In 1876 Beringer was founded by the German brothers Jacob and Frederick Beringer. Today it is counted among one of the best-known vineyards of Napa Valley. Lying in the northern Napa Valley, referred to as the “Cabernet Belt”, the wine growing area stretches from Spring Mountain on the west side across the valley floor and up into Howell Mountain on the east. Beringer is an icon of the Napa Valley and has an undisputed history of over 130 years of great winemaking.he famous white wines come from vineyards clustered in the middle to southern Napa Valley, where a combination of alluvial fan soils, clay loam, and the cooler marine influence of San Francisco Bay combine to produce superior fruits with ripeness and intensity