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History / Anthony Craig OLD

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  • Apply person and winery templates to Tony Craig and Congress Springs Applied templates to key entries in Tony Craig network: Person Template - Tony Craig (Anthony-Craig.md): - Full infobox with career timeline - Life and Career sections (Background, Wine Work at 4+ wineries, Multi-Winery Model) - Complete chronology from England to present - Relationships (mentors, collaborators, linked wineries/vineyards) - Wines and Winemaking (philosophy, notable Sonnet Pinots, innovations) - Historical Significance (multi-winery model pioneer, Sonnet quality, site continuity, cross-regional expertise) - Sources and Confidence Notes Winery Template - Congress Springs (CONGRESS-SPRINGS.md): - Full infobox with predecessor/successor chain - History sections (Discovery/Founding, Quality Reputation, Second Label, Departure/Succession) - Wines/Viticulture (estate pre-Prohibition vines, San Ysidro Chardonnay) - Historical Significance (pre-Prohibition vine preservation, San Ysidro pioneer, quality standards, site continuity) - Complete 100+ year site lineage: Ville de Monmartre → Congress Springs → Savannah-Chanelle - Sources and Confidence Notes Key Content: - Tony Craig: Former Shakespearean actor, 4 simultaneous winemaking positions, Sonnet = 'most sought-after Pinot Noir' - Congress Springs: Daniel Gehrs 1976-1990, 90+ point Chardonnays, pre-Prohibition vines still producing - Multi-winery winemaker model documented - San Ysidro District pioneering (little-known Chardonnay terroir) Preserved old versions for reference. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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