Founded in 1977 by Peter Newton and his wife, it is now part of the Estates & Wines division of LVMH, which acquired a controlling interest in the business in 2001.

[2][3] The French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH acquired a majority stake in Newton Vineyard in 2001 through its subsidiary Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin.

[7] In 2018, it was LVMH's first American property to open temporarily to the public as part of the company's biennial Journées Particulières;[8] it then began to offer visits by appointment.

[7] Weeks after the completion of work, it was severely damaged by the Glass Fire in September 2020; of 68 acres under vine, only 5 survived, 6,000 trees were killed,[10] and most of the buildings, including the tasting room, were destroyed.

[4] As of 2017[update], it owned 170 acres, in the Yountville and Mount Veeder appellation areas as well as the winery location on Spring Mountain, where a 2012 replanting had focused on Cabernet.