Our history is just being written. We have been diligently working away in Napa Valley for over 20 years, farming the land and reaping the rewards of our labor. Our craft is in every way a work in progress: we continue to improve and to learn, and each year we add another expression of Napa Valley wine to the rich storyline of what has come before.
Long before our arrival, in the early days of Napa Valley viticulture, three brothers settled in what is now known as Coombsville. Antonio, Lorenzo, and Nicola Carbone were the first Italian immigrants to inhabit this quiet, rolling area east of the city of Napa, cultivating their first crops in 1872. They planted grapes on the hillsides, and on the farm around their homestead, they planted fruits and vegetables in abundance. By 1886, they had constructed at least one residence, as well as a stone cellar that still remains. The property became known as the Antonio Carbone Winery and Italian Gardens.
With a nod to the past, and with an eye toward continuing our story, we are incredibly happy to release CARBONE Chardonnay and Red Wine, wines that celebrates the history and promise of this property. Annie calls it our “farm wine,” which really means we’d be happy to share it at dinner, with friends and produce from the garden. No doubt it will bring joy to many a table.