Staglin Family Vineyard

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Shari and Garen Staglin of Staglin Family Vineyard are the attending vintners for this dinner. Founded in 1985 by Shari, Garen, Brandon and Shannon, Staglin Family Vineyard takes pride in the tradition of family ownership and participation. With an uncompromising commitment to quality, their mission is to produce world class wines that reflect the distinctive character of this historic Rutherford Bench estate. Their other mission is to find the causes and cures for mental illnesses/brain disorders through their non-profit organization, One Mind Institute, which originated in 1995.

Shari and Garen learned about wine together, first through his parents at meals where they served good California or Italian wines, and then later when Garen went to Stanford Business School and Shari would go north to visit. They would often spend a day in Napa Valley, where their dream began to one day have a vineyard and make wines of great quality. In 1968 they married, went to Vietnam, Japan, Washington, D.C., then New York where their first child Brandon was born in 1971. 

When it was time to move back to California in 1975, one of the key criteria for where to live was proximity to wine country, so they chose Lafayette, CA, only one hour from Napa and three hours from Tahoe for skiing. 1979 proved to be a year of prosperity for the Staglins, giving birth to their second child, Shannon. This year also marked their purchase of their first company. After many years of rapid growth, they were able to sell a portion of this business, creating capital to finally pursue their dream and become owners of a premier vineyard in the Napa Valley. 

By the end of 1985, the dream came true with the purchase of the historic 50-acre vineyard owned by Beaulieu Vineyards and an adjacent 12-acre parcel. Using their contacts and background, Shari and Garen built a business and marketing plan that remains the foundation of Staglin Family Vineyard: family ownership, commitment to quality, and a personal approach to selling and encouraging memorable experiences. 


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