Elizabeth Spencer Winery is located in one of the smallest buildings in the valley; it was built in 1872 and served as the original post office for the town of Rutherford. Despite the winery name, there is no actual Elizabeth Spencer. Rather the winery is a partnership, and the name comes from combining the founder's first names. Elizabeth Pressler spent … [Read more...]
Elkhorn Peak Cellars
Elkhorn Peak Cellars is located in Jamieson Canyon, about a 20 minute drive from downtown Napa. This is one of Napa Valley's prime growing regions for Pinot Noir. The vineyard is located at an elevation about about 400 feet on a hillside below the actual 1,336-foot Elkhorn Peak. When clear, the views to the south are expansive - overlooking vineyards, the … [Read more...]
Elyse Winery
Elyse Winery specializes primarily in vineyard designate red wines. Founder and original winemaker Ray Coursen is a self-taught vintner who grew up on a farm in rural New Jersey. Ray has lived a diverse life including spending two years in Vietnam during the Vietnam War, traveling the world for a year visiting Europe and Africa and working at Bauer Wine and … [Read more...]
Schlein Vineyard
Schlein Vineyard is owned and operated by Phil Schlein a long time Napa area resident. It is uniquely refreshing to find a wine that is named after a property manager! Emilio originally immigrated to the USA from his native Michoacan Mexico in the late 1940's and has tended to and managed the location where the vineyards are planted since the late 1960's. He … [Read more...]
Emmolo Wines
Emmolo Wines was founded in 1994 by Cheryl Emmolo (her daughter Jenny Wagner now has taken over the operation of the Emmolo Wines). Cheryl's family has a long history in the Napa Valley wine industry with her grandfather establishing a prominent nursery near St. Helena which provided rootstock to area growers, starting in the 1920's. In fact he even built a … [Read more...]
Envy Wines
Envy Wines is located on the site of the old Calistoga Cellars winery a few minutes' drive north of the town of Calistoga. In this part of the valley, physical wineries begin to thin out, as does the traffic and as a result wine tastings are often less crowded than at some of the busier wineries to the south. For a tasting experience with the fewest people, … [Read more...]
Eponymous Wine
Eponymous Wine was founded by long time Napa Valley based winemaker Robert Pepi (Bob). Eponymous means given as a name or giving one's name to something and as Bob told us this name is, "a play on words by one who is unable to use his family name on his own bottle of wine". Astute followers of Robert's career will recognize that this is due to contractual … [Read more...]
Erba Mountainside Vineyards
Erba Mountainside Vineyards is a 20 acre vineyard located on the back of Atlas Peak. The property was purchased in the late 90's, planted to several Bordeaux varietals including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Erba is owned by Paul Erba an Oklahoma based Physician who has a passion for wine. He helped select the specific clones based on the … [Read more...]
Behrens Family Winery
Behrens Family Winery (formerly Behrens & Hitchcock) is located on the top of the Spring Mountain District near the Sonoma County line - about a 20 minute drive from the town of St. Helena. The winery is at the end of this district's infamous "summit wine road" which leads off the very windy Spring Mountain Road. This summit road is also home to a number of … [Read more...]
Etude Winery
Etude was founded in 1982 with the production of a single Pinot Noir by well-regarded vintner Tony Soter. Soter's career is a compelling one spanning more than 4 decades in the wine industry. He was never formally trained as a wine maker when starting his career in the wine industry; his undergraduate degree was in Philosophy from Pomona College. He began in … [Read more...]
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