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Celebrating Jack London's Birthday Month

JANUARY is JACK LONDON’S BIRTHDAY
MONTH



Celebrate the man and his legacy:



Special
Docent Guided Tours at

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JACK
LONDON STATE HISTORIC PARK



Followed by complimentary
wine tasting at park neighbor

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BENZIGER FAMILY WINERY



Sunday,
January 19, 2014



WHAT:



Jack London State Historic Park and neighboring Benziger Family Winery
celebrate Jack London’s birthday with special docent guided tours and wine
tastings. The tours of Beauty Ranch will focus on Jack
London’s pioneering experiments in sustainable agriculture as well as his time
living at the Ranch. Jack London began this
innovative farm work in 1911, truly ahead of his time and sowing seeds for the
sustainable concepts that have since become a natural part of life and work in
Sonoma Valley, including Benziger Family Winery, a leader in biodynamic
viticulture and farming.



The tours begin in the London Cottage and then continue
with docent-guided tours to Pig Palace, winery ruins and stone barns. Following the tour,
guests proceed down the road to Benziger Family Winery for a complimentary wine
tasting. Guests are welcome to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy on the winery’s
terrace area.



Jack London, famous adventurer and writer,
traveled all over the world but came to settle in Glen Ellen at his Beauty
Ranch, which is now part of the 1400-acre Jack London State Historic Park
. Jack described Beauty Ranch:
 'When I first came here, tired of cities and people, I settled down
on a little farm...130 acres of the most beautiful, primitive land to be found
in California.'  



WHEN:



SUNDAY, JANUARY 19 



Three tours
to choose from: 10:30, 11:00 and 11:30 am; Tours are 1 ½ hours in duration. 



Meet in Ranch
Parking lot. Reservations required



Tastings at
Benziger Winery follow each tour  



Tickets
for tour and tasting are $25, which includes entry fee and can be purchased in
advance 
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