About Canard Vineyard
Canard Vineyard occupies a 25-acre property in Calistoga that was once the homestead of Reason P. Tucker, a Gold Rush-era figure known for helping rescue Donner Party survivors; the estate's 1859 residence still stands, and some of its Zinfandel vines were planted more than 140 years ago. Rich and Carolyn Czapleski bought the property in 1983 and began commercial production the following year, making Canard one of the two oldest continuously producing vineyards in Napa Valley.
The 22 planted acres are farmed dry, head-trained, and sustainably, yielding just one to two tons per acre from vines ranging from 75 to over 150 years old. Managing director Adam Fox and winemaker Brian Graham craft nine single-vineyard bottlings a year, led by old-vine Zinfandel alongside Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot, sold mainly through the estate's mailing list and limited distribution in about ten states.
Some of the estate's dry-farmed Zinfandel vines were planted more than 140 years ago and remain in commercial production today.
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Historic Tucker homesteadThe property was once the homestead of Reason P. Tucker, a rescuer of Donner Party survivors, whose 1859 house still stands on-site.
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Among Napa's oldest working vineyardsRich and Carolyn Czapleski have farmed the site since 1983, with some Zinfandel vines over 140 years old, making it one of the two oldest continuously producing vineyards in the valley.
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Very low yieldsDry-farmed, head-trained old vines produce just one to two tons per acre.
"A historic Calistoga estate whose 140-year-old dry-farmed Zinfandel vines anchor a small, appointment-only production."
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Featured Wines
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
2022 · Calistoga, Napa Valley
The estate's top-tier Cabernet Sauvignon bottling.
ZINFANDEL
Reserve Zinfandel
2022 · Calistoga, Napa Valley
Old-vine Zinfandel from vines ranging from 75 to over 150 years old.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
2022 · Calistoga, Napa Valley
The entry-tier estate Cabernet Sauvignon bottling.
Current releases and prices as listed at canardvineyard.orderport.net, July 2026; the 2025 Estate Rosé and 2022 Estate Zinfandel are marked sold out.
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The Estate Tasting
A private, seated tasting of five estate wines drawn from Canard's single-vineyard blocks, for parties of 2 to 8, by appointment only.
By appointment
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The Reserve Tasting
A deeper tasting of Canard's most limited bottlings, including the Reserve Zinfandel, for parties of 2 to 8.
By appointment
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