Meteor Vineyard is the confluence of an extraordinary Cabernet vineyard in the southeast corner of Napa Valley, the entrepreneurial vision of internet pioneer Barry Schuler and wife Tracy, and the consummate winemaking talents of Bill and Dawnine Dyer.
Meteor started as a dream 35 years ago when Barry Schuler, a college student with an emerging passion for wine, first visited Napa Valley. After roaming the valley and tasting, he was struck by the burning desire to someday live in Napa, grow grapes and make wine that could take its place among the World’s greats.
At that time Napa itself was emerging as a truly World Class wine making region and winemakers Bill and Dawnine Dyer were launching their careers as the history of Napa wine was being written. Little did they know that more than three decades later they would all come together in a project centered on the fruit grown in one of Napa’s most unique pieces of land – Meteor Vineyard.
Barry and his wife Tracy bought the property that is now Meteor Vineyard about 10 years ago and planted a 22-acre Cabernet Sauvignon estate that has produced truly distinguished fruit. With its 500-foot elevation, cool microclimate and pre-historic volcanic soils peppered with cobblestone and clay, the vineyard proved to be an optimal site. The highly sought after Meteor fruit is acquired by such prestigious names as Etude, Vineyard 29, Arietta, Favia and Lail Vineyards.
In 2003 the Dyers and the Schulers decided to produce a very small quantity of 100% Meteor Vineyard wine, to discover what a singular expression of the vineyard would be. The results were so impressive that they decided to make the Barry’s 35 year old dream come true. We are pleased to announce that the 2005 vintage of Meteor Vineyard has gone from dream to reality.
