We invite you to join the Festival Del Sole, Sibylle Szaggars Redford and Robert Redford for a Gala dinner, auction and celebration on August 4th hosted by Buena Vista Winery and Jean Charles Boisset to benefit The Way of the Rain, the non-profit founded Sibylle Szaggars Redford dedicated to the mission of developing, producing and performing educational and artistic performances to promote public awareness and support for the protection of the Earth.

Before there were vineyards in every valley north of San Francisco, before Napa and Sonoma were household names before there was a California wine world at all, there was Buena Vista. Founded in 1857, and spanning from Sonoma and into Napa, Buena Vista is California’s first premium winery, and its history is as colorful as it is proud. Today, the legend has been re-born under the vision of Jean-Charles Boisset.

Just outside the town of Sonoma, the original winery is now a California Historic Landmark, and home to our Winery, one of our Tasting Rooms, and Visitor’s Center. Chateau Buena Vista, located in the heart of downtown Napa, is the realization of a dream to re-establish the winery with a permanent destination in Napa Valley. Housed in the 1929 Gordon Building, the art deco inspired Tasting Room brings the experience of Champagne and Caviar with Cabernet and Chocolate to guests.

Buena Vista. Our future is our past… our vivacious, colorful, and pioneering past!

The gala dinner will feature Buena Vista’s wines as well as a Bordeaux wine crafted by enologist Michel Rolland especially for The Way of the Rain. Those interested in purchasing tickets to the Gala should contact us using the button below: