Joseph Phelps

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CEO

David Pearson

Creation date

1973

Headquarters

200 Taplin Road St Helena CA 94574 - USA

IdentityJoseph Phelps

The story of Joseph Phelps Vineyards began fifty years ago when Joe Phelps, a construction magnate and home winemaker, founded his eponymous winery in the then undiscovered wilds of Napa Valley in 1973. A pioneering spirit and continued quest for excellence guided the winery’s path to purchase vineyard land in key areas of Napa Valley, and later the western Sonoma Coast. Today, Joseph Phelps Vineyards and its flagship wine Insignia uphold a legacy of extraordinary quality.
The Joseph Phelps winery in Napa Valley designed by architect John Marsh Davis
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    FIRST FIFTY YEARS

  • 525

    PLANTED ACRES

  • 1974

    FIRST INSIGNIA

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ICON

It began with a vision. In the early 1970s, Napa Valley was a sleepy agricultural town on the brink of a fine-wine awakening. Drawing on his construction experience, Joseph Phelps set about establishing the building blocks of winemaking excellence. Joseph Phelps was a builder of buildings, a builder of people, and a builder of dreams.
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SAVOIR-FAIRE

It began with a vision. A belief in the possibility of something bigger and better – something that didn’t quite exist yet. In the early 1970s, Napa Valley was a sleepy agricultural town on the brink of a fine-wine awakening. Drawing on his construction experience, Joe set about establishing the building blocks of winemaking excellence. In 1974, he had the idea to make a unique blend each year, one that would represent the finest wine he could make from each vintage. His only thought was to make one wine that represented the best of Joseph Phelps Vineyards. Today, Insignia is widely regarded as a qualitative benchmark for California winemaking that has earned Joseph Phelps its longstanding reputation for excellence.
Insignia, iconic cuvée of Joseph Phelps © Briana Marie Photography

STYLE & RANGE

Joe Phelps built the winery’s early reputation on Cabernet Sauvignon and Rhône-style bottles, but his winemaking ambitions did not rest there. Today, the portfolio includes both Napa Valley and Sonoma Coast vineyards allowing our winemakers to explore the finest of each region.

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Joseph Phelps is npart of Moët Hennessy

Moët Hennessy is the Wines & Spirits division of LVMH, owning renowned wine estates through "LVMH Vins d'Exceptions". With its twenty seven internationally renowned Maisons for the richness of their terroirs, the quality of their products and the craftsmanship savoir-faire with which they are created, Moët Hennessy has been committed, for many years, to its environmental and social program, Living Soils Living Together.Drink responsibly.