Storybook Winery Details

Storybook Mountain Vineyards

Storybook Mountain Vineyards has established a world-wide reputation for the consistently high quality of its California wines. The Zinfandel tradition began at Storybook Mountain in the early 1880s when its red clay-loam hillsides in the Mayacamas Range were first planted to this varietal. Here, an ideal match of terroir and grape allows Zinfandel to show its true potential.

Storybook Mountain Vineyards' sought-after estate wines are carefully hand-crafted from choice grapes grown in certified organic estate vineyards surrounding the winery. They are aged at least 12 months in the best French, Hungarian and American oak barrels, inside century-old caves dug deep into the mineral-rich volcanic rock underlying the hand-tended vineyard.

Proprietors Jerry and Sigrid Seps’ wines are famed for intensity and longevity. Raspberries, black cherries and spice are the essence of their complex, well balanced and elegant wines.

History: In 1883, Adam Grimm bought 405 acres of mountain land above Calistoga and planted extensive vineyards, including Zinfandel.

Caves: The century-old caves at Storybook Mountain were dug by Adam Grimm, who with his brother Jacob, founded the Grimm Vineyards and Wine Vaults.

20th Century: In 1976, Jerry and Sigrid Seps fell in love with the wild, abandoned place and purchased the 90-acre parcel surrounding the “ghost winery,” naming it Storybook Mountain.

Acclaim: Since releasing its first vintage in 1983, Storybook Mountain has received many awards and distinctions including having the wines served in the White House and being named one of the Top 100 Wineries in the World six times

Vineyards: Storybook wines take advantage of estate grapes grown on one of Napa Valley’s premier organic vineyard sites which has been called one of California’s steepest and most picturesque.