WH Smith Wines is a small winery & estate located high in the hills of the Howell Mountain sub appellation south east of the community of Angwin. Founder, Bill Smith moved to Bakersfield California from Illinois when he was 2 years of age. Later in life he became involved in oil and gas exploration - taking a job at Buttes Gas and Oil (based in Oakland), he … [Read more...]
X Winery
X Winery originally opened a tasting room in the city of Napa in mid July, 2007 and we were their first "official" client to arrive for a tasting. However, this tasting room and the subsequent District 4 tasting room have been closed for years. winery originated from an MBA Business plan at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo (which also happens to be our Alma … [Read more...]
Yates Family Vineyard
Yates Family Vineyard is located on the slopes of Mt. Veeder; this is one of the southernmost vineyards in the Mt. Veeder Appellation. Mt. Veeder is named for German Presbyterian pastor, Peter Veeder who is buried in Tulocay Cemetery in the city of Napa. When we think of historical German contributions to Napa Valley's wine industry, we always think of Mt. … [Read more...]
Z-52 Winery
Z-52 Winery specializes in vineyard designated Zinfandel; you cannot get more focused than that! They are based in Napa and similar to some of the other wineries we have visited, source fruit from high end vineyards both in Napa as well as other areas in California. Their philosophy is on terroir driven wines and in that case you go where you can find the … [Read more...]
Laura Michael Wines
Laura Michael Wines at Zathila Vineyards are owned by winemaker Laura Swanton. She grew up in Phoenix Arizona and moved to California in 1992 when an opportunity arose to work in high tech (worked for Cisco in San Francisco). She has enjoyed wines for many years and became a self-taught vintner after purchasing this Calistoga property in 1999 from the prior … [Read more...]
ZD Wines
ZD Wines was founded in 1969 as Zepponi and deLeuze Winery by two engineers, Norman deLeuze and Gino Zepponi and their wives, Rosa Lee deLeuze and Barbara Zepponi. All four founders have since passed. The wines have been bottled as ZD Wines since their inaugural vintage. The winery is still family owned and operated with co-founder Norm deLeuze and his wife … [Read more...]
Cafaro Cellars
Cafaro Cellars was founded in 1986 and is owned and run by Joe Cafaro. He has a long history in Napa Valley (since 1969) of making wine at select well-known wineries including Chappellet, Keenan & Dalla Valle, among others. Initially he made wine from purchased fruit but in the mid 90's he acquired a 15-acre hillside vineyard right next to the southern … [Read more...]
Cain Vineyard & Winery
Cain Vineyard & Winery (formerly known as Cain Cellars) is located high in the forested Spring Mountain District with a somewhat isolated location away from most of the other Spring Mountain wineries. The winery was founded in 1980 by Jerry and Joyce Cain and presently produces between 10,000 and 20,000 cases per year. Their first vintage, a Sauvignon Blanc … [Read more...]
1313 Main
1313 Main is located as their name cleverly indicates, at 1313 Main Street in downtown Napa within walking distance to a number of restaurants and other tasting rooms. This spacious, sophisticated and elegantly decorated tasting room and lounge moved from their original location on the Silverado Trail in mid 2011. Owner Al Jabarin moved to the Napa … [Read more...]
Caldwell Vineyard
Caldwell Vineyard is located in the hills a short drive east of the city of Napa; the winery is almost entirely contained within a 22,000 square foot cave. Visitors to the property are treated to excellent views driving up the hill past their vineyards before descending into the winery parking lot. Besides serving as a production winery for making their own … [Read more...]
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