Five Vintners was founded by winemaker Krisi Raymond with her first vintage in 2001. Her winemaking heritage is deeply rooted in Napa Valley. Her great, great grandfather Jacob Beringer, along with his brother Frederic founded what is now Napa Valley's oldest continuously producing winery, Beringer Vineyards in 1876. The impetus for starting her own brand … [Read more...]

Scarlett Wines was founded with their first vintage in 2006. In 1990 E.J. Mcgah purchased a piece of property on Ponti Lane in Rutherford extending to the Silverado Trail and in 1992 purchased another piece of property to the west of Ponti Lane. The previous owner, Edward Westgate oversaw the development of the Sheraton Maui in 1963, was involved in building … [Read more...]

Hailstone Vineyards was founded by Akron, Ohio born and raised Chris Zazo; he and his wife Jessica oversee the operations of the brand. Chris grew up on a farm, but not one directly producing agricultural crops, but rather a dirt farm. His family business involved mining and screening peat, the resulting products were packs of mulch supplies for various … [Read more...]

Lish Wines is part of the Napa Valley based Brian David Wines portfolio (founded by Brian David Kulich) which also includes the brands: Brian David, Cana and Wise Decision. Brian David Wines sources grapes from a diversity of regions within California including Napa Valley, Russian River Valley, Central Coast and Santa Barbara. Lish is rooted in a previous … [Read more...]

Grand Napa Vineyards was founded by Dwight Bonewell. After graduating from the University of Minnesota, while in his early twenties he immediately took a job at a small brokerage firm on Wall Street. Two weeks after he started, on October 19, 1987, the stock market crashed. His company survived as it was under ownership of much larger banks. This was quite … [Read more...]

Implicit Cellars was founded in 2017 by three Ohio based couples: Andrea & Tony Granata, Belinda & Leary Cox and Jennifer & Ed Kuchar. Tony (who we have met with several times) used to work at the Ticknors Men's Clothiers branch at Summit Mall in Akron, Ohio; Leary and Ed were two of his clients. As of our latest update to this review, this Ticknor's store … [Read more...]

Nid Tissé was founded by French born winemaker Marie-Laure Ammons. She was raised in the small village of Chameyrat in Limousin, a part of France known for its forests producing tightly grained oak barrels, often used in Cognac and for fine cattle producing exceptional veal. The region was also home to an accordion factory and is where troubadour lyrics were … [Read more...]

Museion Napa was founded by the Hernandez family in 2021 and is owned by siblings Marcela and Jorge Hernandez. Originally from Guatemala, the family's first introduction to Napa Valley came when Ana Hernandez moved here in 1996 from Guatemala City at age 19 to study at the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, soon after the St. Helena campus opened. … [Read more...]

Buselli Wines. The origins of Buselli wines are rooted in the tiny village of Frontone in the Marche region of northeast Italy, the original home of Rosalia and Italo Buselli. Because of family in the U.S. and looking for a better life, they left Italy for Toronto in 1958. In 1961 they settled in San Francisco. The couple began looking for property in Napa … [Read more...]

Goosecross Cellars is located only a few minutes' drive from Yountville, yet feels very much off the beaten path. This still small winery was founded by two couples in 1985, David & Colleen Topper and winemaker Geoff Gorsuch and his wife Karen. They operated Goosecross Cellars until the Spring of 2013 when they sold the winery and surrounding vineyard to … [Read more...]