Charbay Winery & Distillery is located towards the top of the Spring Mountain District in the hills west of the town of St. Helena. Come here when you need a break from Napa Valley still dry wines in order to taste some very high quality ports and desert wines. This is the only winery/distillery in the Napa Valley. The Karakasevic family originates from … [Read more...]
Charles Krug Winery
Charles Krug Winery. Our first ever visit to Charles Krug in 2009 was very special because we had been looking forward to a tasting here for quite some time ever since starting The Napa Wine Project in 2006. This is Napa Valley's oldest winery still in existence and that deserves special recognition (although the original winery building is long gone). This … [Read more...]
CHASE Cellars
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...]
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. Its design was created by prolific architect Michael Graves (1934-2015). Clos Pegase is located in the northern part of … [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...]
Diamond Mountain Vineyard
Diamond Mountain Vineyard (formerly CONSTANT Diamond Mountain Vineyard). One leaves the valley floor just south of Calistoga, carefully navigating the narrow Diamond Mountain Road as it winds through redwood trees and soon begins its climb up the rugged eastern facing slopes of Diamond Mountain. Typically allow about 10-12 minutes to drive from the bottom of … [Read more...]
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