OnThEdge fruit is sourced primarily from dry-farmed vineyards in the esteemed Rosedale-Pickett Road area of the North-Eastern geographical Napa Valley.   Abramo Frediani first settled on Pickett Road near Calistoga around the turn of the last century after emigrating from his native Tuscan mountain village of Vallico Sotto.  Abramo’s son Gene and his wife Jeanne acquired and/or developed the current properties beginning shortly after WW-II.  At one time they farmed several hundred acres consisting of prune and walnut orchards in additon to vineyards.  Since Gene’s untimely death in 1978, his son Jim has managed the day to day operations.  Working closely with Jim, we carefully select special blocks or particular rows from approximately 180 acres of vineyards from which we craft  our limited production OnThEdge  and Jean Louis Vermeil winesOnThEdge Winery. 

This unique area near the base of the Palisades, features a broad variety of soil types ranging from the higher and essentially bottomless, Pleasanton gravels, to the lower, richer, and heavier Bale clay loams fronting the Napa River.  The vineyards, the warm Calistoga days, cool foggy nights and 3^rd generation Frediani Family winegrowing experience combine to bless us with fruit rich in color and flavor density.