This Mediterranean-style stone winery was founded in 1981 by Walt Disney's daughter, the late Diane Disney Miller, and her husband Ron Miller, and is located on a small hill beside the Silverado Trail in the heart of the Stags Leap District. Silverado is named after an abandoned silver mine near the current winery. Ron and Diane purchased land in the Stags Leap District from Harry See, the son of the founder of See's Candy, in 1968 and decided to move to Napa. They planted Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon on the land and sold their own grapes to neighboring wineries. In 1976, California Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon won first place at the Paris tasting, beating out France's Grand Vin. The grapes used for the Cabernet Sauvignon were from the Stags Leap District, and in fact, records show that the grapes grown by Ron and Diane were sold to each of the wineries that won first place. Riding on the momentum of the Paris tasting, Ron and Diane began building a winery in 1981, determined to bring the best wines that Stags Leap District could produce to the market at the right price. Today, they own a total of six vineyards. In their state-of-the-art winery, the grapes harvested from these six vineyards are meticulously vinified in small lots, and their handcrafted wines reflect the land, philosophy, and style of Silvarado. In their relentless pursuit of quality, Silvarado is constantly researching and developing its cultivation and brewing, constantly striving to improve and improve vine spacing, training methods, rootstock selection, new yeasts, custom-made barrels, and the latest equipment to achieve a more gentle pressing process. Each vineyard has its own unique cultivation method, adapted to the soil, climate, grape variety, etc. Today, the name "Silverado Vineyards" represents the Miller family's long-standing commitment to Napa Valley wine. The Stags Leap District is one of the smallest AVAs in Napa Valley, but also one of its most well-known wine-producing regions.