Calistoga Press. Proprietors Terry and Bruce Strombom grew up in Stockton, met in the 7th grade and then both attended college in southern California. Life's paths took them apart for a few years, but then they reconnected in their early 30s. They settled in Long Beach where they established careers, Terry as management in the health care industry and Bruce … [Read more...]
Becklyn Cellars
Becklyn Cellars. Proprietor Rick Helmig was raised in Palos Verdes, California. He played baseball at Oklahoma State and after graduating, moved to Dallas where he spent a 40-year career in finance until retiring in 2025. His introduction to wine came after graduating from college. He recalls tasting a variety of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignons with friends, … [Read more...]
III Rows Wine
III Rows was founded in 2013 by Michael Casadaban, Clay Chandler and Rawleigh Fisher. All three doctors are from Louisiana and met at LSU while they were doing their residencies. All partners are serious wine collectors; Michael and his wife Holly began drinking Merlot as an alternative to beer, Rawleigh's grew up around wine as his father maintained a … [Read more...]
Avenue 8 Wine
Avenue 8 Wine was founded by proprietor Dan Lynch with his inaugural vintage in 2018. The focus is on a single wine each year, a Napa Valley Chardonnay. Dan grew up in Lafayette, CA. His former wife Karen was a stay at home mom taking care of their children; as the kids started to leave for college, she posed a simple question to Dan. "What are we going to … [Read more...]
Wheeler Farms To Host “Good Company,” Bringing Together Seven Extraordinary Napa Valley Vintners For An Afternoon Of Wine, Food, And Music
Accendo, Annulus, Bella Oaks, Impensata, J.H. Wheeler, Kinsman Eades and TOR will share wines made at the historic St. Helena estate St. Helena, Calif. — Wheeler Farms will welcome guests to “Good Company” on Sunday, September 20, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The relaxed afternoon gathering and walk-around tasting will bring together seven vintners who … [Read more...]
Beaulieu Vineyard
Beaulieu Vineyard (pronounced like bowl-you). This historically prominent and iconic winery is located on the corner of Rutherford Cross Road and Highway 29 in the small town of Rutherford. This is several miles south of St. Helena on the "wine strip" where some of Napa's most visited and venerable wineries are located. This site is home to both Beaulieu … [Read more...]
Flora Springs Napa Valley
Flora Springs Napa Valley. In December 2024, Flora Springs, existing inventory and this space were sold by the previous owners, the Komes family to husband and wife Gina Gallo-Boisset and Jean-Charles Boisset, the current owners. This was Jean-Charles and Gina's first jointly owned winery. The Boisset's had known the Komes family since Jean-Charles purchased … [Read more...]
Silver Oak Cellars
Silver Oak Cellars is a Napa Valley and Sonoma County winery best known for its focus on Cabernet Sauvignon and its distinctive use of American oak barrels, a stylistic choice that helped define its identity among California wines. Founded in 1972 by Ray Duncan and Justin Meyer, both now deceased, this remarkable success story grew from a single‑wine vision … [Read more...]
Jessup Cellars
Jessup Cellars was founded in 1996 by Napa native, Mark Jessup and his wife at the time Pamela. Mark began his career in wine at the age of 17 working at the grand Inglenook Estate in Rutherford and later helped craft some of the first wines at Opus One. The first physical location of Jessup Cellars was on the lower slopes of Mt. Veeder off of Redwood Road; … [Read more...]
Aubert Wines
Aubert Wines was founded by Mark and Teresa Aubert with the first vintage in 2000 focusing exclusively on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The first single vineyard wine bottled under Aubert was a 2000 Chardonnay from the now iconic Ritchie Vineyard in Sonoma County. While not the first to vineyard designate a Chardonnay from this vineyard, (that honor goes to … [Read more...]