Vianna (winery)

Vianna was a Brunanter winery located in the Chester Valley. It was started in 1981 by film director Cristove Vianna when he purchased a small winery for him to work on. He personally worked on and oversaw production of his wines, which (not known to him) had been planted on a rather bad terrain. The resulting Vianna 1981 Listan was a terrible vintage and was thought to have been thrown away.

Vianna sold the winery in 1983 and it was in a decaying state until the house was torn down in 2000 to make way for a new building. Upon uprooting the cellar workers discovered the near-mythical '81 Listan, which matured somewhat well to become drinkable. These wines are highly sought after by collectors, not for their taste but for their history.