Givich Vineyards. Founder Ken Givich was born and raised in San Francisco. Wine was a part of life through his European heritage; his mother's side of the family was originally from Spain and his fathers side of the family from Croatia. … [Read more...]

LJ Crafted Wines was founded in 2015 by Lowell Jooste and his wife Anne - both are originally from South Africa. Lowell is fourth generation wine family - his relatives have been involved in the South African wine business for decades. His … [Read more...]

Sylvie Estate was founded in 2010 by Henry and Christina Lopez and their friend and business partner, Brian Atwood. Henry is originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico and Christina is from the San Francisco Bay Area. They purchased a small … [Read more...]

Rubia Wine Cellars was founded by Joe and Margaret Valenzuela. Both are from the small town of Alpine, in West Texas, met in the 5th grade and married at age 21. Their honeymoon took them to San Francisco where they took a side trip to the … [Read more...]

Nicolette Christopher is a tiny Cabernet Sauvignon focused brand owned and operated by two winemakers, husband and wife Christopher (Chris) Demetre and Nicolette (Nicki) Pruss. Both are Los Angeles area born and raised and each comes from … [Read more...]

Kaiser Family Winery was founded by Rick and Theresa Kaiser (no relation to any of the Kaiser businesses). Rick grew up in Long Island and met Theresa while both were working at what is now PricewaterhouseCoopers (created in 1998 by a … [Read more...]

Localism Wines was founded in 2010 by two winemakers Ryan Knoth and Landon Donely. Landon is no longer involved and today Ryan and his wife Nicole oversee the operations of their tiny brand. Localism is tribute to a lifestyle centered … [Read more...]

Housley Napa Valley was founded in 2011 but their roots go much deeper into the Napa Valley. Art Housley moved to Napa in 1969 and raised his family here - he is 5th generation from the San Francisco Bay Area. Wanting to get away from the … [Read more...]

1881 Napa is located on the lower floor of the 1881 Napa Valley Museum next door to the Oakville Grocery a few hundred feet north of the Oakville Cross Road and the Highway 29 intersection. This is prime vineyard terroir with nearby … [Read more...]

Work Vineyard is a 5 acre vineyard site located north of the town of Calistoga. It was originally planted to Sauvignon Blanc in 1976; founders of Work Vineyard, Karen and Henry Work produced their first commercial vintage in 1984. In … [Read more...]