Burgess Cellars is a historic California wine producer in Napa Valley on the hillsides of Howell Mountain.
[3] It was founded in 1972 by Tom Burgess[1] on a hillside vineyard and winery, and has been continuously family owned and operated.
[6][4] In 1972 he bought the original Souverain vineyard from the Pillsbury Company, when they were moving production to Rutherford,[9] and its 1888[10] winery.
[6] Burgess Cellars showcases its two estate vineyards on Howell Mountain, with a hillside terroir representing only 4% of Napa acreage.
They also craft a single-vineyard Chardonnay with fruit purchased from the Balletto family of grape growers in Russian River Valley, Sonoma County.