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"  Food Network star and restaurateur Guy Fieri is cooking up more than just another chain restaurant concept. The California native purchased a five-acre vineyard last year and has just applied for permission to build a tasting room and event space on the same property. More From Delish: What Celebrity Chefs Feed Their Kids According to the Press Democrat, Fieri is designing an Italian-style piazza where his pinot noir grapes are growing, in the world-renowned Russian River Valley in Sonoma County, California. Due to its hot valley and cooler climate in the appellation, the area is known to produce some of the West Coast&amp;#039;s finest Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes. Fieri was able to sell his 2012 vintage to neighboring Jackson Family Wines and Williams Selyem winery in Healdsburg, reported the Press Democrat. The vines themselves were planted 10 years ago and both of the wineries had previous arrangements to purchase grapes from what is now Fieri&amp;#039;s vineyard. More From Delish: Celebrity Chefs Who Cook for Chains Fieri has been focused on venturing into the wine business for some time. &amp;quot;Ever since I moved to Sonoma County and saw all this incredible environment of wine, from the agricultural side of it to the business side of it, to the community involvement side of it\u2026I&amp;#039;ve just been in awe,&amp;quot; Fieri told the Press Democrat. &amp;quot;So my wife and I were talking about it, and saying, &amp;#039;Can we do that some day?&amp;#039;&amp;quot; Visitors to the celeb chef&amp;#039;s vineyard won&amp;#039;t just learn about fine wines \u2014 if Fieri&amp;#039;s plans are approved, he will create a facility where he plans to educate youngsters about cooking. He has requested to hold 14 events per year, hosting more than 100 attendees. Fieri said the vineyard will be named &amp;quot;Hunt and Ryde&amp;quot; after his sons, Hunter and Ryder. At the moment Fieri will not be a winemaker. He will only sell grapes to regional wineries and host events. Would you go to Guy Fieri&amp;#039;s tasting room?  Find more great food content on Delish: Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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