J. Davies is a red wine brand from Schramsberg's own vineyards that has been praised for its high quality sparkling wines. J. Davies is a red wine brand from Schramsberg's own vineyards that has been praised for its high quality sparkling wines. Davies Vineyards is a red wine brand developed by Schramsberg Vineyards, a sparkling wine brand in Napa Valley. This wine is made exclusively from grapes grown in the Schramsberg vineyards surrounding the winery in the Diamond Mountain District AVA. When Schramsberg was founded in 1965, the vineyard was originally planted with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir for the purpose of producing sparkling wine. However, the owners, the Davies family, decided that the climate was too warm for these Burgundy varieties and replanted them with Bordeaux varieties in 1994. The wine is named after Jack Davies, father of current owner Hugh Davies. The three estate vineyards, scattered at elevations between 150 and 300 meters, total approximately 17 hectares. Two of these vineyards, known as the "Schramm Plots," were the first hillside vineyards in Napa Valley to be cleared and planted with vines in 1862, named for Jacob Schramm, who founded Schramsberg on this land before Prohibition. The third vineyard, known colloquially as the "McEachran Plot," was cleared and planted in 1878 by Colin McEachran, and later purchased by Schramsberg in 1985. These three vineyards are the southernmost vineyards in the Diamond Mountain District AVA and are surrounded by conifers. They are flanked by two streams, Nash Creek to the north and Ritchie Creek to the south. The growing season is very long, producing rich, concentrated grapes. Yields are very low, at approximately 2 tons per acre. Schramsberg, purchased by the Davies in 1965, is located in the mountains of Diamond Mountain in Napa Valley. At the same time, they also purchased the first vineyards in Napa that were planted on the slopes around the winery. After studying the region for many years, they replanted the vineyards in 1994 with Cabernet Sauvignon, which is more suitable for the land. The second generation Hugh Davies created this wine in tribute to Jack, J.Davies. Another great wine with a concentrated taste was born from the mountain Cabernet.