Charles Krug

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American winemaker

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nameCharles Krug
imageCharlesKrug.jpg
captionCharles Krug
birth_date1 March 1825
birth_placeTrendelburg, Kassel, Hessen, Germany
death_date31 October 1892
death_placeSaint Helena, Napa, California, United States
known_forFounded the second commercial winery in the Napa Valley
occupationbest known as a winemaker, was editor of "Staats Zeitung" (German newspaper in SF), Staff Member at Free Thinker's School (Philadelphia), Gold Refiner at SF Mint
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|name = Charles Krug |image = CharlesKrug.jpg |alt = |caption = Charles Krug |birth_date = 1 March 1825 |birth_place = Trendelburg, Kassel, Hessen, Germany |death_date = 31 October 1892 |death_place = Saint Helena, Napa, California, United States |other_names = |known_for = Founded the second commercial winery in the Napa Valley |occupation = best known as a winemaker, was editor of "Staats Zeitung" (German newspaper in SF), Staff Member at Free Thinker's School (Philadelphia), Gold Refiner at SF Mint Charles Krug (1825–1892) was among the pioneers of winemaking in the Napa Valley, California, and was the founder of the Charles Krug Winery.

Biography

Charles Krug visited the United States from Prussia in 1847, and became a citizen in 1852. In 1851 he served as an apprentice winemaker for Agoston Haraszthy and then John Patchett before establishing his own winery. Krug married Carolina Bale, the daughter of early Napa Valley pioneer and miller Edward Turner Bale and granddaughter of María Isidora Vallejo of the prominent Californio Vallejo family, on December 26, 1860.{{Cite journal | last = Davis | first = Kip | title = Peter Mondavi leads Krug's 150th anniversary celebration | journal = Napa Valley Register | publisher = Lee Enterprises, Inc. | location = Napa, CA | date = September 15, 2011 | url = http://napavalleyregister.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/wine/peter-mondavi-leads-krug-s-th-anniversary-celebration/article_94d0aed4-e013-11e0-8abb-001cc4c002e0.html | access-date = October 2, 2011}}

Krug was inducted into the Culinary Institute of America's Vintner's Hall of Fame in 2007.

Winemaking

The dowry Bale left for her included 540 acre of land north of St. Helena, California, on which Krug planted a vineyard and founded his winery in 1861. Charles Krug introduced innovative ideas in winemaking to California. He began making wine using a cider press for pressing,{{Cite book | last = Palmer | first = Lyman L. | title = History of Napa and Lake Counties, California: Comprising Their Geography, Geology, Topography, Climatography, Springs and Timber | publisher = Slocum, Bowen & Co. | date = 1881 | location = San Francisco | pages = 203 | url = https://archive.org/details/historyofnapalak00palm | quote = Charles Krug cider press. | url = http://napavalleyregister.com/lifestyles/real-napa/article_b2750390-f509-11df-9ea4-001cc4c03286.html | title = John Patchett: Introducing one of Napa's pioneers | author = Brennan, Nancy | date = 2010-11-21 | publisher = Napa Valley Register | access-date = 2011-01-02 | last = Heeger | first = Jack | title = A peek at Napa Valley's hidden past | journal = American Canyon Eagle | publisher = Lee Enterprises, Inc. | location = Napa, CA | date = December 7, 2004 | url = http://napavalleyregister.com/eagle/lifestyles/a-peek-at-napa-valley-s-hidden-past/article_9f5d6a22-a85f-5499-83a7-91d3fdaa6dc8.html | access-date = October 2, 2011}}{{Cite journal | last = Gaughan | first = Timothy | title = When the valley met the vine: A perfect storm, and the big five | journal = Napa Valley Register | publisher = Lee Enterprises, Inc. | location = Napa, CA | date = July 3, 2009 | url = http://napavalleyregister.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/wine/when-the-valley-met-the-vine-a-perfect-storm-and/article_34d7d998-9b28-597f-aafb-ee1f9ce4ece5.html | access-date = October 2, 2011}}

Charles Krug Winery

Following Krug's death, James Moffitt Sr. purchased the winery in 1894. In 1943, Robert Mondavi persuaded his parents, Cesare and Rosa Mondavi, to purchase the inactive winery from Moffitt for $75,000.{{Cite book | last = Siler | first = Julia Flynn | title = The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty | publisher = Penguin Books | year = 2008 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=KQgdhc9JnLsC&q=Charles+Krug&pg=PT51 | isbn = 978-1-59240-367-7 | last = Blue | first = Anthony Dias | author-link = Anthony Dias Blue | title = American Wine: A Comprehensive Guide | publisher = HarperCollins | year = 1988 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=_Zty69pDfjEC&q=Cesare+Mondavi+Charles+Krug&pg=PT188 | isbn = 978-0-06-015914-6

References

References

  1. [http://www.ciaprochef.com/winestudies/events/vhf_inductees.html#krugl "Vintners Hall of Fame Inductees," Culinary Institute of America] {{webarchive. link. (2014-10-06)

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