Blackbird Vineyards was originally located in the heart of the Oak Knoll District in the southern part of Napa Valley and the property was purchased by Michael Polenske in 2003 from the Trefethen family, proprietors of nearby Trefethen Vineyards. The site used to be a walnut orchard but is now entirely planted to Merlot. When we think of this variety, we … [Read more...]

Black Cat Vineyard was founded by Tracey Reichow in 1996; she died in late 2023 after a two year battle with cancer in 1996. Her first commercial vintage was in 2004. Tracey's husband Rick and her daughter Samantha are still both involved in the brand. Prior to her career in wine, she was one of the first women to work the floor of the New York Stock … [Read more...]

Black Stallion Winery began virtually - meaning they did not own a physical winery or property (their first release dates from 2002). Their hospitality center opened to the public in May 2007. The 38-acre property is located off of the southern part of Silverado Trail in the Oak Knoll Appellation. We visited several times during the construction as well … [Read more...]

Bouchaine Vineyards (not to be confused with Bouchon Winery in Healdsburg in neighboring Sonoma County) is the oldest continually operating winery in the Carneros District and one of the southernmost wineries in Napa Valley. Vines and fruit trees were first planted in the late 1890s by a man named Boon Fly (a restaurant in his namesake operates at the nearby … [Read more...]

Boyd Family Vineyards (never to be confused with the winery/vineyard of the same exact name down in Argentina) is located in the heart of the Oak Knoll district just north of the town of Napa and was founded by Stan and Joan Boyd (with their first vintage from 2000). Conveniently using their last name for their wine, Stan likes to joke that Boyd also stands … [Read more...]

Bremer Family Winery is a historic winery located on Deer Park Road just minutes from the Silverado Trail and Napa Valley on the slopes of Howell Mountain near the small community of Deer Park. This was the 200th Napa winery that we visited as part of our research for Napa Wine Project; we have since completed more than 1,100 visits, tastings and extensive … [Read more...]