Founded in 1896 by Giovanni Foppiano, Foppiano Vineyards is one of Sonoma County's oldest continually-operated, family-owned wineries.  In fact the Foppiano family has supplied northern California with wine for over a century, surviving Prohibition in the 1920s by selling home winemaking kits.

Giovanni Foppiano had the vision and foresight to purchase land in the Russian River Valley and  Foppiano Winery was one of the founding members of the Russian River Valley AVA. Foppiano has also made important investments in infrastructure and winery equipment throughout the years.