Culler Wine is operated by long time Napa vintner Karen Culler. She worked at Mondavi Winery for many years until branching off on her own in 1997. She is currently the winemaker for several high end Napa wineries in addition to being the winemaker for her own winery. She focuses on two types of wines, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. She has been in the Napa … [Read more...]
Cuvaison Estate Wines (Calistoga)
Cuvaison Estate Wines (Calistoga) is an intimate winery located near the northern part of the Silverado trail on the east side of the road at 4550 Silverado Trail North. They are one of a select few Napa wineries to have two wineries and two tasting facilities (see below for review of their Carneros location). Lots of oak trees grace this property which sits … [Read more...]
Saintsbury Winery
Saintsbury Winery was founded by Richard Ward (died in 2017), and David Graves in 1981. Graves was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Graves ran for 1st District Napa County Board of Supervisors in 2022. The winery continues to be family owned and operated. Both Graves and Ward met during their graduate studies in Enology at UC Davis while taking … [Read more...]
Salvestrin Winery
Salvestrin Winery is located off of Main Street (Highway 29) slightly south of the town of St. Helena, bordering the historic St. Helena High School grounds. Remarkably, this site has been farmed to grape vines since 1859, one of the oldest continuously farmed vineyard sites in all of Napa Valley. None of these original vines are still living. Even during … [Read more...]
Sand T Cellars
Sand T Cellars specializes in one type of wine and one only - a Syrah. This winery is owned by Tom and Susan Ridley who moved to the Napa Valley over 30 years ago. In their name, the S stands for Susan and the T for Tom. Look for the small turtle on the label; it is an endangered sea turtle native to the Gulf of Mexico. As it happens with so many people who … [Read more...]
Foley Johnson Winery
Foley Johnson Winery is one of six Napa Valley based wineries or brands owned by Foley Family Wines & Spirits: the others are Cosentino (the brand not the former winery) Kuleto Estate, Merus Winery, Silverado Vineyards and Swanson Vineyards. Previously, Foley Wine Estates operated Foley Food & Wine Society tasting room, which was located at the Vista Collina … [Read more...]
School House Vineyard
School House Vineyard is a very small producer of entirely estate wines nestled in the hills of the Spring Mountain District a few hundred yards in on Langtry Road at about 1500 feet. A visit here is for the serious wine enthusiast - their vineyard is truly off the beaten path, there is no tasting room or 'Napa fancy'; all tastings are conducted next to the … [Read more...]
Schramsberg Vineyards
Schramsberg Vineyards is one of Napa Valley's venerable must visit properties; the winery is located just south of Calistoga off of Highway 128 on the west side of the road at Peterson Drive and Schramsberg Road. This is the Diamond Mountain sub appellation. The long steep wooded driveway is narrow and windy so drive carefully and slowly (during harvest … [Read more...]
Schweiger Vineyards
Schweiger Vineyards harvested their first grapes in 1984 and produced their first commercial vintage in 1994. The original 8 acres was purchased by Fred Schweiger in 1961 when he was 19 years of age. Fred paid $250 per acre for land that was completely forested; of all the vintners we have met in Napa Valley, perhaps Fred was the youngest to ever purchase … [Read more...]
Sequoia Grove Winery
Sequoia Grove Winery was founded in 1978 by James and Barbara Allen when tbe couple purchased the existing property; the winery on site was bonded in 1980 the same year as their first vintage. James' brother Steve managed the 24-acre vineyard at the time. James, a former language interpreter for the United Nations in Europe was also a founding partner of … [Read more...]
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