Truchard Vineyards is located in the Carneros District in southern Napa Valley. The vineyards and winery were founded by Tony and Jo Ann Truchard in 1974. They sold grapes exclusively until 1989 when they began making their own wine. They prefer to think of themselves as a "big vineyard with a small winery"; the reasoning behind this is they carefully … [Read more...]

Tulocay Winery is the oldest continuously operating winery in Coombsville, a part of Napa Valley, located north east of the city of Napa. Coombsville, named after Nathan Coombs, one of the founders of the city of Napa, is one of Napa Valley's 17 sub appellations (approval granted in late 2011). This region is characterized by cooler growing conditions than … [Read more...]

Turley Wine Cellars is located just north of St. Helena on Highway 29. This private production facility is not open to the public. Founder of Turley Cellars, Dr. Larry Turley grew up in Tennessee and Georgia; his parents Whitney and Mabel Ann Rose previously lived in Augusta, Georgia until they moved to St. Helena in 1982, eight years after Larry purchased … [Read more...]

Turnbull Wine Cellars is located about half a mile north of the Oakville Crossroad on the east side of Highway 29. The winery owns over 200 acres in the Napa Valley and produces approximately 30,000 cases per year, certainly a lot larger than many of the wineries we have visited on this project, but in world of wine, they are still fairly small. Their name … [Read more...]

V Wine Cellar is located in the charming and historical V Marketplace, formerly known as Vintage 1870, an upscale shopping center in the heart of Yountville. These buildings originally housed Groezinger Winery and today, are part of Yountville collectively known as Estate Yountville. The winery complex was founded in 1870 by Gottlieb Groezinger and is among … [Read more...]

Varozza Vineyards is a small production winery located mere minutes from downtown St. Helena. The property is approximately 37 acres planted to a number of varietals which are separated into 17 blocks. All fruit for their wines comes from the vineyard on site. Their vineyard sits at the junction of Napa River and York Creek which gives them rich alluvial … [Read more...]

Viader Vineyards & Winery was founded in 1986 (with their first commercial release in 1989). The winery driveway is located almost on the tip of what locals call "Devil's Elbow", an extremely sharp hair pin turn located off of Deer Park Road. Be careful pulling in and out of their main gated entrance although it is of great assurance that most drivers slow … [Read more...]