Samuele Sebastiani Vineyard and Winery

In 1825 the Franciscan Fathers of San Francisco Solano Mission planted the first vineyard in Sonoma Valley, and its grapes were used for making sacramental wines. After secularization of the Mission in 1835, General Mariano G. Vallejo, commander of Alta California’s Northern Frontier, produced prize-winning wines from these grapes. In the early 1900’s, Samuele Sebastiani and his wife, Elvira, purchased the property. A young immigrant from Italy, he had come to make his fortune, and he and his family successfully continued with distinction the traditions handed down through the years. Much of the original Mission vineyard remains planted to choice wine grapes.

Sonoma, California · United States