Spring Mountain Vineyard is a

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consisting of 135 different vineyard blocks scattered over the estate in

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. Spring Mountain Vineyard was in fourth place among French and American wines at the historic Judgment of Paris

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in 1976.

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The elegant

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, known on the estate as Miravalle, was commissioned by Mexican-American businessman Tiburcio Parrott in 1884, and designed by architect

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. Schroepfer designed several other homes in similar elegant style, for example The Rhine House at

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. The original winery and cave was also established in 1885 by Parrott. The current vineyards are on the eastern slope of Spring Mountain at elevations varying from to . The estate now includes four adjacent vineyards including the La Perla, Miravalle, Chevalier, and Streblow (Alba). La Perla Winery and Vineyard were originally established in 1873 by Charles Lemme. The La Perla Winery building is still standing. This property contained the first

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on Spring Mountain. The adjacent Chevalier and Miravelle properties were also established during the 19th century.

''Falcon Crest''

From 1981 until 1990, Spring Mountain Vineyards became known to television viewers as the setting for the CBS drama series ''

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''. Cast and crew would film exterior scenes here for six weeks each summer before relocating to

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to shoot interior scenes. The mansion, winery, and many acres of surrounding vineyards, served as the fictional home of ruthless matriarch Angela Channing, played by

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''Falcon Crest''

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