Wine caves, as most people call them, have been around since the time of the Etruscans beginning about 800 BC. The Romans during the span of their 400 year reign created a remarkable system of tunnels. During the latter half of the 1880’s about a dozen caves were created in the Napa Valley by Chinese miners but after the 1890’s no wine caves were created anywhere until a tunnel was created at Far Niente Winery in 1981. Since then a rennaissance of wine caves has occurred and about 150 caves have been created.

There are more photos and interesting facts in my book, INTO THE EARTH, A Wine Cave Renaissance