Bardessono Vineyards is owned and managed by Tom Bardessono. His family has deep agricultural roots in the Napa Valley dating back to 1926 when his grandfather and his brother-in-law purchased property in Yountville. Prior to this, they were copper miners working a mine in British Columbia, Canada (certainly not the first Napa wine family with ties to the … [Read more...]
Canard Vineyard
Canard Vineyard has been producing wine commercially in Napa Valley since 1984. Today 22 acres of vines are planted on the 25-acre property located just south of Calistoga. Rich and Carolyn Czapleski are only the properties' 4th owners since the original owner acquired the land from a General Vallejo land grant (Rancho Carne Humana - a nearly 18,000-acre … [Read more...]
Random Ridge Winery
Random Ridge Winery is owned by Bill and Susan Hawley. The vineyards are at an elevation of above 2,200 feet making these among the highest vineyards in all of Napa County. The majority of the vineyard is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc but also includes lesser amounts of Merlot, Malbec and a small block of Sangiovese. Random Ridge owns 47 … [Read more...]
Acacia Vineyard
NOTE: This review is archived. Closed operations in Napa and the physical winery and moved outside of Napa County - has been purchased by Peju Family and will reopen as Liana Estates. We will revisit the property and provide a separate review. Acacia Vineyard is located in the heart of the Carneros district off "the beaten path" very close to the … [Read more...]
Adastra Winery
Adastra Winery is located in the heart of the Carneros District somewhat southwest of the city of Napa and is charaterized by rolling hills, cooler temperatures than more northern parts of Napa Valley and beautiful vineyards. Carneros is one of only two Napa Valley sub appellations which crosses county lines (the other being Wildhorse Valley). Roughly 60% of … [Read more...]
Aetna Springs Cellars
Aetna Springs Cellars is located in Pope Valley which is a neighboring much smaller valley east of the main Napa Valley on the backside of Howell Mountain. This is in an area that is much less developed than the Napa Valley and home to only a few physical wineries. However, there are many vineyards planted here, some owned by several well-known Napa Valley … [Read more...]
Bacio Divino Cellars
Bacio Divino Cellars (meaning Divine Kiss in Italian), was founded by Claus Janzen in 1993; he initially became interested in wine as a self-appointed "ski bum" while working at an upscale restaurant in Switzerland during the ski seasons. He was 19 years of age when he became a wine enthusiast/collector and started developing what ultimately would become a … [Read more...]
Backroom Wines
Backroom Wines (founded 2002) is located in downtown Napa almost directly across from the Bounty Hunter wine bar. Don't make the mistake and try to enter the 1000 Main Street building from Main Street - their entrance is actually on First Street. If there is no convenient street side parking - the parking lot off of nearby Pearl Street is a very short walk … [Read more...]
A Dozen Vintners
A Dozen Vintners is located in a modern one-story corner building across from Freemark Abbey Winery just a mile north of the town of St. Helena. This is a tasting room only - no wine is actually made here, rather its a compilation of rather small vintners. They focus on wine from the following local Napa regions: Carneros, Spring Mountain, Diamond Mountain … [Read more...]
Allora Vineyards
Allora Vineyards is located north of the town of St. Helena on the valley floor near Ehlers Lane off of Highway 29. Owners Terry and Nancy Klein have lived in Napa Valley for many years and is where they raised three children. Terry was born in San Francisco and moved to St. Helena when he was 13 years of age (a graduate of St. Helena High School); his … [Read more...]
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