Greater Fool Wines. Is it the greater fool who sits on the side line with a dream but never pursues it, or is it the one who takes a risk but then fails? To winemaker Julian Christian and his wife Kathryn Siegfried the answer is simple. Don't wait. Pursue a dream and follow its course, however it develops. And they have done so, uprooting careers and … [Read more...]

Lúnasa Wines. Proprietors of Lúnasa Wines, Jordan and Ciji Jeffries purchased twenty acres north of Calistoga in 2017. In honor of Dr. Marvin Poston who originally planted grapes on the property they kept the name Poston Crest Vineyard. The property is planted to approximately 10 acres organized into 4 distinctive blocks. Poston Crest Vineyard was named by … [Read more...]

Wäldele Family Wines (pronounced vel del leigh) means 'small forest' in German and was founded by Hannes and Bridget Wäldele. Their first vintage was a Sauvignon Blanc in 2018 from the 3-acre Horsetale Vineyard that Hannes personally farmed in Kenwood (Sonoma Valley). Hannes was born and raised in the foothills near the Black Forest in Germany (not far from … [Read more...]

Plinth Wine. The roots of Plinth are in the former Nine Suns Winery on Pritchard Hill. The Chang family purchased this property in 2010 from developer and majority owner of the San Diego Chargers football team at the time, Alex Spanos. The Chang's three children (Aimee, Jason and Chris) along with Jason's wife Flora were all instrumental in the development … [Read more...]

The Wager is a 60 acre site in the far northern reaches of Napa Valley, not far from the tallest mountain in the region, Mt. St. Helena. The Wager is owned by Steve and Tamara Kalin and the vineyard on the property is called Tamara's Vineyard. Incidentally, The Wager's property is less than a quarter of a mile from a small viticulture project we are helping … [Read more...]

MaCo Vineyards is a partnership between Jesus Maciel and Roberto Corona. Both were raised in Guadalajara, the capital city of state of Jalisco and were childhood friends. The name MaCo comes from combining the first two letters of each of their last names. Jesus still lives in Mexico and Roberto moved to Napa Valley in 1980. In 2009 both men formed a … [Read more...]

Rockmere Wines was founded by Chet Pinckernell. He was raised in Maryland near Washington DC. During his youth he would accompany his father to northern California on road trips across the country in the summer. His uncle and his father were involved in building condominiums in Lake Tahoe in the late 1960s and 1970s. But his first trip to Napa Valley wasn't … [Read more...]

Hibou (pronounced ee-boo) was founded by winemaker Jason Driscoll and his wife Hilary with their first vintage produced in 2014, a few barrels of Pinot Noir from Marin County and also the Russian River Valley. The name is French for owl. During a trip to Burgundy, Jason was inspired by 'golden owls', the city of Dijon's 'symbol'. One of these owls is on the … [Read more...]

Harbison Estate Wines. This small slice of Oakville is planted to 5 acres of vines. The soils here are quintessential eastern Oakville: red, iron rich and aggravatingly rocky for humans, but in a good way for grapevines. These soils are characteristic of the eastern Oakville benchlands and elevations higher on Pritchard Hill. This is a prime part of Oakville … [Read more...]