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Chris Hamilton Cellars

October 6, 2022 by Dave Leave a Comment

Chris Hamilton Cellars

Chris Hamilton Cellars. Chris's first visit to Napa Valley was in 2009 and the first Napa winery he visited was Far Niente. He was impressed by the picturesque grounds and the old caves. While walking inside the cave, he noticed an ethereal looking mist had risen to the cave's ceiling (presumably from some cellar work that was in progress). He remembers … [Read more...]

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Almacerro

October 6, 2022 by Dave Leave a Comment

Almacerro

Almacerro. Owner, Frank Scherkenbach was raised in rural Wisconsin and has been attracted to agriculture since he was a child. He became a patent trial lawyer (now divides his time between Boston and Napa Valley) but never lost his interest in farming. Prior to starting Almacerro, he helped farm mint in Wisconsin for Scurek Farms; their largest client was … [Read more...]

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How To Store Wine And Keep That Perfect Taste

September 9, 2022 by Dave Leave a Comment

How To Store Wine And Keep That Perfect Taste

Wine represents something much bigger than just fermented grape juice. We know how wine is made today, but imagine figuring that out around 8 000 years ago. It is a very complex process that requires a lot of knowledge in microbiology and chemistry to fully understand. Yet, our ancestors wanted this delicious and fun drink, so they kept on perfecting the … [Read more...]

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Rahn Estate

September 5, 2022 by Dave Leave a Comment

Rahn Estate

Rahn Estate. Founders of Rahn Estate, Brian and Andrea Rahn met in high school in Fresno and later both attended Fresno State. After graduating with a degree in Agriculture, Brian realized he wanted to work with grapes in some capacity and the family moved several times including living in Sacramento while commuting to Napa Valley to work for Jack Neal & … [Read more...]

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Ortega Family Wines

September 5, 2022 by Dave Leave a Comment

Ortega Family Wines

Ortega Family Wines was founded by Jesus Ortega in 2018 (first vintage). Jesus was born in and raised in Napa Valley; his father Jesus Sr., migrated to the U.S. with his two brothers from Michoacán, Mexico for the first time in 1947 as part of the United States Bracero Program. This program was established in 1942 by the Mexican Farm Labor Program to … [Read more...]

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Backstage Wines

September 5, 2022 by Dave Leave a Comment

Backstage Wines

Backstage Wines. Founder of Backstage Wines, Angelo Perra grew up in Marin County; his family did not come from a wine background and his early career was working with private equity. His first introduction to premium wine was at age 23 in 1993. After graduating from business school his mother announced she would take him and his two siblings out to a fine … [Read more...]

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Maria Concetto Winery

September 5, 2022 by Dave Leave a Comment

Maria Concetto Winery

Maria Concetto Winery. Founder, Maria Reznikova was born in the former Soviet Union; she eventually moved to the U.S. before later spending five years living in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (an alpine town in the Bavarian alps in southern Germany near the border of Switzerland) with her family. The former Soviet Union does not have a culture of wine (vodka is … [Read more...]

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Innovatus Wine

September 5, 2022 by Dave Leave a Comment

Innovatus Wine

INNOVATUS Wines. Founder Cecil Park grew up in Seoul, South Korea and majored in Biotechnology Engineering at Yonsei University. After graduating she began working at Kraft as a product manager on the marketing side of their operations. Realizing she needed more education to develop her career she began looking at MBA opportunities and subsequently came to … [Read more...]

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Morisoli Vineyard

September 5, 2022 by Dave Leave a Comment

Morisoli Vineyard

Morisoli Vineyard. The Morisoli family is deeply rooted in Rutherford. Fifth generation, Chris Morisoli's great great grandfather Rocco Morisoli immigrated to the U.S. from a small town in what is now Switzerland in 1883; ten years later he married Lodovina and they both settled in a small house on Niebaum Lane in Napa Valley in 1902 as sharecroppers. After … [Read more...]

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Castlevale Winery

July 13, 2022 by Dave 2 Comments

Castlevale Winery

Castlevale Winery. In 2002 after the sale of Louis M Martini Winery to Gallo Family, Louis' granddaughter Carolyn Martini and her family kept an approximately 200 acre rectangular piece of land in Chiles Valley, site of their own home (the 'castle') and also 33 acres of vineyards. This property was part of approximately 800 acres her father Louis P Martini … [Read more...]

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