Le Casque Winery is a

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in the United States. Le Casque Winery is located within the

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and more specifically within

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History

Le Casque Wines was founded in 2006 by the Stevenson family in Loomis, California. The first release of Le Casques wines was in 2008. The winery opened at the end of 2010 and the tasting room at the Flower Farm opened in 2013. Kevin Stevenson, the owner and original

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had been a systems analyst, musician, and music producer prior to getting into winemaking. Kevin spent eight years tending Cabernet Franc vineyards before opening Le Casque wines production facility in 2010. In 2013 Le Casque opened a

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at the Flower Farm and Cafe in February 2013. Soon thereafter Tim Weyrich joined as Winemaker. Le Casque has won a number of awards including Double Gold and Best in Class at the

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Wine Competition in Cloverdale.

Varietals

They produce eight different red

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as well as a number of whites

References

{{Reflist 2010 establishments in California Companies based in Placer County, California Wineries in California