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...]
Corison Winery
Corison Winery was founded in 1987 by wine maker Cathy Corison; her husband William Martin is also co-owner of the winery). Cathy first caught the wine bug when she was studying Biology at Pomona College in Claremont, CA. She took an elective course on viticulture from professor and wine writer, John Hager, and was hooked. As a result, she ended up going to … [Read more...]
Cosentino Winery
Cosentino Winery was founded by self-taught winemaker Mitch Cosentino in 1980. Mitch is the first person we have met born in Gustine, California (a small town south of Modesto). He discovered an interest in wine during college, prior to a career with wine he earned a degree in Broadcast Communications. Finding the job market in this field somewhat … [Read more...]
Crane Brothers Wine
Crane Brothers Wine as the name of the winery suggests, is owned and operated by two brothers Michael and Rob Crane who are third generation natives to the Napa Valley. Both have many years experience of being home winemakers and in the mid 90's purchased land in the Oak Knoll district and planted several varietals including Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet … [Read more...]
Crocker & Starr
Crocker & Starr is a boutique winery with vineyards located on a historic 122 acre property (about 115 acres to vines) in the southern part of the town of St. Helena and was founded in 1997. This winery is a partnership between Charlie Crocker, and Pam Starr, Napa vintner extraordinaire. Crocker owns the land (Crocker Estate), and Starr helps with the … [Read more...]
Benton Family Wines
Benton Family Wines was founded by North Carolinian Daniel Benton and his wife Kara in 2015. But the history of their wines dates back much further. Gary Wooton, a longtime resident in the Napa Valley (who we originally met with at his home in Yountville) along with his wife Suzanne founded both Croze and the Smith-Wooton labels (Suzanne created the original … [Read more...]
Culler Wine
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...]
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