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 Cuvaison’s
historic winery is situated on the historic Silverado Trail in
northern Napa Valley. In 1969 Thomas Cotrell and Thomas Parkhill,
both Silicon Valley engineers, founded Cuvaison with a 27-acre
vineyard at the winery’s Calistoga location. New York publisher
Oakleigh Thorne purchased the winery in 1974 and then appointed the
Swiss-born Philip Togni as Winemaker. In 1979, the Schmidheiny
family of Switzerland purchased Cuvaison as well as 400 acres of
prime vineyard land in the Carneros region in southern Napa Valley.
The fall of 1998 marked the purchase of the historic 170-acre
Brandlin vineyard on Mt. Veeder. Today Cuvaison has the historic
winery in Carneros as well as a new facility in the heart of the
Carneros estate.
John Thacher took over the winemaking in 1982. In 1988, he was
selected as Winemaker of the Year by “Wine & Spirits” magazine and
then became President in 1998. With John’s departure at the end of
2001, Jay Schuppert became President and Steven Rogstad took over as
Head Winemaker.
Steven oversees all vineyard operations at both the Carneros and
Brandlin estates. Steven uses the finest equipment and French oak
barrels in the fermentation of Chardonnay and in the aging process
of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah and Merlot and our Single Block
wines – all of which are planted at the winery’s 400 acre estate in
the Carneros region – as well as Cabernet Sauvignon blend, which
comes from our Mount Veeder estate. All vineyard work from pruning
through harvest is done by hand. The philosophy of Cuvaison wines
echoes Steven Rogstad’s winemaking in stating, "Our wines must be
the unique expression of the singular sites from which they come,
and it’s our wonderful vineyards that shape the style of each
wine."
Cuvaison wines are distributed in all 50 states and are presented in
over 40 international markets, first class airlines and on the top
rated cruise lines.
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