Spring Mountain Vineyard

Spring Mountain Vineyard
2805 Spring Mountain Road
St. Helena, California
USA 94574
Phone: (707)967-4188
http://www.springmountainvineyard.com

Contact: Don Yannia
Email: [email protected]

The new Spring Mountain Vineyard was once three separate properties each with its own vineyard and winery: Spring Mountain Vineyards (Miravalle) 257 acres, Chateau Chevalier (Chevalier) 120 acres, and Draper Vineyards (La Perla) 435 acres.

The upper most property on the estate, La Perla, was founded in 1873 by Charles Lemme and expanded by the Schilling Spice family. Originally 285 acres it had the first Cabernet Sauvignon planted on Spring Mountain. The old winery remains today along with much of its original equipment and horse drawn carriages and wagons. Immediately below La Perla, and eventually added to it was the first vineyard planted by Fredrick and Jacob Beringer in 1882. These terraced hillsides were planted in a wide assortment of grape varieties to support the Beringer brothers’ fledgling winery.

Adjoining to the north of the Beringer vineyard was a Frenchman, Fortune Chevalier, whose stone winery, Chateau Chevalier, was making wine in 1891. And finally, next door to Chevalier was Tiburcio Parrott who grew olives, citrus and grapes. Parrott built a grand home on the estate which he named Miravalle.Winemaking is the combination of two disciplines, Viticulture, the art and science of growing grapes, and Enology, the science and art of making wine. The ultimate in winemaking is true 'Estate Bottling.' This is where one owns and farms a vineyard making wine from the grapes grown, preferably, in a winery on the vineyard.
Since 1991, Don Yannias has served as chairman and president of Spring Mountain Vineyard.

Don is currently also the president of Boker Investment Management Inc., a private investment management company. From 1997 to 2001 he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. He currently maintains seats on the Board of Directors of both firms, numerous other private companies, and Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Yannias received a B.S. in Business Administration in 1979 and an M.B.A. in Finance and Marketing in 1981 from The Ohio State University. He and his family reside in Chicago.

Winemaker: Jac Cole

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