Tofanelli

AVA

Napa Valley

Decade

1920s

County

Napa

Current Owner

Pauline DiGuilio Tofanelli

Planted by

Sebastial and Irene DiGiulio

Location Notes

Dunaweal Lane and Silverado Trail

Wineries

Gallo, Christian Brothers, BV Cellars, Inglenook

Historical Producers

Turley, Tofanelli, Swift

Characteristics

Dry-farmed concentrated flavors

Description

The vineyard has always been under the care of the establishing family. It is one of the last examples of pre-World War II grape growing in the Napa Valley. The methods we still use were once prevalent throughout the valley: no irrigation (not even a drip line to be seen), an organic philosophy (we never jumped on the bandwagon of post-war pesticides), and no trellis systems on our red varietals (these vines are free standing without wire support).

Certified