The original Charles Shaw winery — famous for the low-priced Two Buck Chuck wines first introduced at Trader Joe’s in 2002 — once stood where beautiful, upscale Benessere Vineyards is located today. Rich in Napa wine country history, the Benessere vineyard, winery and estate is for sale for $35 million. “Encompassed by vineyards and the organic landscape of the Napa River, the agrarian setting is unrivaled, offering everything wine country often promises, but rarely delivers,” “The offering consists of a substantial vineyard component, winery and public tasting room operations and multiple residences which embody a classic Napa Valley style.
” The 43-acre St. Helena property has a total of 6,300 square feet of living space with eight bedrooms and nine bathrooms. “The desirable up-valley location is convenient and buffered from the well-traveled Highway 29 and Silverado Trail, at the end of a bucolic country lane,” according to the property listing.
The original Charles Shaw winery no longer exists where Benessere Vineyards is today. Charles F. Shaw established his winery in Napa Valley in 1974.
After the Charles Shaw winery went bankrupt in 1990, the property — but not the brand — , who later renamed it Benessere Vineyards. In 1995, the Charles Shaw brand name was separately for about $27,000 during bankruptcy proceedings. In 2002, Bronco Wine Company reintroduced the bargain-priced Charles Shaw brand with its famous “Two Buck Chuck” wines sold in Tra.