Schramsberg

While Schramsberg Winery is located within the Napa Valley, its origins come from a small town along the Rhine River in Germany. Jacob Schram, founder of Schramsberg Vineyards, was born in the small town of Pfeddersheim where his winemaking family resided. Determined to be a part of the winemaking movement within the Napa Valley, he purchased a large piece of mountainside property in 1862 thus creating what would become Schramsberg. Known now for their production of sparkling wine, Schramsberg wines were mostly still wines in its early years produced from European varietals such as Riesling and Chasselas according to our Schramsberg wine reviews. In 1905 Jacob fell ill and the winery operations suffered and were eventually sold off. After nearly fifty years of inactivity, Schramsberg was acquired by Jack and Jamie Davies in 1965 who began producing high quality sparkling wine made in the traditional champagne style. Today, the Schramsberg Winery and Vineyard operations are run by their son Hugh who has continued the sparkling wine production tradition according to our Schramsberg wine ratings below.