The Oakville Winery was the 9th bonded winery founded in California by two Frenchman in 1877, when it was known as "Brun and Chaix Oakville Winery". The Pelissa family first purchased 35 acres of land in Calistoga in 1903. Since then, the family has expanded to own 1,000 acres of land in Napa Valley, of which almost 700 are vineyards. In 1993, the family purchased the historic Oakville Winery and formed the Napa Wine Company and Bonded Winery #9. In 2009 the Pelissa family released their first vintage of Oakville Winery Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. The family has farmed their estate vineyards organically since the purchase of the winery in 1993.