The Californian winery is located north of St. Helena in
Napa Valley. Its origins lie in a winery founded in 1886 under the name "Tychson Cellars". Josephine Tychson sold it in 1894 to her foreman Nils Larsen. Then in 1898 it became the property of Antonio Forni, who named it "Lombarda Cellars" after his Italian birthplace. After the introduction of
prohibition in 1920 the business was closed down. In 1939 it was bought by the three Southern Californian businessmen Albert "Abbey" Ahern, Charles Freeman and Markquand Foster. They gave it its present name, which was formed from parts of all three names. It was finally purchased in 1966 by seven businessmen from Napa. One of them was Brad Webb, who had introduced barrel ageing at
Hanzell at the end of the 1950s and thus made a name for himself. The winery, under new management, quickly became known for its excellent wines made from Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon.
In 1973, pioneering work was done when a Riesling was produced for the first time from noble-rotted Riesling grapes called "Edelwein Gold". At the legendary
Paris Wine Tasting in 1976, the company was the only winery represented with one white wine and one red wine (the other nine only one wine). The "Chardonnay 1972" came sixth and the "Cabernet Sauvignon 1967" tenth. The vineyards cover 120 hectares of vineyards with the domains Bosché Estate, Red Barne Ranch and Sycamore Vineyards. They are planted with the red wine varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petite Sirah and Sangiovese, and the white wine varieties Chardonnay, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc. The estate was sold to the "Legacy Estates Group" in 2001.