Schramsberg was founded in 1965 by Jack and Jamie Davies, who revived the historic Napa Valley estate first established in 1862 by Jacob Schram. At a time when California had fewer than 100 acres of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Schramsberg pioneered sparkling wine in the méthode traditionnelle, introducing the state’s first Blanc de Blancs in 1965 and Blanc de Noirs in 1967. Today, their son Hugh Davies leads the winery, continuing the family’s legacy of innovation and excellence. Nestled in Napa’s Diamond Mountain District, Schramsberg is a registered historic landmark with the valley’s first hillside vineyards and hand-dug caves from the 1880s. T

Blanc de Blancs (white from whites), made from Chardonnay, is the counterpart to the Blanc de Noirs (white from blacks), made from Pinot Noir. Blanc de Blancs was the first wine Schramsberg produced in 1965 and was America’s 
first commercially produced Chardonnay-based brut sparkling wine. Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs gained international recognition in 1972 when then President Nixon served the wine at the historic “Toast to Peace” in Beijing, China.

The Schramsberg style of Blanc de Blancs is dry and crisp. Small lots of barrel fermented wines, some of which complete malolactic fermentation, are added to stainless-steel fermented wines to create added complexity in the blended base wine. After undergoing a second fermentation in bottle, the wine then ages on its yeast lees for about two years prior to disgorgement. With its vibrant, fruitful and focused nature, this sparkling wine will maintain its freshness, structure and refined finish for many years, even decades following its initial release.

The 2022 Blanc de Blancs has lifted aromas of green apple, apple tart, and apple custard, intermingled with tangerine and lemon-lime. Its vibrant flavors of fresh grapefruit, golden apple and white peach bring drive to the mid-palate, leading to a clean finish with notes of vanilla chiffon and a hint of ginger.

County Composition:  65% Sonoma, 32% Napa, 2% Mendocino, 1% Marin