Raymond Vineyards was founded in 1971 by Roy Raymond and his two sons with their first vintage produced in 1974. Their first estate bottled wine was a Riesling released in 1977. The family has a long history in Napa Valley dating back multiple generations to the 1930’s. When Roy arrived in the Napa Valley in 1933 he was hired as a cellar “rat” at age 18 at Beringer Winery the year after prohibition. Beringer was one of those select few Napa wineries that were able to stay open during prohibition by making sacramental and medicinal wine; the year after prohibition they were hiring additional employees in anticipation of an increase in production.

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