Darcie’s great, great grandfather, Fritz R. Ruegsegger, came to America with his family from Switzerland in 1875 to pursue a career in winemaking. In 1883, Fritz’s son and Darcie’s great grandfather, Christian Ruegsegger started his own winery, the Alpine Winery, in St. Joseph, Missouri, which held bond #62 in the United States. Along with managing the vineyards and all winemaking tasks, Christian hand painted his own wine labels. The Alpine Winery bottled its last wine in 1945, when hard times following the repeal of Prohibition forced the family to shut down operations.
Darcie Kent now proudly carries on the family tradition as a fifth generation vintner and artist for the winery that bears her name, Darcie Kent Vineyards. Like her great grandfather before her, Darcie uses her original art for her wine labels and strives to capture the unique spirit of each vineyard and its owner, in her breathtakingly beautiful labels that grace each bottle.
Gorgeous winery & vineyard. My friends & I enjoyed both the staff & wine! A wonderful outdoor venue for a Livermore Valley tasting
Amazing wine offering when my wife and I went on 10/31/2022. Genea was an amazing host and made the experience even more extraordinary for our 2nd wedding anniversary. Will for sure refer our family and friends to this wonderful establishment.
My 2nd time here. We came on a Sunday afternoon. Reservations are recommended but we were able to walk in today. Plenty of tables outside to spread out for covid.. Service was exceptional last time I visited and again this time.
$15 for the tasting. We stopped at 3 wineries in Livermore and this one was my favorite. They offer water and snacks to go with the wine tasting.
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