While certainly not the first winery in the valley, their operations were notable because they were the first winery in the state to use a gasoline powered engine to crush the grapes. The Rennie Brothers Winery was completed in 1900. But then two unfortunate situations befuddled the brothers. S...
Later one of Ellie’s longtime friends from San Diego, Carol Vassiliadis was brought on as a third partner and investor. Carol is a well-respected philanthropist who gifted major financial support to the UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center now home of the A. Vassiliadis Family Hospital for Ad...
Looking to move to Napa Valley – Thomas had his eye on working at St. Helena hospital. He liked the feel of the remoteness of Pope Valley and the relatively short drive to St. Helena Hospital: in 2001 he purchased 27 acres (although ultimately, he never worked at the hospital). When ...
Charles Krug was actively involved in both the local and state viticultural communities; he founded the Napa and Sonoma Wine Company with a focus on shipping wines to the east coast and in 1875 was one of the founding members of the St. Helena Vinicultural Club (in 1880 the name was chan...