Aspire Wine (not to be confused with The Spire Collection, also in Calistoga) was founded by Phil & Beth Rielly; this 230 acre ranch is perched on the divide between Napa and Sonoma County, with the county line running through their property and roughly dividing their land 50% in each county. The Napa Valley side of the ranch is in the Calistoga sub … [Read more...]
Kingsmark Wine
Kingsmark Wine was founded by Dallas based Whitney Skibell. In 1888, Whitney's great great grandfather started Colorado Cooperage Works; his first business was to deliver wood barrels to Coors Brewery in Golden, Colorado. Her grandfather, Samuel Rudd, the eldest son worked for the family business. Rudd, a career entrepreneur (died 1986) moved to Wichita … [Read more...]
Stereograph Wines
Stereograph Wines was launched in 2023 and is a partnership between winemaker Sally Johnson Blum and her husband Max; that same year, they founded SJB Winemaking, a full-service winemaking firm providing winemaking services for a number of small brands both in Napa Valley and and outside of the valley. This is a cohesive partnership; Sally makes the wines … [Read more...]
Southern Roots Wines
Southern Roots Wine. Wine is about bringing people together and building relationships and is often centered around food. And it is what cemented a long friendship resulting in the creation of Southern Roots Wines. Take Alabama native Frank O'Neill and Georgia born Rob Francis for example; both men met while working at Birmingham based ProAssurance, a … [Read more...]
Seavey Vineyard
Seavey Vineyard is located along Conn Valley Road in the eastern hills of Napa Valley - about 15 minutes from the valley floor. A drive out here is a refreshing change of pace from the vineyard covered flatlands of the valley floor. Although located a short distance from the valley floor a visit seems worlds apart from the hustle and bustle of Highway 29. … [Read more...]
Dunn Vineyards
Dunn Vineyards dates from 1979 when Randall (Randy) and Loralee (Lori) Dunn purchased their original 14-acre property high on the slopes of Howell Mountain and produced their first wine that same year. The property was already planted to Cabernet Sauvignon at the time. The home on site dates from 1890; it was used as one of the Stagecoach stops between Pope … [Read more...]
Zeitgeist Cellars
Zeitgeist Cellars was founded by winemaker Mark Porembski; both he and his wife, Jennifer Williams, also a winemaker oversee the brand but also consult for several other small and local brands. Mark moved to Napa Valley in 2000 and began working as assistant winemaker at Anomaly Vineyards in 2002; he has been their head winemaker since 2005. Jennifer's first … [Read more...]
Red Cap Vineyards
Red Cap Vineyards were founded by husband and wife Tom and Desiree Altemus. They oversee a 6-acre vineyard nestled among the Ponderosa Pine trees, high on the ridge line of Howell Mountain at about 1,900 feet. One doesn't need to drive far from the floor of Napa Valley for a completely different feel, both in terms of soils, elevation, vegetation, smells and … [Read more...]
Amici Cellars
Amici Cellars was started after winemaker, Jeff Hansen and friends crushed a few tons of grapes in 1991 for their own personal use. "This was good wine", they unanimously agreed and soon thereafter released their first commercial vintage. The name Amici means "friends" in Italian and is a tribute to the friends who started this winery as well as to their … [Read more...]
Gandona Estate
Gandona is a winery built on a property which has a long well-regarded vineyard history in Napa Valley. This is Pritchard Hill, a small hillside part of Napa Valley in the Vaca mountains, characterized by iron rich, rocky and red soils. It was named after Charles Pritchard who homesteaded the top of this knoll and planted vines in the 1880s (where … [Read more...]
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