uses and spellings see concannon disambiguation . concannon vineyard victorian house on concannon vineyards estate location 4590 tesla rd. livermore california coordinates 37 40 00 n 121 44 23 w 37.666767 n 121.739667 w 37.666767 ; 121.739667 coordinates 37 40 00 n 121 44 23 w 37.666767 n 121.739667 w 37.666767 ; 121.739667 built 1883 governing body private california historical landmark designated april 28 1958 1 reference no. 641 1 location of concannon vineyard in california concannon vineyard is the second largest winery in the livermore valley of california producing around 30 000 cases annually . it is well known for its petite sirah and concannon was the first winery to bottle this grape as a varietal wine in 1961 . it also produces several other varieties of wine including chardonnay . concannon is owned by the wine group . concannon was founded in 1883 by james concannon of inishmore county galway . its success in producing and selling sacramental or altar wine for the roman catholic church helped it to survive national prohibition . grape cuttings from this vineyard were introduced to mexico between 1889 and 1904 for the improvement of its commercial viticulture . as such the vineyard has been designated a california historical landmark 641 . 1 see also edit u d armata references edit a b c concannon vineyard . office of historic preservation california state parks . retrieved 2012 03 30 . external links edit official website photographs and transcription of historical marker markeroni.com v t e livermore california landmarks bank of italy building hagemann ranch historic district d. j. murphy house ravenswood cresta blanca winery wente vineyards concannon vineyard economy livermore valley ava lawrence livermore national laboratory sandia national laboratories national ignition facility the wine group activant education las positas college livermore valley joint unified school district hertz foundation transportation interstate 580 california livermore municipal airport wheels bus system altamont corridor express other robert livermore bill owens mocho subbasin livermore rodeo centennial light brushy peak regional preserve valley concert chorale retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title concannon vineyard & oldid 664859212 categories wine companieswineries in livermore valleycompanies based in livermore california1883 establishments in californiahidden categories coordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 31 may 2015 at 13 43 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view