[2] In 1943, film producer Joseph Judson Cohn acquired the 195-acre (79 ha) property adjacent to Inglenook Winery.

[3][4] In 1945 Cohn was persuaded by his neighbor John Daniel Jr., then in charge of Inglenook, to plant grape vines on his estate.

80 acres (32 ha) were planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, and the fruit from the J. J. Cohn Estate was sold to Inglenook for years.

[5] The brand name and the remaining 94 acres (38 ha), including the historic winery, were bought by Heublein, Inc., which began making lower quality wines produced elsewhere under the Inglenook label.

[9] In January 2008, The Wine Group announced that it would purchase Almaden Vineyards, the Inglenook label, and the Paul Masson Winery in Madera, California from Constellation Brands for $134 million in cash.