Our History

In 1919 the first generation of the Tedeschi family, Pietro and Francesa Tedeschi, emigrated from Pisa, Italy to Ellis Island. They spent a few years in Providence, Rhode Island, where Pietro worked on painting the lettering and pin striping for the Wells Fargo stagecoaches, before making the move west to San Francisco in 1910. Pietro and Francesca started a boarding house and later a restaurant in the city. During their summers they would vacation in a small town in northern Napa Valley known for its hot springs - Calistoga.

Pietro and Francesca moved to Calistoga full-time in 1919, drawn by the beauty and striking resemblances of the Tuscan countryside., and started a new business, Pisa Farms Resort. Second generation Eugene Tedeschi grew up in Calistoga and carried the business through Prohibition with his siblings as well as the Great Depression. Following the second world war, Eugene and his brothers operated a restaurant in downtown Calistoga, the Fior D’Itala. Eugene met his wife Anna at the family resort and in the 1950s, purchased our current property. There were acres of walnuts and prunes. As proper steward and to savor the beauty, he planted his grapevines between the trees, a field blend of Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petite Sirah.

Eugene's son Emil was born and raised in Calistoga and in his late twenties moved to Hawaii in 1974 to co-found a new vineyard and winery, Tedeschi Vineyards in Maui, which has become one of the most famous wineries in Hawaii. Emil Tedeschi moved his family back to the Napa Valley in 1991 to join his sister Frances in redeveloping the family orchards in Calistoga and starting up his own small, family operated winery. Today, the dream has been realized. Emil, along with his two sons, Emilio & Mario and his daughter Elaine, continue their commitment to handcrafting award winning, old-world style wines that are true to their terroir, and enjoyed by friends and family, alike. 

The Tedeschi Family wines represent an original “vine-to-table” experience.