HALL Winery St. Helena was founded as Kathryn Hall Vineyards in 1996 with the name changed to HALL Wines in 2002. Their inaugural release, 1,200 cases of Cabernet Sauvignon from the HALL owned Sacrashe Vineyard and the 1997 vintage were both destroyed in a fire in 2000 at what is now the home of Frank Family Winery. The winery is owned by Craig and Kathryn … [Read more...]

HALL Winery Rutherford is located towards the end of a private road off the main road that leads to the well-known Auberge du Soleil Resort. Hall is one of a limited number of Napa Valley based wineries with more than two wineries and hospitality operations on seperate properties. This location is for their high-end reserve and estate single vineyard wines; … [Read more...]

Helena View Johnston. We always enjoy visiting the northern part of Napa Valley; as one drives beyond the cozy confines of tiny Calistoga the wineries become more spread out, the hills begin to pinch into the valley, the population drops, and it feels less touristy. Helena View Johnston is one of the most northerly located wineries in Napa Valley and a visit … [Read more...]

Hope & Grace Wines is located in the Washington Square on the west side of Washington Street in Yountville across the street from Ciccio Restaurant and Pancha's of Yountville; their original tasting room opened in 2004 and was located in the tiny Beard Plaza. After 20 years in their original location, in December 2024, the Hope and Grace tasting room moved … [Read more...]

Hendry Ranch Winery has been owned by the Hendry family since 1939; any Napa Valley vineyard ownership of this length of time is quite historical, but for perspective, there has been a vineyard on site since at least 1859 - originally planted by winemakers and brothers Frederick and John Sigrist. Under their ownership Sigrist Winery was built; this is one of … [Read more...]

Hess Persson Estates opened to the public in 1989 (their first release was 1976) and was founded by Swiss born businessman Donald Hess (died in early 2023 at his home in Switzerland) and his wife Ursula. Hess was not the first Swiss vintner in Napa Valley with that last name; reference Frederick Hess, the founder of La Jota Vineyard Company on Howell … [Read more...]

Hill Family Estate is built upon strong family and agricultural roots. Doug Hill spent his early childhood on a farm in San Jose (back when Silicon Valley was mostly fruit orchards and other agricultural row crops). His family then moved to Healdsburg (Sonoma County) where his father was the mailman for the town, however they did not abandon their farming … [Read more...]