The winery ceases operation and is sold.
Timeline Event Category: J. Schram Era
1912
1905
Jacob Schram dies. Property inherited by son, Herman.
1891
Wines produced at Schramsberg listed as Zinfandel, Sauvignon Vert, Burgundy, Hock, Sauterne and Riesling style of wines. Schramsberg Riesling served to President Harrison at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
1890
Schramsberg produces 540,000 lbs of grapes (approx. 28,361 cases of wine) from 100 acres of grapes.
1880
Author Robert Louis Stevenson visits Jacob Schram’s estate. Descriptions of his stay are recorded in his book, Silverado Squatters. Schramsberg produces 8,403 cases of wine from 50 acres of vines.
1875
Schram Victorian mansion with stately veranda completed on vineyard site.
1870
Chinese laborers dig Napa’s first hillside caves for wine-aging and storage. Schramsberg has 30,000 vines.
1862
Jacob Schram purchases 200 acre Mt. Diamond property from the government and begins development of Napa hillside vineyards. Herman Adolph Schram is born.