Vine Cliff Winery

Vine Cliff Winery was established in 1871, when 500 acres were carved out of the George Yount estate. One of the first bonded wineries in the United States, and the first in Napa to plant Bordeaux varietals on a commercial scale, Vine Cliff was one of the region’s most successful wineries through the end of the 19th Century.
 

A series of natural problems drove the winery under in the early 20th Century, with the land remaining fallow unti...

"A semi-circle of inaccessible rocky side-hills, in the canyon in which nestle the buildings, has, by the energy of man, been turned into a useful and picturesque piece of property. Hundreds of tons of rock have been patiently gathered off the hillsides, which now teem with grapevines. Truly does it look...as though the finger of enchantment has been pointed at its frowning, rocky surface, and changed into a thing of beauty and joy forever."
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The winemaking team at Vine Cliff Winery is committed to live up to the estate's historic legacy by working with the best fruit and winemaking processes to create wines of the highest quality.