Cedar Mountain Winery Cedar Mountain Winery was established in the Livermore Valley in 1990 by Linda and Earl Ault. The winery is surrounded by the Ault's 14 acre vineyard, Blanches Vineyard.
Their first release was the 1990 Estate Chardonnay. That year they made a small lot of Cabernet Sauvignon, 160 cases, which was released for sale in 1993 and rapidly gained national attention.

The following year Cedar Mountain produced another Gold Medal winning Cabernet, the 1991 Estate, setting a pattern to be followed by all the later vintages which continue to wine gold and double gold medals.

Cedar Mountain Winery combines the creative interests of Linda and Earl - wine, food, and art. Earl is an accomplished sculptor, watercolorist, and large format photographer. Linda is a recognized amateur gourmet chef. Together they manage the farming activities and operate the winery. Earl is the winemaker.

The Aults believe that quality wines begin with the grapes in their vineyard. They specialize primarily in Livermore grown and produced wine whose full potential is realized with fine oak cooperage. Their focus is on Estate Cabernet but also produce Estate Chardonnay as well as Port wines from their vineyards and from the Sierra Foot Hills. These hand made wines are available only in limited quantities. Cedar Mountain produces 4000 cases per year.

Blanches Vineyard
Blanches Vineyard is situated at the east end of the Valley, (Linda Ault's nick name is Blanche) and lies on a south facing hill of mixed gravel and clay loam. At a mean elevation of 750 feet and with a prevailing westerly breeze coming from San Francisco Bay, this Region II micro-climate ripens the grapes late in the year. Severe pruning limits the yield of the vineyard to 3 tons per acre giving intense varietal characteristics to Cedar Mountain wines. The vineyard has developed a national reputation for the quality of its fruit. Grapes not used by the Cedar Mountain are used by other wineries in the Valley to produce their distinctive premium wines.

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