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Winery Caves

Opened in 2002, our winery is very cool--and humid! This underground winemaking facility provides naturally gentle storage conditions for premium Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Sangiovese--and does it with utmost respect for the environment.

Situated under a steep hillside just above our vineyard, the winery's underground construction minimizes its impact on the local ecosystem: the old oak trees on the hill are unharmed by the caves deep beneath them. Storing wine in caves ages it slowly and minimizes evaporation naturally: Underground it's both cool and humid! As a result, this process draws very little electricity and contributes less to global climate change.

The coolness also helps fermentation. Although our  fermentation tanks can be artificially cooled for controlling the fermentation rate of the wine within, it takes less energy in the naturally cool tank room.

During harvest, the crush pad in front of the winery hums with activity, and our vineyard workers use sorting tables, destemming equipment and gentle hands to take extra special care of the fruit as it is brought in, in small lug boxes from our adjacent estate vineyard. As our Vineyard Manager David Abreu says, "We spend a lot of time and effort to achieve maximum fruit quality and intensity. With this new production facility, adjacent to the vineyard and underground, we have the perfect complement to our organic viticulture." Would you like to see this facility? You can book a tour and tasting today.

You can read more about the long adventure of the construction and completion of our caves in Paul Franson's Napa Valley Register article from July 7, 2002, on the NapaNews website.