Brother Timothy of Christian Brothers winery was also instrumental in establishing the modern wine industry in Napa. After an earlier career as a teacher, he transferred to the order's Mont La Salle located on Mount Veeder in the Mayacamas Mountains northwest of Napa in 1935 to become the wine chemist for the order's expanding wine operations. Christian Brothers had grown grapes and made sacramental wine in Benicia, California during Prohibition, but decided to branch out into commercial production of wine and brandy after the repeal of Prohibition.
Brother Timothy of Christian Brothers winery was instrumental in establishing the modern wine industry in Napa. After his teaching career, he moved to Mont La Salle on Mount Veeder, northwest of Napa, within the Mayacamas Mountains, where he took on the role of wine chemist for expanding order's operations in 1935. Christian Brothers had previously produced grapes and sacramental wine during Prohibition but shifted to commercial production after its end.