Fairchild Wines is a premium producer of extremely limited production wines from some of the Napa Valley's finest vineyard sites. Founder, Lawrence Fairchild (originally from Nebraska and an Agriculture major at the University of Nebraska) spent part of his career working on Capitol Hill in Washington DC during part of the Reagan administration. He has a … [Read more...]
Falcor Wines
Falcor Wines was founded in 1995 and produced their first vintage in 1999 which at the time was a highly rated award winning Chardonnay earning 93 points in the Wine Spectator Magazine. The first red wine produced was under the label Le Bijou (French for the jewel). In the early years they made their wine at Napa Wine Company in Oakville but later opened a … [Read more...]
Farella Vineyard
Farella Vineyard is located about 4 miles east of downtown Napa. The roots for this family-owned winery begin with Frank Farella (died 2025); he purchased land here in the mid 1970s. His son Tom Farella was head winemaker from 1991 through 2018. Frank was one of the founding partners of the San Francisco based legal firm, Farella Braun + Martel. And he was … [Read more...]
FAUST Wine
FAUST, not to be confused with Faust Wine Cellar in the Buda Castle in Budapest Hungary (which we have also personally visited several times) was founded by long time Chilean born vintners Agustin Huneeus and his wife Valeria. Agustin has spent his entire career in the wine industry with connections to various wine growing regions that span the globe. In the … [Read more...]
Fleury Estate Winery
Fleury Estate Winery sees serious wine enthusiasts and collectors by appointment only. This small family owned winery is located mere minutes from the often very busy "wine strip" off of Highway 29, a section of Napa Valley between approximately Yountville and St. Helena which houses some of the larger and most historic wineries. There are no signs … [Read more...]
Flora Springs, The Room
NOTE: since the sale of Flora Springs Winery (but not The Room, tasting room) we have archived this review and updated our primary review of Flora Springs Winery. Flora Springs The Room is one of the few wineries up valley (not in one of the towns) that operates a tasting room in part of a shopping center. This is certainly one of the most unique … [Read more...]
Foliex a Deux
Folie à Deux dates from 1981 and used to be located just north of St. Helena, but after it was purchased by the Trinchero Family in 2004 (also owners of Sutter Home), it was moved into the Napa Cellars winery. Foliex a Deux in French means "shared fantasies" - which if you keep in mind when trying their wine, adds a subtle exotic sensual feel to the tasting … [Read more...]
Ru Vango
Ru Vango Winery is formerly known as Kieu Hoang Winery; the name and branding change was made in early 2022. As of our latest update to this review in late 2022, this winery is again for sale. We look forward to updating this review as ownership, wines, and names change. The name Ru Vango translates in Vietnamese as 'road to art'. Prior to that, the winery … [Read more...]
Franciscan Estate
Franciscan Estate was located on the east side of St. Helena Highway just north of the Rutherford Cross Road until closing in October 2017 and reopening in late 2018 as the home for The Prisoner Wine Co. It is rather remarkable how such an established winery went from having their own physical winery and tasting room, to closing the physical property, to … [Read more...]
Frank Family Vineyards
Frank Family Vineyards is located on sleepy Larkmead Lane, one of several crossroads in the northern part of the valley connecting Highway 128 to the Silverado Trail. The winery property features a rich history; the original stone winery was founded in 1884 by S.P. Connor as Larkmead Winery and is listed on the National Register of Historical Places. … [Read more...]
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