Castello di Amorosa

Castello di Amorosa
LocationCalistoga, California, USA
Coordinates38°33′30″N 122°32′34″W / 38.5584°N 122.5427°W / 38.5584; -122.5427
AppellationNapa Valley
Founded2007
First vintage2001
Key peopleDario Sattui
Cases/yr16,000[1]
Known forIl Barone Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
VarietalsCabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Pinot grigio, Pinot bianco, Muscato, Gioia- Rosato di Sangiovese, Merlot, Barbera, La Fantasia
TastingOpen to the public
Websitecastellodiamorosa.com

Castello di Amorosa is a winery located near Calistoga, California. The winery opened to the public in April 2007, as the project of a fourth-generation vintner, Dario Sattui, who also owns and operates the V. Sattui Winery named after his great-grandfather, Vittorio Sattui, who originally established a winery in San Francisco in 1885 after emigrating from Italy to California.[2][3]

The winery property was once part of an estate owned by Edward Turner Bale.[4] In 1993, Sattui purchased 171 acres (69 ha) for $3.2 million, then spent another $40 million to construct the castle, outbuildings, and the winery inside the castle; construction work began in 1995.[5]

During the Glass Fire that began on September 27, 2020, the farmhouse suffered major damage,[6] the entire 2020 vintage of the wine Fantasia was lost,[7] but the castle was left unharmed.[8]

  1. ^ Locke, Michelle (August 26, 2007). "California vintner builds wine castle on hill". The Oklahoman. Archived from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Nolte, Carl (March 28, 2010). "V. Sattui's humble beginnings in North Beach". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, CA. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
  3. ^ Davis, Kip (September 24, 2010). "Reviving a century-old dream". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  4. ^ Indardonato, John (January 29, 2004). "Sattui castle combines art, wine and the old world". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  5. ^ McLaughlin, Katy (September 19, 2013). "Dario Sattui Built a Castle to House His California Winery". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  6. ^ Glass Fire turns 120 thousand bottles of wine to ash at a Napa winery. KGTV (Newscast). September 29, 2020. Event occurs at 1:03. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  7. ^ Hernandez, Jodi (September 28, 2020). Flames Damage Napa Valley's Famed Castle Winery Castello di Amarosa. KNTV (Newscast). Event occurs at 0:01. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  8. ^ Zavoral, Linda; Angst, Maggie (September 30, 2020). "Glass Fire: Napa Valley's Castello di Amorosa winery loses $5 million worth of wine — but $30 million castle unscathed". The Mercury News. Retrieved October 12, 2020.