About Quixote Winery
Quixote Winery was founded in 1996 by Carl Doumani, who had earlier purchased and restored the historic Stags' Leap Winery in 1971; Quixote's first vintage was released in 1999 from a 27-acre estate in the Stags Leap District. Doumani commissioned Austrian artist and architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser to design the winery building after discovering his work, it remains the only United States project built by Hundertwasser, took roughly a decade to complete, and features a gold-leafed onion dome, a living roof, and deliberately no right angles above the basement.
The estate is planted primarily to Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah, with smaller amounts of Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, grown on volcanic, cobblestone-flecked soils that concentrate flavor by retaining less water. Hundertwasser himself pushed Doumani toward organic farming, and the property continues to be farmed without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. In 2014, Wine Spectator reported that Quixote was sold to a Chinese-owned investment firm for approximately $29 million; the winery remains an active member of the Stags Leap District Winegrowers and continues to produce wine today.
Quixote's winery building is the only United States project ever built by Austrian architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
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Hundertwasser ArchitectureThe winery building, gold-leafed onion dome, living roof, no right angles except the basement, is the only U.S. structure designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser.
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Founded by Carl DoumaniDoumani, who earlier restored the historic Stags' Leap Winery, founded Quixote in 1996 with a first vintage in 1999.
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Ownership ChangeWine Spectator reported the estate was sold to a Chinese-owned firm for roughly $29 million in 2014; it continues to operate today.
"A 27-acre Stags Leap District estate best known for its one-of-a-kind Hundertwasser-designed winery building."
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Featured Wines
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Quixote Cabernet Sauvignon
2018-2019 · Stags Leap District, Napa Valley
Estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon from Quixote's volcanic-soil vineyard.
PETITE SIRAH
Quixote Petite Sirah
Current release · Stags Leap District, Napa Valley
A varietal Petite Sirah, the grape Carl Doumani championed at both Stags' Leap Winery and Quixote.
Published retail pricing was not found; recent vintages have appeared at charity auction (e.g., Premiere Napa Valley), but current tasting-room and release pricing should be confirmed directly with the winery.
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