Aston Estate was launched in 2004 by three partners including winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown, Frederick and Carol Schrader of Schrader Cellars and Chuck Sweeney of Vine Cliff. Schrader Cellars specializes in Cabernet Sauvignon which is vinified by Thomas Rivers Brown and has been highly praised in the wine press. Grapes are currently sourced from a 14-acre site in Annapolis that is warmer than the Occidental-Freestone area. The Aston Estate style is different than the Rivers-Marie Pinot Noirs and is largely dictated by Frederick Schrader’s palate. The grapes are picked riper, the wines are fruit-driven and are less acid-driven, and they exhibit a blacker fruit profile. Thomas describes it as “an old Central Coast style .” The clones used are Dijon 115, 667, 777 and Swan Selection. Yields are small, less than 1.25 tons/acre.

A new vineyard is now being planted in Cazadero to California heritage clones. The 40-acre Sonoma Coast estate, named Boar's View, is planted to 25 acres of Pinot Noir along with Chardonnay and Syrah. The name Boar's View is derived from the property's location which overlooks Marcassin Vineyard (Marcassin is French for "wild boar.")

The wines are in retail distribution, particularly sources that carry Schrader wines.