The history of the Bertagna family farming and winemaking began centuries ago in Italy. The Bertagnas have been almond farmers for four generations, a tradition Berton Bertagna continues today.
Berton's great grandfather made wine for his friends and family in Italy and continued the practice when he immigrated to Chico through Ellis Island in 1912.
While the family continued farming almonds, the art of winemaking skipped two generations before being started again by Berton, through the encouragement of his wife, Carol.
Carol's interest in wine began as an undergraduate at Chico State during the early 90's. She took an introduction to wine class taught by world-renowned wine expert, Dr. Marian Baldy and became very interested in winemaking.
Also while at Chico State, Carol traveled to Italy for the summer as a part of an exchange program. After experiencing Italy with her host family, her interest in winemaking grew, and she fell in love with the Italian wine culture.
After Carol and Berton married, they combined Berton's experience with farming and Carol's love for the Italian wine culture. In 2001 they began growing grapes to make wine.
At first Carol and Berton only made wine for their friends and family, who loved their wine so much that they convinced the Bertagnas to make it available to the public.
In April 2007, they opened the winery.