In 1940 , the Brothers of the Christian Schools ( the Christian Brothers ) leased the property , purchasing it in 1945 , and using it for sparkling wine production from 1950 to 1989 . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 . The Christian Brothers sold the property in 1989 because of declining market shares and vineyard yields , and the costs of seismically retrofitting Greystone . The Heublein Company of Canada purchased the property and marketing rights to the Christian Brothers ' brands in 1990 , shortly after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake occurred . The earthquake damaged the Greystone Cellars building , rendering the northern portion of the building unusable
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone