Schramsberg

Jacob Schram was a barber, and he kept cutting hair while he cleared and planted this slope of Diamond Mountain. Stevenson came in 1880, tasted his way through the cellar, and wrote in The Silverado Squatters that the wine was "bottled poetry." The bronze calling house and winery excellently preserved was cast in 1957, while Douglas Pringle was reviving the label. He died in 1960, his widow locked the place up, and Jack and Jamie Davies found it run-down when they bought it in 1965. A National Register plaque stands beside the state bronze.

What the plaque says

Schramsberg Founded in 1862 by Jacob Schram, this was the first hillside winery of the Napa Valley. Robert Louis Stevenson, visiting here in 1880, devoted a chapter of his "Silverado Squatters" to Schramsberg and its wines. Ambrose Bierce and Lilly Hitchcock Coit were other cherished friends. The original house and winery have been excellently preserved. Registered Historical Landmark No. 561 Plaque placed by California State Park Commission in cooperation with the Napa County Historical Society. April 6, 1957. Schramsberg Founded 1862 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

Where it stands

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