Winery Story

Marketta and Jean-Noël Fourmeaux came to California in 1980 as official wine tasters for the French government, in order to taste Californi... (more...)a wines and learn about all aspects of California winemaking philosophy and vineyard management. After six months and 2,000 wines, they sent a telegram back home saying "looks good, we stay." They returned to France, packed up their two young daughters, and moved to California in 1983. Marketta Fourmeaux is the Chateau Potelle winemaker. The combination of her skills and the Estate hillside vineyards have created extremely distinctive and dramatic wines that have brought Chateau Potelle to the top of the wine world as producers of Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.