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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.〔Shulman, Todd.(and Mayhem in the Napa Valley'' ) The History Press, 2012, p. 80.〕〔National Register of Historic Places.("National Register #79000508" ).〕 Its 1886 Homestead Cabin, also on the property and currently under restoration, 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.〔''St. Helena Star.''("Threatened Treasures of the Valley" ) 30 Oct 2013.〕〔''St. Helena Star.''("Nichelini: A Vintage of 122 Years" ) 25 Oct 2012.〕 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.〔Ibid.〕 Its wines include Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Primitivo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc 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. ==History== Anton Nichelini (1862-1937) was born in Verscio, Canton Ticino, Switzerland. He came to California in 1882 at the age of 19, where he first settled in Glen Ellen (Sonoma Cty.) and became a winemaker and grape grower for pioneer winemaker Joshua Chauvet.〔Sosnowski, Vivienne.(the Rivers Ran Red'' ).Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, pp. 17-18.〕〔Monahan, Sherry A.(Vines, Wines and Pioneers'' ).The History Press, 2013, pp.47-48.〕 Two years later Anton homesteaded a 160-acre tract of rugged wilderness in Chiles Valley, converting about 30 acres to vineyards, and becoming the first Swiss settler in the area.〔Kushman, Rick and Beal, Hank.(Moveable Thirst'' ). John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2007, pp.76-77.〕〔Monahan, Sherry A. 2013, p.48〕 In 1890 Anton married Caterina Corda (1869-1952), another Swiss immigrant from Ticino, and shortly thereafter they moved out of their tiny homestead cabin and into the Greek Revival style house that Anton constructed on top of his stone winery.〔Kushman, Rick, and Beal, Hank. 2007, p.77.〕〔Kilgallin, Anthony Raymond.(An Architectural Walking Tour'' ). Arcadia Publishing, 2001.〕 Mr. Nichelini was also a skilled miner, and patented new smelting techniques. His property in Chiles Valley was unusually rich in chromium and magnesite deposits, and he mined these for several years in addition to his ranching and wine production business.〔Dow, D.H. and Thayer, T.P. Geological Investigations of Chromite in California, ''U.S. Dept. of the Interior Geological Survey.'' 1946.〕〔Sosnowski, Vivienne. 2009, p. 17.〕 Anton and Caterina eventually had twelve children between the years of 1891 and 1916, all of whom attended school at the Chiles Valley one-room schoolhouse.〔''St. Helena Star.'' "Nichelini Celebration." 1895.〕 Their children were: William, Joseph, Josephine, Ida ("Edith"), Rose, Catherine, Mary, Frederic, Allen, Emma ('Virginia"), Antoinette, and Inez.〔''St. Helena Star.'' "Prominent Rancher Passes Away." 12 Nov 1937.〕 The winery today is collectively owned and operated by the descendants of these twelve children.〔''Napa Valley Register.''("Swiss Visitors Find Roots at Nichelini Family Winery." ) 4 Oct 2012.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nichelini Family Winery」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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