Winery restoration

[Randy Caparoso]

I don't know - even if I was a woman I'd prefer to be a master rather than a mistress.

My two cents: I love the wild mountain look of Mayacamas Winery, originally built and planted in 1889. For a (solidly) wooden structure, Trefethen has withstood the test of time since the 1886, and John and Janet Trefethen have lovingly maintained it.

Elsewhere in Napa Valley: I can't say I like everything the Coppola family has done with it, but the Inglenook winery has been intact since 1887. Elsewhere, Burgess Cellars on Howell Mt. Rd. was originally erected in 1875. And as Curmudgeon mentioned, the famous Chateau Montelena facade has been up since 1882, and the cellars at Schramsberg were originally carved out by Jacob Schram in the 1860s. Finally, of course, the oldest winery over the hill in Sonoma Valley is Buena Vista (1857).