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Fess Parker as Davy Crockett
Friday Night
Lewes Local Benjamin King
Dowtown Kitchen
5-8pm
Striped Bass White
Fess Parker Chardonnay
Elk Cove Rose
Mettler Cabernet Striped Bass Red
Riondo Rosso Veneto St Sylvestre 3 Monts Ale, Yes Ale!!! |
Fess Parker Inn/Spa & Winery
Santa Barbara County
When Fess Parker was cast in the roll of Davy Crockett in the mid-1950's, it caused an international sensation and changed his life forever. So too did the purchase of 714 acres in the Santa Ynez Valley change the course of the Parker family's history. Realizing the potential of Santa Barbara County as a premium grape-growing region, Fess and his son, Eli, originally set out in 1989 to plant a small vineyard and sell fruit to local producers. But, as Fess' daughter, Ashley explains, " Fess is from Texas, so he can't do anything small. "The Fess Parker Winery and Vineyard now farms almost 700 acres on four vineyards throughout Santa Barbara County.
The characters Fess portrayed, Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone, inspired generations of Americans. Throughout the late 1950's and 1960's Fess was at the pinnacle of a television career that has an unprecedented impact upon American popular culture. But is was Fess' entrepreneurial spirit that prompted his leaving Hollywood to go into business for himself. The traits that Crockett and Boone embodied - integrity, resourcefulness and good humor -- carried over to Fess' personal life and formed the foundation upon which the family business was built. First-class hospitality has always been at the core of their ventures, first as hoteliers and eventually with the opening of the winery.
The Late Fess Parker at his vineyard with family! |
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Saturday Night
Highway One Flagship Store
4-7pm
Leth Gruner Veltliner
Independent Producers Chardonnay
Yalumba Riesling
Fleur de Pinot Noir
Quattro Mami Montepulciano
Padrillos Malbec |
