Silver Oak was founded in 1972; their remarkable success story begins with two men, co-founders Justin Meyer and Raymond (Ray) Twomey Duncan (both deceased). Ray was born in South Bend Indiana to parents Walter Sr (a World War I veteran) and Velma Twomey Duncan; he was raised in La Salle, Illinois (population today around 9,500 residents) and graduated in … [Read more...]
Outpost Wines
Outpost Winery is located on top of Summit Lake Drive at an elevation of 2200 feet – about 10 minutes outside of the small town of Angwin. This road should almost be called Zinfandel Drive as several other premium Zinfandel producers are located within minutes of Outpost off of this same road. This is in northern Napa Valley's Howell Mountain appellation. As … [Read more...]
William Cole Vineyards
William Cole Vineyards. Founders William (Bill) and Jane Ballentine purchased this historic property in 1999. Bill is the vineyard manager and winemaker; his family has a deeply rooted history in Napa Valley dating back to 1906 when his great grandfather on his maternal side, Libero Pocai, an immigrant from Lucca, Italy purchased 60 acres of land in Napa … [Read more...]
Lewis Cellars
Lewis Cellars was established in 1992 by Randy and Debbie Lewis; Debbie passed far too young in 2017 from cancer. Randy grew up in Atlanta, Georgia; his previous career was in professional car racing. He competed in a variety of races including Formula Three in Europe, Formula 5000 and five Indianapolis 500 races. He is not the only former professional racer … [Read more...]
Favia Wine
Favia Wine was founded by noted viticulturist Annie Favia and her husband and wine maker, Andy Erickson. Wine making was not their initial career paths - Andy (originally from Indiana) majored in Political Science at Tufts University with an emphasis on Latin American policies while Annie majored in French Literature at George Washington University and was … [Read more...]
Aadland Moody Vineyards
Aadland Moody Vineyards is perched on the slopes of Spring Mountain bordering Spring Mountain Road. This 17-acre property is previously the site of Beringer owned vineyards that at that time was called the "Los Hermanos Vineyards" or, "the brothers vineyards" in honor of Frederick and Jacob, the two brothers who founded Beringer Winery. Jacob's son Charles … [Read more...]
Arborum Estate
Arborum Estate was founded by Caren and Nick Orum; the Orum's are originally from the southern part of the U.S. Nick from Texas and Caren from Arkansas and Louisiana. Nick graduated from Stanford and Caren from Emery; their careers in investment and finance took them to New York and San Francisco; they became residents of Calistoga in 1999. They purchased … [Read more...]
JOVIAH Wines
JOVIAH Wines, pronounced jo-vee-ah, was founded by winemaker Victoria Coleman with her inaugural vintage in 2022. Originally from Seattle, she was not raised in a 'wine family', although her parents would sometimes drink inexpensive wines. While in Seattle she began studying computer science, but during a vacation to Mexico she met a winemaker who was … [Read more...]
Napa Jack Wine
Napa Jack is owned by real estate developer and philanthropist Jack Morris; he founded Jack Morris Construction in New Jersey when he was 18 years of age. This company built a number of residential spaces in the Edison, New Brunswick and Somerville communities in New Jersey. Some of these include Pauline Estates, Rachel Estates, Lillian Estates and Farmland … [Read more...]
Covalence Wine
Covalence Wine was founded by Adam Ressner and Jonathan Rhyne, both of Raleigh, North Carolina. Their introduction to each other came through their wives, Tess (Adam) and Caitlin (Jonathan). Tess and Caitlin were childhood friends living in the same neighborhood, just down the street from each other. Both became life long friends. Adam and Tess lived in … [Read more...]
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