Renewed Focus on Heritage Grapes with the 1880 Estate Vineyard and Haymaker Vineyard at Burgess Cellars
2019-03-27
Napa Valley, California – March 27, 2019 – Burgess Cellars excites consumers with true fundamentals: hillside vineyards and proven grape varieties. The 47-year old Howell Mountain, family winery has re-focused a portion of their vineyards on heritage varieties in its pre-prohibition vineyard known as their 1880 Estate Vineyard and James Burgess’ Haymaker Vineyard. “Our history is an embarrassment of riches,” says Steven Burgess, president and second generation vintner. His father Tom Burgess founded Burgess Cellars in 1972 when he purchased a 19th-century winery and vineyard on the Howell Mountain hillside. “All Napa Valley vineyards are of a certain level of quality, but few are as storied or as special asRead More →