About Geyser Peak Winery:
Geyser Peak Winery's roots in Sonoma County winemaking run deep. Founded in 1880 by Augustus Quitzow, one of Sonoma County's pioneer winemakers, the original winery was built in Geyserville in 1882. Perched on a hillside across from Geyser Peak Mountain, the winery claimed a view of the clouds of thermal steam that billowed from the mountain's summit.
Like Geyserville itself, Geyser Peak Winery has evolved over the last century. In the early 1900s, Edward Walden & Co. purchased the winery and had great success with a Geyser Peak brandy, some of which was exported to Europe. Redwood Empire Wines, founded by the Bagnani family, owned the winery for a time in the '30s and '40s. But the incarnation of the modern Geyser Peak Winery truly began in 1982, when the Trione family of Santa Rosa purchased Geyser Peak Winery
The original stone winery and the 500 acres of estate vineyards—in the heart of the Alexander Valley—formed the core of the Trione's vision for a world-class winery. To make that vision a reality, the Triones embarked on an ambitious campaign to bring out the best in the vineyards, by reducing yields and hiring top winemaking talent. |