Winery Story
Cornell Vineyards
By RH Drexel
Nature is a study in resilience. Along Spring Mountain Road, just outside of St. Helena and west of the Spring Mountain District, the Mayacamas mountain range is strewn with the skeletons of trees that perished in the Glass Fire of 2020. The pitch black remains cascade across the landscape, but they have been sublimated by new growth. Young trees, underbrush, wild grasses, and wildflowers have taken over, the cyclical rhythm of the natural world announcing itself. Cornell Vineyards is a part of this dramatic landscape.
Quiet Confidence
Cornell Vineyards is a mountain estate with vineyards planted in elevations ranging from 1,500 to 1,920 ft. The estate’s mountain terroir feeds off the mysterious, grand Mayacamas range, born of a subducting oceanic plate. Cornell’s twenty distinctive blocks are quilted into ancient seabed, with each block emerging as its own ecosystem with its own personality:...
Winery Information
Region: USA, California, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain district
Address: 420 Spring Mountain Summit Trail, Santa Rosa CA 95404
Open for Tastings: No
Major Grapes: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot
Vineyard Size: 20 acres
Own Winery: Yes
DTC Mailing List: Yes
Vineyard Sustainability: NA
Year Established: 2001
Owner: Henry and Vanessa Cornell
Winemaker: Elizabeth Tangney
Website: https://www.cornellvineyards.com/
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Published: May 2026