Brasswood Estate

Brasswood Cellars (formerly Cairdean Estate) is located just north of St. Helena (one mile north of the Culinary Institute) in what used to be the St. Helena Premium Outlet shopping center (clothing, art galleries, the old Shona sculpture gallery etc). Visitors, including us, who used to frequent these outlets (built in the 1970’s), will no longer recognize the property; the structures have been completely renovated, a 17,000 square foot cave ...

This is a very unique Napa property. It is approximately 50 acres and straddles two sub appellations – Spring Mountain and St. Helena. While no grapes are currently planted commercially – they have up to 20 acres to develop in the future.

The cave features three tunnels of which the main tunnel is one of the largest single tunnels of any wine cave in Napa Valley – both in height and width (very tall ceiling). Unlike many wine caves that drill through nearly solid rock – this cave was drilled through rather soft sediment and alluvial soils. It remains a constant 59 degrees. A lot of thought went into its design; parts of the cave can be isolated for temperature control during fe...