Kenwood Vineyards, a longtime Sonoma Valley winery, has abruptly closed its tasting room, and a new property sale raises fresh questions about the brand’s future.
Public records reviewed by the North Bay Business Journal show that the nearly 33-acre winery property at 9592 Sonoma Highway sold Thursday for $4 million to Kenwood Winery Land LLC, a company led by Gary Heck, owner of F. Korbel & Bros.
The deal comes 12 years after Korbel sold Kenwood Vineyards to Pernod Ricard…