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1974, Original Hospitality Room at Debonne Vineyards09/28/1974View of the initial hospitality room at Debonne. When the location first opened in 1972, the wine selection included two house table wines, a Concord and Niagara. Today, the location offers 15 varieties of white, a collection of 14 red wines, and 5 dessert and fruit wines to choose from. |
1976, Live Entertainment at Debonne Vineyards10/01/1976Since the beginning musical entertainment has been a tradition at winery. |
1979, Rose Debevc in the Cellar at Debonne Vineyards02/01/1979
Rose Debevc operating a multi-spout bottle filler in the cellar of the winery. This piece of equipment is particularly useful for a small production facility because it allows for continuous bottle filling.
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1980, Debonne Vineyards10/01/1980Exterior rear view of Chalet Debonné. |
1980s, Bottle Processing at Debonne Vineyards04/19/2017As production volume increased, the winery invested in more modern equipment to meet consumer demand. One of the final stages in wine production, the bottling process involves assembling the bottles and washing, santizing, filling, corking, dressing, and labeling. |
1980s, Original Pavillion at Debonne Vineyards05/17/2017
Scenic views of the Grand River Valley region under a vine laiden outdoor pavillion offered winery guests a place to relax and converse with friends and family.
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1980s, Tony Carlucci and Tony Debevc, Jr. at Debonne Vineyards05/16/2017Tony Carlucci (right) and Tony Debevc, Jr. (left) testing wine in the cellar at Debonne. Carlucci graduated from Mississippi State University in 1981 with a degree in enology and ran the cellar at Debonne from 1984 to 1996. Winner of over 500 medals, the Double Gold win for his 1992 Lake Erie Johannisberg Riesling at the San Francisco Fair National Wine Competition earned Debonne the prestigious honor of the U.S. White Wine Best of Show. Since 1996, he has owned his own wine consulting businesses, Carlucci & Associates, and has taught wine education classes for the Geography department at Kent State University for over twenty years. |
1980s, Winter at Debonne Vineyards05/17/2017
Outdoor winter pavillion view of the winery.
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1983, Debonne Vineyards01/01/1983Award winning wines produced at Debonne Vineyards. |
1985, Debonne Vineyards Receives Medals at the International Eastern Wine Competition05/17/2017
Debonne's Vidal Blanc and Johannisberg Riesling receives a Silver and Bronze medal respectively at the International Eastern Wine Competition. Started in 1975, the event is one of the oldest and longest-running wine competitions in the nation.
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