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 pivotal in developing the modern wine industry in Napa. Following his earlier teaching career, he relocated to Mont La Salle on Mount Veeder, northwest of Napa, within the Mayacamas Mountains, where he became the order's wine chemist for its growing operations in 1935. Christian Brothers had previously grown grapes and made sacramental wine in Benicia during Prohibition but decided to enter commercial wine and brandy production after the repeal of Prohibition.