One of the First Vineyards in Napa Valley

Beaulieu Vineyard takes its name from the French phrase “Quel beau lieu,” which translates to “What a beautiful place.” Legend has it that Fernande uttered these words when she first saw America. The following year, they purchased a nearby winery that had originally been built by California State Senator Seneca Ewer in 1885. De Latour’s knowledge of the phylloxera that had devastated many Napa Valley vineyards and his decision to import a rootstock resistant to the pest helped secure his position as one of the early pioneers of the California wine industry.