The original 26 acres (110,000 m2) of vineyards consisted of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Gewürztraminer.
[2] He is survived by wife Ann along with their daughter Joanne and their sons Robert, Mark and Michael.
The winery won a Double Gold medal for the 1990 Chardonnay in the World Wine Championships in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
[citation needed] With the 1990 vintage, the winery began using the Anna Maria label for its best wines in honor of the founding mother Ann Wisnovsky.
University of California, Davis graduate Guy Ruhland was winemaker for the 1978 and 1979 vintages.