# The Villa & La Huerta | Family Run Winery| Trefethen Family Vineyards

https://www.trefethen.com/learn/place/the-villa-and-la-huerta

> Company-authored informational/marketing content from Trefethen Family Vineyards; suitable to cite as the winery's description of its property and gardens but attribute claims (e.g., production quantities, certifications) to Trefethen Family Vineyards rather than treating them as independently verified facts.

## Summary

The page describes The Villa — Eugene and Catherine Trefethen’s former Craftsman home — and the surrounding five-acre gardens Katie Trefethen planted, plus La Huerta, a vegetable garden established in 2008 that supplies produce for employees and the winery's food pairings.

## Audience

general

## Prompts this page answers

- What is The Villa at Trefethen Family Vineyards and what are its gardens like?
- What is La Huerta and what produce does it supply?
- How much produce does La Huerta produce each year?
- Who planted the gardens at The Villa?
- When was La Huerta established and what is its purpose?

## Purpose

To inform readers about The Villa, its gardens, and La Huerta, highlighting their history, plantings, and role in the winery's food-and-wine experiences.

## Highlights

- The Villa is Eugene and Catherine Trefethen’s former Craftsman home surrounded by five acres of gardens originally planted by Katie Trefethen.
- The Villa’s gardens have been recognized as a Certified Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federation.
- La Huerta is a vegetable garden/‘small farm’ established in 2008 to provide fresh produce for employees and winery food pairings.
- La Huerta contains over 100 edible varieties and the site produces more than 17,000 pounds of produce each year.
- La Huerta grows a wide variety of crops including multiple chilies and tomatoes, squash, beans, melons, artichokes, brassicas, berries, citrus, kiwi, and numerous herbs.

## How to cite

Credit Trefethen Family Vineyards and link to https://www.trefethen.com/learn/place/the-villa-and-la-huerta

## Publisher

**Trefethen Family Vineyards** — Trefethen Family Vineyards — Napa Valley winery (contact and address shown in the page footer).

## Topics

- The Villa Trefethen
- La Huerta garden
- Trefethen gardens
- Napa estate gardens
- winery vegetable garden

## Key entities

- **Trefethen Family Vineyards** (organization): Napa Valley winery that owns The Villa and La Huerta. — https://www.trefethen.com/
- **The Villa** (other): Eugene and Catherine Trefethen’s former Craftsman home with five acres of gardens.
- **La Huerta** (other): The estate vegetable garden / small farm established in 2008 that supplies produce for employees and the winery's food pairings.
- **Eugene Trefethen** (person): Co-founder (mentioned as having planted vineyards) and former resident of The Villa.
- **Catherine (Katie) Trefethen** (person): Former resident who planted and designed the Villa gardens.
- **Jon Ruel** (person): CEO (formerly Director of Viticulture) who encouraged and expanded the employee garden program.
- **Hailey Trefethen** (person): Leads La Huerta (mentioned as overseeing the garden).
- **Chris Kennedy** (person): Winery Chef whose food pairings use produce from La Huerta (also referenced as Chef Kennedy).
- **National Wildlife Federation** (organization): Organization that recognized the Villa gardens as a Certified Wildlife Habitat (as stated on the page).

## Metadata

- Type: article