page_title: Nichelini Family Winery
hierarchical_section_title: Nichelini Family Winery
caption_attribution_description: English: The Nichelini Winery House, a seven-bedroom home built in the Greek Revival style by Anton Nichelini in ca. 1890, atop a stone wine cellar. 2950 Sage Canyon Road, St. Helena, CA 94574. National Register of Historic Places #79000508.
context_page_description: Nichelini Family Winery is a family-owned winery located in the Chiles Valley District of Napa Valley in California. It is the oldest winery in Napa to have been in the same family's hands since its founding, by winemaker Anton Nichelini in 1890, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its 1886 Homestead Cabin, also on the property and recently restored, is believed to be the only one of its kind remaining in Napa County, and as such was recently placed on the Napa Valley Historical Society's "10 Treasures" list.
  Nichelini Family Winery only produces about 2500 cases of wine a year, made by current head winemaker Aimée Sunseri, who is the seventh family winemaker in succession. Its wines include Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Primitivo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle, among others.
  Nichelini Family Winery is located at 2950 Sage Canyon Road, St. Helena, CA, 94574.
context_section_description: Nichelini Family Winery is a family-owned winery located in the Chiles Valley District of Napa Valley in California.  It is the oldest winery in Napa to have been in the same family's hands since its founding, by winemaker Anton Nichelini in 1890, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  Its 1886 Homestead Cabin, also on the property and recently restored, is believed to be the only one of its kind remaining in Napa County, and as such was recently placed on the Napa Valley Historical Society's "10 Treasures" list.
  Nichelini Family Winery only produces about 2500 cases of wine a year, made by current head winemaker Aimée Sunseri, who is the seventh family winemaker in succession.  Its wines include Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Primitivo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle (formerly titled Sauvignon Vert), among others.
  Nichelini Family Winery is located at 2950 Sage Canyon Road (State Hwy. 128), St. Helena, CA, 94574.
caption: The Nichelini Winery House
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