A Tale of 2 Passions
1996
Growing the Family
2005
The varietals offered by Hestan Vineyards expands. This year marks the first bottling of the Meyer Cabernet Sauvignon and Hestan Cabernet Sauvignon by winemaker Mark Harold. The Stephanie Proprietary Red is released, bottled by winemaker Jeff Gaffner.
Napa's Top Gun
2009
The varietals offered by Hestan Vineyards expands. This year marks the first bottling of the Meyer Cabernet Sauvignon and Hestan Cabernet Sauvignon by winemaker Mark Harold. The Stephanie Proprietary Red is released, bottled by winemaker Jeff Gaffner.
Entering the big leagues
2013
Hestan Commercial is created by industry mavericks and culinary innovators Stanley Cheng and Eric Deng in Anaheim, CA.
Visit the Hestan Experience
2013
Hestan Vineyard’s introduces the Tasting Room in the heart of Yountville. The salon showcases the full collection of Hestan wines, NanoBond cookware and the much loved outdoor grill. Catch a glimpse of Stephanie’s performance harp by the window, represented by the silkscreen logo on each bottle of Stephanie wine.
Full Steam Ahead
2014
Hestan Commercial moves into its 190,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that includes a showroom, test kitchen and innovation lab.
Visit the Hestan Experience
2015
Hestan Commercial’s full line of commercial appliances makes its debut, introduces acclaimed chef Thomas Keller as its spokesperson, and wins two Kitchen Innovation awards that same year
Welcome to the Future
2015
Hestan Smart Cooking is founded to solve a problem that had plagued founder and CEO Stanley Cheng for years; how do we enable people to create restaurant-quality meals in their own kitchens with consistent success?
Joining Their Sister
2015
Hestan Vineyard’s expands its repertoire with a Pinot Noir, named after Stanley and Helen’s two sons, Vincent and Christopher. Vincent Christopher is the only label that is not estate-grown, using grapes from Walala, a vineyard that sits atop of a ridgeline overlooking the Sonoma Coast Pacific Ocean.
A Breakthrough in Grills
2016
Hestan Residential’s premier line of grills and outdoor cooking products is launched, quickly garners the attention of top publications, including Robb Report.
The Pursuit of Perfection
2017
Cheng brought the best software and electrical engineers together with some of the world’s finest culinary chefs and food scientists. The result was the Hestan Cue, a smart cooking system that combines top-of-the-line smart cookware and cooktops, delicious recipes, and step-by-step guided videos. Meet the world’s most advanced cooking system.
Durability Meets Beauty
2017
Hestan Culinary introduces NanoBond™ cookware, the first innovation of stainless steel cookware in 100 years. With 14 global patents, NanoBond quickly finds itself in the demanding kitchens of world-class restaurants and is beloved by chefs for its durability, ability to handle the heat, and ease to clean.
Fire Up the Grill
2017
Hestan unveils Aspire by Hestan, the affordable luxury collection of grills, refrigeration, storage and accessories, to complete Hestan’s outdoor cooking product offering.
a Winemaker's Dream
2017
Hestan Vineyard’s 2014 Meyer Cabernet Sauvignon is proudly featured on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list as the #8 Wine in the World, solidifying Hestan Vineyard’s position as a world-class award-winning winery.
Your Dream Kitchen Made Reality
2018
Hestan Residential comes full circle to launch Hestan Indoor, creating the most reliable and intelligent kitchen for discerning home chefs, to the immediate acclaim of Elle Décor and Architectural Digest.
Feed the Family
2019
Hestan Smart Cooking launches the Smart Chef Pot, further expanding the scope of recipes possible in the realm of restaurant-level cooking at home.
Forging New Horizons
2019
Hestan Culinary introduces CopperBond™, a collection that modernizes the look,
function, durability, and versatility of traditional copper pots and pans. In the same year, ProBond™ is added to the family, a collection that utilizes an advanced cold forging process that places steel metal where it’s needed most for optimum performance
and durability. Both collections are expertly handcrafted in Italy.
Going for Gold
2020
Hestan Commercial wins a BIG Innovation award for Most Innovative Company of the Year, as well as a Gold Stevie award in the American Business Awards.
The Future of the Culinary World
Present
Building on a 70-year history in cookware manufacturing, Hestan continues to transcend the boundaries of the culinary world.
Visit us again to explore the next best-in-class culinary experience that we’ve made into reality from our home in the Napa Valley.