Kosta Browne Explained

Winery Name:Kosta Browne
Location City:Sebastopol, California[1]
Coordinates:38.5295°N -122.4907°W 38.4932° N 122.8212 °W
Year Founded:1997[2]
Key People:Dan Kosta, co-founder[3] [4] Michael Browne, co-founder[5] [6]
Parent Company:Duckhorn Wine Company[7]
Known For:Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
Varietal1:Pinot Noir
Varietal2:Chardonnay
Tasting:By Appointment Only

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] Their 2009 Sonoma Coast Pinor Noir won Wine Spectators Wine of the Year Award in 2011.[13] The winery relied on purchased grapes until 2013, when they bought a 20-acre vineyard, followed by a 60-acre purchase in Anderson Valley 2016.[14]

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pinot Noir Icon Kosta Browne Winery Launches a Tasting Experience (So You Can Get Around That Notoriously Long Waitlist). Food & Wine. 2019-07-16. 2019-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20190716200539/https://www.foodandwine.com/news/kosta-browne-winery-tasting-room. dead.
  2. Web site: New Owners for California Pinot Noir Star Kosta Browne | Wine Spectator.
  3. Web site: Dan Kosta, Co-Founder of Kosta Browne Winery, Appointed Honorary Vintner Chair of the 2016 Sonoma Wine Country Weekend. Press. Release. August 16, 2016. Wine Industry Advisor.
  4. News: Why Kosta Browne is Making a Big Shift. San Francisco Chronicle. Esther. Mobley.
  5. Web site: Kosta Browne: An American Success Story. Kelly J.. Hayes. www.tahoedailytribune.com. 3 December 2016 .
  6. Web site: Kosta Brown changing course — More About WineMore About Wine. More About Wine. 14 November 2017 .
  7. Web site: Kosta Browne winery sold to Duckhorn Vineyards. 18 July 2018 .
  8. News: Pinot Noir Icon Kosta Browne Winery Launches a Tasting Experience (So You Can Get Around That Notoriously Long Waitlist). Cristaldi. Jonathan. 21 June 2018. Food and Wine. 16 July 2019. 16 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190716200539/https://www.foodandwine.com/news/kosta-browne-winery-tasting-room. dead.
  9. Web site: Kosta Browne winery sold to Duckhorn. 2018-07-17. The North Bay Business Journal. en. 2019-07-17. 2019-07-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20190717092751/https://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/northbay/sonomacounty/8541841-181/duckhorn-kosta-browne. dead.
  10. Web site: Duckhorn Wine Co. buys Kosta Browne – SFChronicle.com. 2018-07-17. www.sfchronicle.com. en-US. 2019-07-17.
  11. Web site: Wines Of The Week: Kosta Browne Pinot Noir And Volage Crémant. Freedman. Brian. Forbes. en. 2019-07-17.
  12. Web site: Cali's Kosta Browne gets new owner. 9 January 2015 .
  13. Web site: Duckhorn Wine Company Buys Sonoma Pinot Noir Star Kosta Browne | Wine Spectator.
  14. News: Exclusive: Kosta Browne Buys Cerise Vineyards. Romano. Aaron. August 5, 2016. Wine Spectator.
  15. News: Kosta Browne reverses course on its lush, ripe Pinot Noir style . Esther . Mobley . San Francisco Chronicle . November 7, 2017.
  16. News: Swindell . Bill . Kosta Browne winery sold to Duckhorn . The North Bay Business Journal . 17 July 2018 . en .

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