Eisele Vineyard

Eisele Vineyard is a wine estate and vineyard in the northeast of California’s Napa Valley, east of Calistoga at the base of the Palisades Mountain range. The site has been planted to vines since the 1880s. The estate’s official history identifies its terroir and the continuity of the land as central to its identity and to the character of its wines. The vineyard has been principally dedicated to Cabernet Sauvignon for the last fifty years. The inaugural release bearing the Eisele name was made in 1971. The estate describes its wines as expressing depth, elegance, and longevity, and presents its work as an effort to make wines that authentically reflect the vineyard site. Eisele Vineyard says it has farmed organically since 1998 and biodynamically since 2000. Its stated vision is to preserve and build on the vineyard’s Napa Valley legacy while realizing the potential of the estate. The supplied evidence does not establish the company’s founding year, ownership, parent company, executive leadership, or the markets in which its wines are sold.

The Eisele Vineyard site is in the northeast Napa Valley, east of Calistoga at the base of the Palisades Mountain range. According to the estate’s official history, the land was first planted to vines in the 1880s. Its history places the vineyard within a landscape shaped by changing stewards and proprietors, while emphasizing the enduring importance of the site’s geology and composition. The official history recounts that the Wappo were the earliest stewards of the land identified as the Eisele Vineyard. It describes them as native gardeners and land conservationists who maintained a balance among wildlife, vegetation, and human occupation until the early 1800s. By 1841, the land had become part of the Mexican land grant Rancho Carne Humana, awarded to Edward Turner Bale by his uncle-in-law, General Mariano G. The supplied excerpt ends during this account, so it does not provide further details about the land’s subsequent ownership or stewardship. The estate’s modern wine identity is associated with the inaugural release bearing the Eisele name in 1971. The vineyard has been principally dedicated to Cabernet Sauvignon for the last fifty years, and the estate describes its wines in terms of depth, elegance, and longevity. Its account connects those qualities to the vineyard’s terroir and treats the land as the constant amid changing vintages, winemakers, and proprietors. Eisele Vineyard reports that the site has been farmed organically since 1998 and biodynamically since 2000. Its stated aspiration is to preserve and expand the vineyard’s legacy in Napa Valley and among the world’s winegrowing estates, while making wines that speak authentically of the site. The supplied evidence does not establish a corporate founding date, named founder, current owner, parent company, or executive history.

• 2000

  The vineyard began biodynamic farming.

• 1998

  The vineyard began organic farming.

• 1971

  The inaugural release bearing the Eisele name was made.

• 1880

  The vineyard site was first planted to vines.

• 1841

  The Eisele lands became part of the Mexican land grant Rancho Carne Humana, according to the estate’s history.

A Napa Valley estate focused principally on Cabernet Sauvignon and on wines intended to authentically express the vineyard’s terroir, with organic and biodynamic farming practices.

• Eisele-named wines

  Wines bearing the Eisele name; the vineyard has been principally dedicated to Cabernet Sauvignon for the last fifty years.

1. 1History – Eisele Vineyardeiselevineyard.com