CHASE Cellars is a boutique winery located almost at the base of the western hills of Napa Valley (the Mayacamas mountains) on Sulphur Springs Road just south west of the town of St. Helena. Most visitors won't discover CHASE Cellars on their first few trips to the valley - the winery is not located along the busy "wine strip" along Highway 29 and for many … [Read more...]
Château Boswell Winery
Château Boswell Winery is one of northern Napa Valley's stunning estates; the winery was founded by Los Angeles born Richard Thornton Boswell (RT for short, died in 2014), a dentist and lover of outdoor adventure who practiced in Laguna Beach. In the 1970s, he began investing in real estate and in 1979 purchased 10 acres of land - what would become the home … [Read more...]
Chateau Montelena
Chateau Montelena is located in the northern part of Napa Valley off of Tubbs Lane (in between old Faithful Geyser and Highway 29). The property is removed from the typical Napa Valley wine route but is well worth the drive for a visit and a tasting. A stop here feels far removed from the busy wine strip south of St. Helena, although it can get very busy … [Read more...]
Chimney Rock Winery
Chimney Rock Winery was founded in 1981 by Sheldon 'Hack' and his wife Stella Wilson (both now deceased). Hack enjoyed a lengthy career as a businessman in a variety of ventures including owning and operating a number of Pepsi-Cola plants in Africa, was president of New York-based Rheingold Corp and later operated restaurants and luxury hotels. Already … [Read more...]
Clark Claudon
Clark Claudon Founders Laurie Claudon & Tom Clark focus on growing premium grapes from their hillside vineyard in Pope Valley while their son Josh runs a vineyard management company his parents founded in 1978 (Clark Vineyard Management). Driving through Pope Valley one might easily miss their vineyard - a sign next to the road is the only indication of … [Read more...]
Clif Family Winery
Clif Family Winery operates a beautiful open-to-the-public tasting room in St. Helena. Clif Family Winery produced their first vintage in 2004. Founders of Clif Family Wines, Gary Erickson and his wife Kit Crawford have always enjoyed good wine and were inspired to start a winery during extended bike tour stops at villa estate wineries in northern Italy. … [Read more...]
Clos du Val
Clos du Val (founded in 1972, means "small vineyard estate of a small valley" in French) is still under original ownership. The winery was founded by an American businessman and prolific patron of the arts, John Goelet (died in early 2023 at age 91) & his wife Henrietta. Goelet lived a very full life; he was the son of a French mother and an American father. … [Read more...]
Clos Pegase
Clos Pegase is a very contemporary looking winery despite being over 30 years old, is often called the Napa Wine Temple due to its Greek styled architecture and several statues of Bacchus which used to be prominently placed on the grounds. Clos Pegase is located in the northern part of the valley on Dunaweal Lane just down from the Silverado Trail. We first … [Read more...]
COHO Wines
COHO Wines was founded by Gary Lipp (who we originally met at a trade tasting and followed up with for a private tasting 15 years later) and Brooks Painter both of whom are Napa wine industry veterans. The first vintage of COHO was in 2002 two bottlings of Pinot Noir, one from Stanly Ranch on the Napa side of Carneros and from the Del Rio Vineyard in the … [Read more...]
Conn Creek Winery
Conn Creek Winery was founded in 1973 by Bill and Kathy Collins (Bill died in early 2017 at age 89 and Kathy passed in late 2023 one day short of 94) - making this one of the older operating wineries in Napa Valley. Bill and Kathy purchased 54 acres of Zinfandel (finding the property listing in the Wall Street Journal's real estate section) off of Highway 29 … [Read more...]
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