Chateau Margene acquires Roxo Port Cellars
Roxo Port wines will now be available at both of Chateau Margene’s tasting rooms
–Paso Robles Port-style producer Roxo Port Cellars, is now part of Michael & Margene Mooney’s family of award-winning craft wineries, including Chateau Margene, Mooney Family Wines, El Pistolero and J Mooney Wines.
Michael and Margene Mooney have officially taken over the operations. “We are excited to add Roxo Port Cellars to our family of wines,” says Michael, co-owner and winemaker of Chateau Margene, Mooney Family Wines and El Pistolero. “Having shared a tasting room with Roxo Port Cellars, we are very familiar with Jeff and Kim, their Port offerings and the time and care they put in to their program. This is an excellent addition to our portfolio of Central Coast brands.”
Roxo Port Cellars was founded in 2005 by Jeff and Kim Steele. The winery specializes in producing small-lot Port-style wines from handpicked grapes from Paso Robles and the Cienega Valley, Calif.
Roxo Port Cellars and the Mooney Family have a long relationship, having shared a tasting room for three years on Vineyard Drive in Paso Robles. Starting Sept. 16, Roxo Port wines will be available at Chateau Margene’s two tasting rooms: the Estate Tasting Room in the Creston District AVA of Paso Robles and its coastal Tasting Room on the Embarcadero in Morro Bay.
The Steeles will still be active with Roxo, working with the popular wine club, consulting on Port-style winemaking and pouring at special events and wine-event weekends.
“In order to propel Roxo Port Cellars to the next level, we are passing the torch,” says Jeff Steele. “We are confident the Mooney family, who continually strives for excellence and shares our values, is the best choice to bring Roxo Port Cellars to a place above and beyond what we dreamed for our family-owned winery.”
For more information visit www.chateaumargene.com.
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