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NICE, Calif. – The award-winning Tulip Hill Winery has announced that it is closing its tasting room in Nice on Oct. 14.
The property, located at 4900 Bartlett Springs Road at Highway 20, is currently listed for sale as a state of the art winery production facility and will close on Dec. 31, the company said.
The changes in Nice will have no affect on the tasting room for Tulip Hill Winery at The River in Rancho Mirage.
Company officials said the sale of the production facility follows the sudden death of Tulip Hill’s founder, Robert H. “Budge” Brown, who died May 18 in a private aircraft accident.
Kristi Brown, daughter of Budge Brown and president of Tulip Hill Winery, will continue to oversee the development of the Tulip Hill brand with a renewed focus on the tasting room in Rancho Mirage, the Tulip Mania Wine Club and online sales.
“'We cannot know much about the future, except that it will bring some changes. We should be prepared to change, every day.’ I am not sure who said this, but it resonates with me today,” Kristi Brown said.
She said that prior to her father's death, the family made the decision to restructure its business in order to reduce costs. That restructuring includes closing the tasting room and winery production facility in Nice so that the company's wines could be made closer to its Mt. Oso Vineyard in Tracy.
“We have enjoyed being a part of such a close-knit group of vintners,” she said. “Obviously, this decision was extremely difficult as it means saying goodbye to an incredible team of employees and a wonderfully supportive Lake County community.”
The tasting room at The River in Rancho Mirage will become the primary location where Tulip Hill wines can be found, as well as through the Tulip Hill online store, and the Tulip Mania Wine Club.
Tulip Hill Winery is a family owned and operated wine company with its sole tasting room at The River in Rancho Mirage, featuring award-winning wines and daily tastings within a beautiful boutique setting “offering everything wonderful with wine.”
The goal of Tulip Hill Winery has always been to bring the best wines at the best possible prices to all wine enthusiasts.
For more information about Tulip Hill Winery, please visit www.tuliphillwinery.com or call 760-324-VINO (8466).
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