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...]
Hesperian Wines
Hesperian Wines, owned by winemaker Philippe Langner focuses primarily on single vineyard, single variety, small lot wines (Cabernet Sauvignon). From an international point of view, Philippe is one of the Napa Valley's most international vintners having lived on 5 continents over the years. His perspective of the globe is great; he had an envious childhood - … [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...]
Fairchild Wines
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. Part of the Farella family settled and farmed in Cedarville in Modoc County, CA in the 1860s. 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. In 1962, Frank was … [Read more...]
Godspeed Vineyards
Godspeed Vineyards is managed by a father son team Larry and David Stricker. Founder, Larry Stricker, is a renown architect of International world-class resort hotels who decided to become a grape grower and vintner in the mid 1980's. He designed the Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Marriott Desert Springs Resort and number of properties in Hawaii. … [Read more...]
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