1. A Classic Napa Valley Story
1839
1968
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1999
George C. Yount plants and cultivates Napa Valley’s first wine grapes.
America’s first agricultural preserve is established declaring that agriculture is the best use for the land in Napa Valley.
Napa Cellars produces its first vintage in the heart of the Napa Valley. 43 wineries in the Napa Valley AVA at the time. Infamous Paris tasting reinforces Napa Valley’s position as a high quality wine producer.
Napa Valley AVA, the first American Viticultural Area was established.
Napa Cellars is purchased by industry pillars, the Rombauer and Frank Family continuing to focus on crafting high quality Napa Valley wines.
Winemaker Joe Shirley graduates from UC Davis with a Masters of Science in Enology.
Joe Shirley joins Trinchero Family Estates as an enologist and winemaker. Our South Napa Vineyard is planted to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
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Today
Napa Cellars continues to focus on honoring the rich heritage from which it has grown from and crafting wines that are a classic, unmistakable interpretation of Napa Valley as well as upholding the commitment to hosting warm and welcoming tastings from the sommelier to the expert alike.
Joe Shirley’s work on grape seed tannins was published in the American Journal of Enology and Viticulture.
Napa Cellars is purchased by Trinchero Family Estates.
Joe Shirley is appointed head winemaker and has since taken a decidedly minimalist approach, letting the extraordinary terroir and the grapes speak for themselves.
Our Salvador Vineyard in the Oak Knoll district is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon.
Napa Cellars celebrates its 40th Anniversary.