Buena Vista’s Modern Revival

Buena Vista’s Modern Revival. In 2007, Buena Vista's founder, Agoston Haraszthy de Mokesa (1812-1869) was inducted into the Culinary Institute of America's Vintners Hall of Fame. It was a tribute not only to his pioneering vision, but also to those throughout the winery's history that helped his vision become a reality. In 1943, Frank Bartholomew and his wife Antonia purchased Buena Vista, sight unseen, as a quiet country retreat. While the Bartholomews loved the location, they knew not what they had purchased. It was later that they learned their new home was, in fact, the famed Buena Vista Winery. With the onset of the war, Frank, who was a journalist with the United Press, left to cover the fighting in the Pacific, leaving Antonia to continue restoring the grandeur of the incredible Buena Vista estate. When Frank returned, he enlisted famed winemaker André Tchelistcheff, and together they immediately began producing world-class wines. The four-foot eleven inch Tchelistcheff was California's most powerful voice in wine; an uncompromising taskmaster who drove the world of California wines once more onto the world stage. He guided Buena Vista's wines until his death in 1994. , The winery released its first post-Prohibition vintage in 1949. It was hugely successful. Buena Vista was back., California’s First Premium Winery , ~1857~.