While our family only began bottling wine under the Seghesio name in 1983, our parents and grandparents have been an integral and evolving part of industry since the late 1800’s. A timeline of that history follows.

1886 - Edoardo Seghesio immigrates to Sonoma County, California from his native Piedmonte, Italy.

1886 - 1902- Edoardo Seghesio works as winemaker at Italian Swiss Colony

1894- Edoardo marries Angela Vasconi

1895- The young couple purchases a modest home on 56 acres of prime vineyard land in Northern Alexander Valley. The Home Ranch is planted to Zinfandel.

1902- Construction of Seghesio Winery is completed and Edoardo and Angela crush their first grapes.

1903- Wines are shipped via the railroad and sold in San Francisco from horse-drawn carts.

1910- Additional land is purchased surrounding the train station in Chianti, California where Edoardo plants Sangiovese and the Chianti Field blend. This Chianti Station vineyard is America’s oldest planting of the varietals.

1919 The Seghesio's disbelief that Prohibition would be enacted prompted them to purchase Italian Swiss Colony and its 1100 acres six months prior to its start.

1942- River Road Vineyard in Alexander Valley purchased.

1949- The Seghesio Family purchases the Scatena Winery in Healdsburg at auction and moves the majority of its operation there.

1957- Cortina Vineyard in Dry Creek Valley purchased.

1957- Brothers Art and Eugene "Pete" take on management of the winery upon Angela's death

1961- Keyhole Ranch in Russian River Valley purchased

1961 - 1979The Seghesio Family produces wine from 50% of the red grapes grown in Sonoma County and sells to large wineries such as Krug, Martini, Almaden and Roma.

1971- Lone Oak Vineyard in Alexander Valley purchased

1983- Seghesio bottles their first wines under the family label.

1993- Cousins Ted and Peter Seghesio shift the winery's focus to quality production with intensive hand farming and small lot fermentation.

1995- The Seghesio family celebrates 100 years as winegrowers

1997- Seghesio Family Vineyards opens their tasting room on Grove Street

2005- Rattlesnake Hill north vineyard purchased