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Araujo Estate, Calistoga Winery & Tasting Room

Napa Valley · Calistoga · Calistoga AVA
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Renamed Eisele Vineyard
Araujo Estate was renamed in 2016: after the 2013 sale to François Pinault's Artémis group, the property now operates as Eisele Vineyard. The estate remains active in Calistoga; the Araujo name was retired with the 2013 vintage.
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Operates as Eisele Vineyard
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Phone
(707) 942-6061
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Tasting Fee
By invitation
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Reservations
By invitation only
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Est.
1990

About Araujo Estate

Bart and Daphne Araujo bought a 162-acre Calistoga property in 1990 largely for what it contained: the 38-acre Eisele Vineyard, farmed since the 1880s and planted to Cabernet Sauvignon in 1964, the source of one of California's earliest vineyard-designated Cabernets in 1971. Their first vintage followed in 1991, and Araujo Estate quickly became one of Napa Valley's most sought-after names.

The Araujos converted the vineyard to organic farming in 1998 and earned Demeter biodynamic certification in 2002, then sold in 2013 to Artémis, the holding group of Château Latour owner François Pinault. In 2016 the new owners retired the Araujo name in favor of the land itself: the estate now operates as Eisele Vineyard, making about 2,000 cases of its flagship Cabernet plus Altagracia and small lots of Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah.

The vineyard outlived the winery's name: in 2016, Araujo Estate became simply Eisele Vineyard.
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A historic vineyardThe Eisele Vineyard has grown grapes since the 1880s and Cabernet Sauvignon since 1964.
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Biodynamic pioneerThe Araujos converted to organic farming in 1998 and earned Demeter biodynamic certification in 2002.
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Latour stewardshipSince 2013 the estate has belonged to François Pinault's Artémis group, proprietor of Château Latour.
"Araujo is history now, but its Eisele Vineyard remains one of Calistoga's defining Cabernet sites."
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Featured Wines

CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Current release · Calistoga
About 2,000 cases a year from the 38-acre biodynamically farmed vineyard first planted to Cabernet in 1964.
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Altagracia
Current release · Napa Valley
The estate's second Cabernet-based blend, made in limited quantities.
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SAUVIGNON BLANC
Eisele Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc
Current release · Calistoga
A small-production estate white made alongside limited Syrah bottlings.
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Sold under the Eisele Vineyard label via member allocation at eiselevineyard.com, July 2026; new buyers join a waiting list, and no public pricing is published.

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Eisele Vineyard sells its small production to a member list; prospective buyers join a waiting list through the estate's website rather than booking public tastings.
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