Bougetz Cellars was founded in 2008 by owner and winemaker Thomas Bougetz. Originally from Minnesota he went to school in Iowa where he graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering. Incidentally this is where he met his wife Joan who has a Bougetz Cellars wine named in her honor. His work with Boeing NASA as an … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2018
Nellcôte Wine
Nellcôte focuses on producing premium limited production Napa grown and produced wines - sourcing from a variety of highly regarded vineyards within the Napa Valley. Founder Tyler Olbres took the unusual step for a Napa producer of releasing a rosé as his inaugural wine (2013 was his first vintage). Arguably, this is one of the finer rosé's we have tried … [Read more...]
Otra Vez Winery
Otra Vez Winery is located in Calistoga and was founded and is operated by long time vintner Vincent Arroyo. While this is a new winery, it is built upon years of experience. Vincent first came to Napa Valley in 1973 after a fellow employee mentioned an ad in the San Francisco Chronicle listing property for sale in Calistoga, located in the northern reaches … [Read more...]
Angelo Cellars
Angelo Cellars was founded by vintner Chad Angelo in 2005. Chad grew up in central Illinois, a part of the state he refers to as "Bud Light Country" and did not have any exposure to wine until he went to the University of Missouri (only about an hour from one of the country's most historical wine producing regions, what is now the Hermaan Wine Trail along … [Read more...]
Schermeister Winery
Schermeister Winery is a tiny producer of wines from both Napa Valley and select locations outside of Napa, owned by Robert Schermeister and his wife Laura. Robert is the founder and winemaker; he grew up in Idaho where his first introduction to making alcohol came through his father (both used to make beer together). Later he earned his degree in … [Read more...]
Castellucci Napa Valley
Castellucci Napa Valley was founded with their 2012 inaugural vintage. The story starts when as a child, Antonio Castellucci moved to Argentina from San Sosti in Calabria, Italy. Eventually he moved to San Francisco in 1971 where he did not yet speak English. Taking a class in real estate to both learn English and become savvy in the art of property … [Read more...]
Husic Vineyards
Husic Vineyards was founded by Frank and Julie Husic. Frank (originally from Youngstown, Ohio) has long been involved in investment and financial planning; he has operated Husic Capital Management (based in San Francisco) for several decades. Both Frank and Julie met in 1994, purchased a 120 acre mostly hillside property partially located in the Stags Leap … [Read more...]