Bunter Spring Winery is a small winery located just east of the Napa city limits. Founder Mark Bunter grew up in the south part of the Napa Valley; his father purchased three acres in 1974 in what is now the Coombsville appellation although … [Read more...]

Component Wine Company. Some winemakers are born into wine making families, some discover the passion for wine much later in life and still others visit "wine country" and are hooked by the lifestyle and natural beauty. Michael Kennedy, the … [Read more...]

Acumen Wines. Owner Eric Yuang divides his time between the San Francisco Bay area and China. He was introduced to French wines while studying in Paris - and since then, has long preferred a more restrained Bordeaux-esque style of wines as … [Read more...]

Mathew Bruno Wines. When it comes to wine, perhaps founder Mathew Bruno has an advantage of heritage. His Italian-born Grandfather and Great Grandfather used to grow grapes and make home wine in their root cellar. Food and wine played a … [Read more...]

Crane Assembly was founded in 2012 by three long time friends in the Napa Valley - winemakers Dave Phinney (of Orin Swift fame) and Kevin Fox and business partners Bryan Sandoli and Darryl Browman (Darryl is the co-owner of Cavus Vineyards … [Read more...]

Gro Wines was founded with the 2009 vintage by winemakers husband and wife, Lars Bjorkman and Molly Hill. Lars was born and raised in Fresno - within 6 weeks of his family moving from Sweden to California. They lived in a rural part of the … [Read more...]

Shibumi Knoll Vineyards was founded by Don and Joann Ross (Don died in 2016 after a long battle with cancer) with the release of their 2005 vintage. Don was a former NASA engineer who worked on the Apollo Lunar Landing Project and Joann … [Read more...]

Mira Winery was co-founded by long time Napa winemaker Gustavo Gonzalez and Jim "bear" Dyke. Their story covers multiple parts of the country, but is centered on the Napa Valley. Both men met by chance in the upscale Off The Record Bar at … [Read more...]

Wheeler Farms. The Wheeler Farms estate property is located on 11.5 acres off of Zinfandel Lane just south of the city of St. Helena. For those curious about it's history (and it is fascinating), the original stone winery was built in 1880 … [Read more...]

Michael Pozzan was founded by Michael and his wife Mary Ann with their first vintage from 1991. Growing up in the Berkeley Hills (San Francisco Bay Area) Michael's exposure to the world of wine was as a young child visiting his … [Read more...]