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Sonoma County is well-known for its legacy of Italian families who immigrated to the area around the time of the Gold Rush and beyond. But plenty of other Europeans made their way to Northern California more than a century ago and that includes the Leras family, who are originally from Greece.

Discover the Leras family’s century-long farming legacy in Sonoma County, from Greek roots to sustainably grown vineyards in the Russian River Valley.

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Newly Established Century Club Honors 22 Sonoma County Legacy Farm Families
Each Family Has Continuously Farmed Land for More than 100 Years The image of vibrant farms and rugged ranches set among Sonoma County’s beautiful landscapes has long been sought after by tourists, painters and photographers. The sheer beauty has always stood out, but, given that the area’s first vineyards date back to 1812, it is the region’s agrarian roots and family legacy that makes Sonoma County unique. Today, twenty-two local families, all winegrape growers, were recognized as the original members of the “Century Club” in honor of their continuously farming their family’s original land for more than one hundred years. Sonoma County Winegrowers created the Century Club to mark the unique legacies of farm families in the region and it will recognize new families with the honor as they hit the one-hundred-year mark in the years ahead. Each of these farms – and the families behind them – have endured the ups and downs of the cyclical
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