Jean-Charles Boisset, president of Boisset Collection, has purchased Artesa Winery in Carneros from Spain's Raventos Codorniu, Wine Spectator reported on September 24, 2026. The deal adds one of Carneros' most architecturally distinctive winery estates to a California portfolio that already includes Buena Vista Winery, DeLoach Vineyards, and Raymond Vineyards.
The transaction includes the Artesa brand and the full estate: 350 acres of land with 150 acres planted to grapevines across the Carneros and Mt. Veeder appellations, a winery permitted to produce about 190,000 cases a year, a tasting room, and existing inventory. The purchase price was not disclosed.
Raventos Codorniu, one of Spain's oldest family wine companies, founded the property in 1991 as Codorniu Napa, when Carneros was establishing itself as a California hub for sparkling wine. The estate later shifted toward premium still wines and adopted the Artesa name.
Boisset told Wine Spectator the acquisition ranks among the most exciting and emotional transactions of his career, framing it as a deliberate counter to pessimism about the wine industry's current downturn. His plans include converting the 150 acres of vineyard to organic and biodynamic farming, producing sparkling wine in-house, and reimagining Artesa as a multisensory destination blending art, food, wine, gardens, and fragrance.
The purchase continues a run of high-profile Napa Valley dealmaking in a soft market, and gives Boisset Collection significant production capacity and a major Carneros foothold. The cool-climate appellation, straddling southern Napa and Sonoma counties, has long been prized for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and its sparkling wine heritage stretches back to the property's founding era as Codorniu Napa.
