page_title: Artesa Vineyards & Winery
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Artesa Vineyards & Winery / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Artesa Vineyards &amp; Winery, Napa Valley
context_page_description: Artesa Vineyards & Winery is a winery located in Napa, California in the United States.
context_section_description: Artesa was originally known as Codorniu Napa. The winery was founded by the Spanish company Grupo Codorníu in 1991, investing $30 million in the facility. Codorniu Napa made sparkling wine. Lack of demand for sparkling wine led to poor sales, and the winery shifted to make still wines. Don Van Staaveren became winemaker. The company invested $20 million for a new winery and new vineyard acquisitions and Dave Dobson became Vice President of Production and Winemaking.
  Artesa Winery opened in 1997 and is located on a hilltop in the Carneros AVA area of Napa County. That same year, Artesa purchased a Sonoma Coast AVA property for $1.7 million. The property, which comprised 324-acres, was set to be developed into Pinot Noir vineyards, upon the removal of redwood trees. The change was protested by environmentalists and in 2014 Artesa announced it would sell the property. Artesa's first wines were released in 1999.
  Mark Beringer became Vice President of Production and Winemaking in 2009, replacing Dave Dobson. He left in 2015, and Assistant Winemaker, Ana Diego-Draper was promoted to take over as Director of Winemaking.
caption: Main entrance
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