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Springing from a tale as old as California itself, Murrieta’s Well is defined by its distinctive blended wines, stunning location, and a rich heritage that began during California’s Gold Rush era. The feeling still resonates today in the beautifully restored old stone winery. The winery’s original founder, French-born Louis Mel, was captivated by the unusually gravelly soil akin to some of the great vineyard sites of France. He built the original gravity-flow winery and planted the vineyard with imported cuttings from the famed Chateau d’Yquem and Chateau Margaux. Upon his retirement in the early 1930s, Louis sold the winery to friend and neighbor Ernest Wente.