Caymus Vineyards

Caymus Vineyards is a family-owned winery based in Rutherford in California’s Napa Valley. The winery’s official account says that Chuck Wagner and his parents, Lorna and Charlie Wagner Sr., opened Caymus in 1972. It began with 240 cases of Cabernet Sauvignon, establishing a clear early focus on wine made from that grape variety. The winery describes its work as a family farming and winemaking operation carried forward across generations. It says Caymus remains 100% family-owned and run, with the next generation taking on responsibility for the business. Chuck, Charlie, and Jenny Wagner are named together in the family’s statement about farming grapes and making wine, although their specific roles are not detailed in the supplied source. Caymus makes wines under the family’s winery operation and welcomes visitors to its winery in Rutherford, Napa Valley. The official site advertises by-the-glass service, a retail shop, and seated tastings by appointment. Its homepage also references a Caymus Suisun entrance, but the supplied material does not explain the relationship between that site and the Rutherford visitor experience. Information about the winery’s distribution footprint, individual wine range beyond its founding Cabernet Sauvignon, and corporate structure beyond family ownership is not provided in the available evidence.

Caymus Vineyards’ history is tied to the Wagner family’s longer connection to Napa Valley. Its official site traces family roots in the region to earlier generations: Lafayette Stice, Chuck Wagner’s great-grandfather, worked as a winemaker, while members of the Glos family emigrated from Germany and came to Napa Valley in the 1880s. Charles and Mary Glos homesteaded on Howell Mountain. The site presents this background as part of the family’s history in the area, rather than as the founding of Caymus itself. The winery was opened in 1972 by Chuck Wagner and his parents, Lorna and Charlie Wagner Sr. According to the official account, Chuck was 19 when his parents asked him to commit fully to creating a commercial winery. Caymus began with 240 cases of Cabernet Sauvignon. Lorna and Charlie Sr. had grown up about a mile apart in Rutherford and, according to the site, lived and worked side by side for more than 50 years. The supplied source identifies them, together with Chuck, as Caymus’s founders. The winery describes its present-day operation as a continuation of family farming and winemaking. It states that the business remains 100% family-owned and run, with the next generation assuming responsibility. The family’s homepage statement names Chuck, Charlie, and Jenny Wagner in connection with grape farming and winemaking, but does not provide detailed role histories or dates for later generational transitions. Caymus continues to receive visitors at its winery in Rutherford, Napa Valley. The official site lists by-the-glass service, a retail shop, and seated tastings available by appointment. It also shows a Caymus Suisun entrance, but the supplied evidence does not give further details about the site or its role in the company. Beyond the 1972 opening and founding production, the available source does not establish additional dated product launches, ownership changes, or corporate milestones.

• 1972

  Caymus Vineyards opens

• 1880

  Glos family arrives in Napa Valley

A family-owned Napa Valley winery centered on multigenerational grape farming and winemaking; its founding production included Cabernet Sauvignon.

• Cabernet Sauvignon

  The winery says its initial production in 1972 consisted of 240 cases of Cabernet Sauvignon.

• 2020-05-29

  Caymus Vineyards announces lawsuit over California tasting-room restrictions[2]Caymus Vineyards宣布就加州品酒室限制提起诉讼courthousenews.com

  Reported: 2020-05-29

  Caymus Vineyards said it was filing a lawsuit against California’s governor, alleging that Napa Valley wineries had suffered unfair treatment under the state’s plan to relax coronavirus lockdown rules.

1. 1Caymus Vineyardscaymus.com
2. 2Caymus Vineyards宣布就加州品酒室限制提起诉讼courthousenews.com
3. 3Caymus Vineyards sues California governor over shut tasting roomsdecanter.com