Revenant Wines was founded in 2005 by wine maker Anthony Knox. While this was his first Napa project, he is certainly not new to the wine industry. He grew up in a family where food and wine were an integral part of life. His mother was the manager of Blum's Restaurants and Tony would often accompany her to work in San Francisco. He remembers his attraction … [Read more...]
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Emerson Brown Wines
Emerson Brown was founded in 2005 by winemakers Keith Emerson and Brian Brown. Both grew up around fine dining with family's involved in the restaurant industry. Keith is from Boston and was planning to attend culinary school to become a chef when he came across an article mentioning the possibility of going to school to learn wine making. This sparked his … [Read more...]
Saladin Cellars
Saladin Cellars is run by 4th and 5th generation Napa Valley residents Bill Saladin and his son Austin. Austin's great great grandfather worked for the Bank of Italy (precursor to Bank of America) and his family moved to St. Helena in 1904 from San Francisco. For years the family made wine at their home; Austin was also exposed to this as his father made … [Read more...]