Michael and Arlene Bernstein were the first to plant grapevines on Mount Veeder, located in the Napa Valley in 1970. At a time when planting vineyards on the valley floor was a daring endeavour,  growing grapes up here, above the cloud line, was downright audacious.  The gamble paid off.  

When fifty-nine of their original Cabernet cuttings took root and flourished, they knew they were on to something. Encouraged by their friend and Napa legend Robert Mondavi, the Bernsteins established the first winery on Mount Veeder.