Vintage label on Schramsberger Burgundy made by Jacob Schram. circa 1891
Vintage label on Schramsberger Burgundy made by Jacob Schram. circa 1891

1890

Schramsberg produces 540,000 lbs of grapes (approx. 28,361 cases of wine) from 100 acres of vines.

1881

Construction for a second set of cellar tunnels begins. In the past 17 years, Schramsberg winery has pressed 87,237 cases of wine.

1880

Author Robert Louis Stevenson visits Schramsberg. Descriptions of his stay are recorded in his book, Silverado Squatters. Schramsberg produces 8,403 cases of wine from 50 acres of vines.

1889

The Schram Victorian mansion with stately veranda completed on vineyard site.

1870

Schramsberg has 30,000 vines. Chinese laborers dig Napa’s first hillside caves for wine-aging and storage.

1869

The Transcontinental Railroad is completed, creating a surplus of Chinese laborers in the San Francisco area.

1862

Jacob Schram purchases 200+ acre Mt. Diamond property from the government and begins development of Napa hillside vineyards. His son, Herman Adolph Schram is born.

1976

Blanc de Blancs (1973) served at the White House Bicentennial Dinner by President Ford for Queen Elizabeth II.