The Story
Vintner Barry Waitte founded Tamber Bey Vineyards in 1999, when he purchased a 60-acre vineyard in the Yountville Appellation and an 11-acre property in the renowned Oakville Appellation. Waitte planted three acres of premium Cabernet Sauvignon on the Oakville property, and this vineyard came to be called the Oakville Estate Vineyard. In 2000, Waitte hired winemaker Thomas Brown as the founding winemaker for Tamber Bey wines. Originally, the Yountville vineyard was named Two Rivers Vineyard as a tribute to the "two personalities of the Napa River," which borders the vineyard. Waitte later changed the name to the Deux Chevaux Vineyard (French for "two horses") to pay homage to Tamber Bey's namesake, his first two Arabian horses, Tamborina and Bayamo.
