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{{Infobox Winery
| winery_name = KitFox Vineyards
| winery_logo = 
| location_city = Healdsburg, California
| location_country = USA
| appellation = California wine|California other_labels= <!--if the winery makes more than one label-->
| year_founded = 2000<ref name="The Vineyards">KitFox Vineyards (2009).  [http://www.kitfoxvineyards.com/vineyards.htm "The Vineyards"].  Retrieved April 13. 2009.</ref>
| first_vintage = 2001<ref name="The Vineyards"/>| key_people = [[Hunter Vogel (wine)|Hunter Vogel]], Owner/Sales; Mike Loykasek, Owner/Winemaking; Andrew Lerner. Owner/Sales; Fred Vogel, CEO/Vineyards
| parent_company = 
| cases_per_year = 
| signature_wine = Foxy Red and Foxy White.
| varietal1 = Cabernet Sauvignon
| varietal2 = Viognier
| varietal3 = Chenin Bblanc
| varietal4 = Syrah
| varietal5 = Sauvignon Bblanc
| other_product1= Treasure Hunter Wines 
| other_product2= Hoedown Wines 
| other_product3= Sister Brand, Dark Horse
| homepage=http://www.kitfoxvineyards.com/
| distribution= <!--e.g. national, regional, limited, restaurants, wine club only, etc-->Domestic US / International Canada, US Virgin Islands, Belize, Canada
| tasting= 
}}
'''KitFox Vineyards''' is a [[California]] [[winery]] located within the [[Salado Creek]] AVA specializing in [[Cabernet Sauvignon]], [[Syrah]] and [[Viognier]].  KitFox is one of 3 grape growers in the [[Salado Creek]] AVA with {{convert|44|acre|m2}} and the only vineyard in the area to produce its own product. KitFox Vineyards uses the wine production Facilities of McComack-Williams in Acampo, California. [[Mike Loykasek (wine)|Mike Loykasek]], KitFox Vineyard's [[winemaker]] specializes in blending and has produced the Foxy wine project with grapes such as, [[Chenin Bblanc]], [[Refosco]], [[Orange Muscat]], [[Viognier]], [[Petite Sirah]] and [[Verdelho]]to name a few. 

The Vogel Family consists of [[Hunter Vogel (wine)|Hunter Vogel]], Laura Vogel and Hunter's father Fred Vogel, and owns and operates the vineyards and an [[almond]] and [[walnut]] [[orchard]].

==History==
[[Hunter Vogel (wine)|Hunter Vogel]] represents the fourth generation of farmers in his family. His Father, grandfather and his fathers grandfather have all had the passion of growing a seed into a finished product.<ref name="The Vineyards"/> KitFox Vineyards started in 2000 with the planting of Sauvignon Bblanc, [[Cabernet Sauvignon]] (32 acres), [[Syrah]] (8.8 acres), [[Viognier]] (1.6 acres) and [[Sauvignon Bblanc]] (1.5 acres)),<ref name="Trade">KitFox Vineyards (2009).[http://www.kitfoxvineyards.com/trade.htm "Trade"].  Retrieved April 13, 2009.</ref> after it was determined that the land on which they had been growing almonds and walnuts was suitable for farming wine grapes.

==Wines==
KitFox Vineyards produces wines from many varieties of grape including [[Cabernet Sauvignon]], [[Syrah]], [[Petite Sirah]], [[Refosco]], [[Chenin Bblanc]], [[Sauvignon Bblanc]], [[Viognier]], [[Albarino]], [[Orange Muscat]] and [[Riesling]].

==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.kitfoxvineyards.com/trade.htm] "Trade" KitFox Vineyards Website, April 13, 2009.

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[[Category:Sonoma County wineries]]
[[Category:Healdsburg, California]]