Baldacci Family Vineyards is located in a beautiful part of the Napa Valley just off of the Silverado Trail (west side) slightly south of the Yountville Cross Road. Records show the property was originally planted to grapes in 1888; it was purchased by Thomas (Tom) & Brenda Baldacci in 1998. The site caught their eye for several reasons: an unfinished house … [Read more...]
Silver Oak Cellars
Silver Oak Cellars is a Napa Valley winery best known for its focus on Cabernet Sauvignon and its distinctive use of American oak barrels, a stylistic choice that helped define its identity among California wines. Founded in 1972 by Ray Duncan and Justin Meyer, both now deceased, this remarkable success story grew from a single‑wine vision into a highly … [Read more...]
Hertelendy Vineyards
Hertelendy Vineyards (pronounced 'HUR-tuh-LEN-dee') was founded by proprietor Ralph Hertelendy; his inaugural release was from 2013. His parents immigrated from Hungary to the United States as children to escape World War II and settled in the Oakland area of the San Francisco Bay Area. His father Paul was a music critic for the Oakland Tribune and San Jose … [Read more...]
2025 Napa Wine Project Review
It was another extremely busy year in Napa Valley; we visited, tasted with and profiled 40 new Napa Valley wineries/producers bringing us to a total of 1,260 now completed for the Napa Wine Project. For reference, that was only one less than the previous year. We continued to taste up and down the valley most every day and updated the majority of our active … [Read more...]
Maybach Family Vineyards
Maybach Family Vineyards was founded in 2004 by Chris Maybach; Thomas Rivers Brown has been the winemaker since the inaugural vintage. Prior to his role in Maybach Family Vineyards, Chris graduated from the University of California Berkeley and later attended film school in London. But he dropped out of film school to work on director Stanley Kubrick's … [Read more...]
Missimer Wine
Missimer Wine. Juggling four kids equates to a full time job for Sinead and Travis Bullard, and Travis also has a full time winemaking job. Yet, both found the time to launch their own brand in 2025, a realized dream of nearly 20 years, launched simply because it needed to be done. And their ambition to do so, came from a good place, rooted in heritage. In … [Read more...]
Sown Estate
Sown Estate was founded by Andrew and Alexis Greenhalgh with their inaugural vintage from 2023. Both are from Sacramento; Andrew is an art major from UC Berkeley, while Alexis is a graduate of Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles. While in college, Alexis became interested in wine; it was her beverage of choice. Her father was inspired by his early visits to Napa … [Read more...]
Hensel West Wine
Hensel West Wine was founded by Will Phelps with his first vintage produced in 2024. This tiny brand is built upon the paths forged by family members; it honors their legacy, their contributions to Napa Valley and the heritage vineyards they worked with. Phelps was raised in St. Helena and was surrounded by the wine business; his grandfather, Joseph Phelps, … [Read more...]
Coyoacan Vineyards
Coyoacan Vineyards. Proprietor Rodrigo Enriquez was was born in Mexico City and was raised in Perth, Australia. His father was a scientist and his work was often international related; the family lived in both Mexico and Australia during Rodrigo's youth. His first job after graduating college was in San Francisco providing IT consulting for Price Waterhouse … [Read more...]
Old Soda Springs
Old Soda Springs. Family owned. Family operated. The Kaufman family story is one of moving west, finding and developing a deep connection to a piece of property in Napa Valley and resilience. Herb and Margaret Kaufman moved to California from Houston, TX in 1963; originally from Kansas, Herb was in medical school at Baylor. They drove to California and … [Read more...]
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