Trefethen Family Vineyards

In 1968, when Eugene and Catherine Trefethen purchased several parcels of farmland just north of the town of Napa, their property, like much of the valley at the time, contained orchards and hayfields in addition to vineyards. In 1973, Eugene and Catherine ’s son John Trefethen and his new bride Janet began making wines from the estate, breathing life back into a historic winery on the property. In the mid-2000s, John and Janet’ s two children—Hailey and Lorenzo Trefethen—became the third generation of the family to steward the estate. Steadfast in their family ’ s commitment to an ever- deepening knowledge of their legendary Oak Knoll District vineyards, Hailey and Lorenzo help lead a team that thoughtfully refines their approach, vintage after vintage, building on a legacy of estate grown wines of remarkable quality and integrity. Trefethen Family Vineyards is truly a rarity in the Napa Valley: a winery that grows, vinifies, and ages all its wines entirely on property stewarded by a single family for multiple generations.

Built in 1886 and lovingly restored by the family, Trefethen’ s historic winery building is on the National Register of Historic Places and sits in the centre of the 400-acre Main Ranch. Located just east of Highway 29, in between thetowns of Napa and Yountville, this valley-floor property forms the heart of the Oak Knoll District. Notably cooler than up-valley regions like Oakville and Rutherford, Oak Knoll’s proximity to the San Pablo Bay creates an uncommon climate, a“sweet spot” where both early-ripening varieties like Riesling and Chardonnay, as well as late-ripeningvarieties like Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, can thrive. Trefethen wines lead with astonishing freshness and verve, a benefit of the cool climate of the Oak Knoll District. Winemaker Bryan Kays aims to express the unique attributes of each vineyard block with transparency and subtlety, emphasising bright fruit flavours and lively acidity.