Sova Wines. Winemaker Sean Behrens was born in Duarte (Los Angeles County) but moved to Humboldt County when he was just a few years old. He grew up 'in the woods' as he puts it and wasn't always exposed to good food and wine. That changed … [Read more...]

Tognetti Family Winery. Family patriarch, John (Jack) Tognetti was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. His grandfather moved to California from Italy and settled in Watsonville where he grew a number of fruit trees. Jack … [Read more...]

Aiken Wines was founded by long time Napa Valley winemaker Joel Aiken with his inaugural vintage in 2009. Joel grew up in Fresno and later nearby Clovis after his family moved to a 15-acre property in the country. The site was planted to an … [Read more...]

Sang Froid Vineyards. Founders, John Murphy and his wife Paula Key purchased a small existing vineyard property and home off of Lodi Lane (north of the town of St. Helena) in 2013. Prior owners produced wine under the Bisou Napa Valley … [Read more...]

GKG Cellars. When one meets Greg Gorman for the first time, one quickly realizes his enthusiasm for life and people, his passion for wine, and perhaps one is a bit wowed by his photographic accomplishments. After-all he is the one who shot … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

BRYTER Estates was founded with their first vintage in 2007 by Bryan and Terin Ignozzi. Terin grew up in Chicago - is first generation American (her father was born in Italy) and was raised around home wine making. Her first introduction to … [Read more...]

Lagniappe Peak Vineyards (pronounced 'lan yap') was founded by proprietors Debb & Bob Almeida. Tragically Bob passed away in late 2017 and Debb and her daughter Erika have taken over the operations of the vineyard and brand. Bob went to … [Read more...]

Dean & Deluca, St. Helena. With 20+ years in the Napa Valley (opened in 1997), the St. Helena Dean and Deluca (old timers may remember Tripoli Market that was here before Dean & Deluca - incidentally one of nearby Sutter Home's first retail … [Read more...]

Thomas-Hsi Vineyards (Hsi is pronounced 'she'). Driving the windy and often beat up Mt. Veeder Road in early Spring on the tail end of yet another rainstorm, I reflected upon this very unique appellation. It is an area in Napa that takes … [Read more...]