Napa Valley Wine Radio

Question from Mark:  What is the definition of “Estate Bottled”?

Answer:  Hi, Mark!  This term confuses a lot of people.  Contrary to popular belief, the word “Estate” does not necessarily signify that the winery owns the vineyard from which this wine was made. Rather, 100% of the grapes must be from vineyards owned or controlled (minimum 3-year contract or lease) by the winery. If a wine label says “Estate Bottled”, it also means that the winery crushed, fermented, finished, aged, and bottled the wine in a continuous process on site (”on site” to differentiate these wineries from wineries that make wine at other facilities).

There’s a page on our website that has several of the regulations. I hope that helps! Cheers!  Nancy