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R O U N D P O N D E S T AT E
F o u n d er B ob MacD on n ell s pe nt ma ny s umme r s a s a c hild r e la xing
a n d c a mpin g at West P oin t’s “Round Pond” r e c r e a t iona l a r e a in Ne w
Yo r k s tate. T his source o f idy llic y out hful me mor ie s be c a me t he
i n s p i r ation for th e MacD onne ll fa mily ’s Na pa Va lle y home , wine r y,
a n d f a rm .
F o r n early a quarter cen tury, t he Ma c Donne ll fa mily ha s g r own s ome
o f t h e finest w in e grapes in t he he a r t of t he Na pa Va lle y ’s a c c la ime d
Ru t h erford region . C ultivat e d wit h me t ic ulous c a r e , t he s e g r a pe s a r e
s o u g h t-after by some of th e mos t pr e e mine nt wine r ie s in t he r e g ion.
To d a y, R oun d Pon d Estate is owne d a nd ope r a t e d by t he s e c ond
g e n e r a tion of the MacD on n e ll fa mily a nd is c e le br a t e d for it s s upe r ior
q u a l i ty, craftsm an ship, and t ime le s s be a ut y. Ha ndc r a ft e d fr om t he
f i n e s t of the estate’s 362 a c r e s , Round Pond’s limit e d pr o duc t ion
wo r l d -class w in es embo dy the e s s e nc e of a wine ma king philos ophy
p a s s i o nately rooted in the soil.
Ro u n d P on d E state w in es are a r t fully c r a ft e d by J ohn Wils on a nd t he
l e g e n d ary T h omas R ivers B rown; t wo of t he mos t t a le nt e d wine ma ke r s
i n N a pa Valley.
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