History

The Trinchero family immigrated to the US from northern Italy in the 1920s. In 1948 they moved to Napa Valley and purchased an abandoned 19th-century winery called Sutter Home. In 1960, the second generation of Trincheros took over and, at the end of the decade, moved the winery away from bulk sales and into bottled varietal wines. In the early 1970s the Trincheros gained a lofty reputation among consumers, press and gatekeepers for their single-vineyard Zinfandels out of Amador County. They were, in fact, among the first of California's boutique wineries to recognize the potential of the Sierra Foothills. In 1972, the Trincheros created the world's first White Zinfandel and the rest, as they say, is history.

Fifty years later, to honor their heritage and long history in Napa Valley, the family launched Trinchero Winery. The Trinchero wines are divided into two tiers. The Napa Reserve wines are single-vineyard bottlings featuring grapes from the family's 200 acres of estate vineyards in Napa Valley. The Trinchero Family wines showcase the Napa vineyards plus 200 acres in Lake County and 525 acres in Santa Barbara County.