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...]

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...]