta Browne was founded in 1997 and is currently owned by Duckhorn Wine Company.[9][10][11]

History and production[]

In 1997, Dan Kosta and Michael Browne founded Kosta Browne Winery.[12] The winery built a direct-to-consumer allocation model, selling only 15% of its wine through wholesale channels.[13] Kosta Browne's 2009 Sonoma Coast Pinor Noir won Wine Spectator's Wine of the Year Award in 2011.[13] The winery relied on purchased grapes until 2013, when Kosta Browne bought a 20-acre vineyard, followed by a 60-acre purchase in Anderson Valley 2016.[14]

Kosta Browne is known for highly extracted wines made from very sugar-rich, ripe grapes, starting with the 2002 and 2003 vintages. Since 2015 the winery changed its style towards less extraction.[15]

The winery has been sold twice to private-equity firms; the first time being in 2015, to J.W. Childs Associates; and more recently to the Duckhorn Wine Company, in 2018, which is owned by TSG Consumer Partners.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ "Pinot Noir Icon Kosta Browne Winery Launches a Tasting Experience (So You Can Get Around That Notoriously Long Waitlist)". Food & Wine.
  2. ^ "New Owners for California Pinot Noir Star Kosta Browne | Wine Spectator".
  3. ^ Release, Press (August 16, 2016). "Dan Kosta, Co-Founder of Kosta Browne Winery, Appointed Honorary Vintner Chair of the 2016 Sonoma Wine Country Weekend". Wine Industry Advisor.
  4. ^ Mobley, Esther. "Why Kosta Browne is Making a Big Shift". San Francisco Chronicle.
  5. ^ Hayes, Kelly J. "Kosta Browne: An American Success Story". www.tahoedailytribune.com.
  6. ^ "Kosta Brown changing course — More About WineMore About Wine". More About Wine.
  7. ^ "Kosta Browne winery sold to Duckhorn Vineyards".
  8. ^ Cristaldi, Jonathan (21 June 2018). "Pinot Noir Icon Kosta Browne Winery Launches a Tasting Experience (So You Can Get Around That Notoriously Long Waitlist)". Food and Wine.
  9. ^ "Kosta Browne winery sold to Duckhorn". The North Bay Business Journal. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  10. ^ "Duckhorn Wine Co. buys Kosta Browne – SFChronicle.com". www.sfchronicle.com. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  11. ^ Freedman, Brian. "Wines Of The Week: Kosta Browne Pinot Noir And Volage Crémant". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  12. ^ "Cali's Kosta Browne gets new owner".
  13. ^ a b "Duckhorn Wine Company Buys Sonoma Pinot Noir Star Kosta Browne | Wine Spectator".
  14. ^ Romano, Aaron (August 5, 2016). "Exclusive: Kosta Browne Buys Cerise Vineyards". Wine Spectator.
  15. ^ Mobley, Esther (November 7, 2017). "Kosta Browne reverses course on its lush, ripe Pinot Noir style". San Francisco Chronicle.
  16. ^ Swindell, Bill (17 July 2018). "Kosta Browne winery sold to Duckhorn". The North Bay Business Journal.
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