Broman Cellars was founded by Bob Broman in 1994 when he crafted his first vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon - this inaugural vintage was only 148 cases - production while still very small has grown to slightly over 1,100 cases annually with additional varieties and wines produced. Winemaker, Bob Broman is from Walnut Creek (San Francisco Bay Area); he … [Read more...]
Brookdale Vineyards
Brookdale Vineyards is a well-established and small Napa Valley producer; they are under the radar due to their very limited production and historical lack of a tasting room. Brookdale is originally rooted in Brookdale Vineyard Management Company, founded by viticulturist Mike Seitz (1968-2003) in 2000. Tragically he died in a forklift related farming … [Read more...]
Buehler Vineyards
Buehler Vineyards is one of only several physical wineries including Aonair and Amizetta Vineyards on this particular part of the long and windy Greenfield Road, almost 6 miles from the Napa Valley floor. Encompassing 300 acres of land, the property was purchased in 1971 by John & Helen Buehler (both deceased, coincidentally each dying on June 1 but in … [Read more...]
Buoncristiani Family Winery
Buoncristiani Family Winery was founded in 1999 by brothers Matt and Jay Buoncristiani; today their other two siblings, Nate and Aaron are also actively involved with the winery operations. Their parents, Rob and Mimi are originally from San Francisco; they moved the family to Sonoma from the San Jose area where they lived for a very short while soon … [Read more...]
CADE Estate Winery
CADE Estate Winery, under the same ownership as PlumpJack, is part of a select group owning more than one physical winery within Napa Valley. The two founders of The PlumpJack Group are San Francisco's former mayor Gavin Newsom and philanthropist, composer and entrepreneur Gordon Getty. John Conover who joined Plumpjack in 1999 is also a principal and is the … [Read more...]
D Cubed Cellars
D Cubed Cellars - perhaps Napa's only exclusively Zinfandel producer, D Cubed Cellars was founded by winemaker Duane Dappen in 1994. And in case you are wondering about the cubed in the name, it represents the three D's in David's name - Duane David Dappen. Napa's ZinMaster spent his early years living in Los Angeles - his family moved to the Sierra Nevada … [Read more...]
Eagle & Rose
Eagle & Rose wines were available for tasting in Napa Valley at A Dozen Vintners north of St. Helena until that tasting room closed down in early 2014. Should you enjoy the wines there or happen to taste them elsewhere you can make the long trek up to Pope Valley either via Angwin or the more southerly route starting with Highway 128 (Sage Canyon Road). This … [Read more...]
Failla Wines
Failla Wines was founded by winemaker Ehren Jordan and Anne-Marie Failla; the winery is named after the middle name of Ehren's eldest daughter. Today, Ehren is the sole proprietor of Failla Wines. Ehren's wine making career has been one of learning by doing. Rather than graduating from UC Davis with a degree in Enology and Viticulture, he graduated from … [Read more...]
G Wine Cellars
G Wine Cellars is run by Garrett Ahnfeldt a Napa native who has long nurtured a passion for wine. He is not the only one in his family to own a Napa wine label; father Bruce ran the Ahnfeldt label with vintages produced from 2002 until 2015. Garrett grew up among grape vines - during our visit with him, he recalled getting an early start on his vineyard … [Read more...]
Ilsley Vineyards
Ilsley Vineyards are located in the Stags Leap District - the family roots date back over 100 years in the Napa Valley when patriarch of the family, Ernest Ilsley was born in Napa in 1912. His career was not in the wine industry but rather working at Basalt Rock Company (later became Kaiser Steel of Napa). Ernest and his wife Laura "June" Ilsley began … [Read more...]
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