Altamura Winery is located about 25 minutes east of the city of Napa in Wooden Valley and was established in 1985 by Frank and Karen Altamura. Their early focus was on Chardonnay; in fact, the first vintage of Altamura wine ever produced was the 1985 Chardonnay which earned a 91 point score from the Wine Spectator. The first Altamura red wine was a Cabernet … [Read more...]
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 the small town of Monte Carasso in what is now southern Switzerland in 1883. Monte Carasso is located about an hour and 15 minute drive from the airport in Milan and is in the Bellinzona … [Read more...]
SummitVine Wine
MK Cellars bottles wines under the brand SummitVine. Born and raised in San Francisco, proprietor Michael Klopka's first introduction to Napa Valley was in his youth during family vacations to Calistoga every year. He remembers his "I could live here" moment came when visiting Vichon Winery and enjoying the views of the valley from its location at the time … [Read more...]
Vinatieri Vineyards
Vinatieri Vineyards was founded by vintner Pat Vinatieri when he purchased his nearly 3-acre property south of the town of Yountville in 1978. He later built an impressive Tuscan-styled home in 2004. This western part of the Yountville sub AVA is prime terroir for growing premium wine grapes; nearby neighbors include the Sleeping Lady Vineyard, Elyse Winery, … [Read more...]
Baldacci Family Vineyards
Baldacci Family Vineyards is located in a beautiful part of the Napa Valley just off of the Silverado Trail (west side) slightly south of the Yountville Cross Road. Records show the property was originally planted to grapes in 1888; it was purchased by Thomas (Tom) & Brenda Baldacci in 1998. The site caught their eye for several reasons: an unfinished house … [Read more...]
Hertelendy Vineyards
Hertelendy Vineyards (pronounced 'HUR-tuh-LEN-dee') was founded by proprietor Ralph Hertelendy; his inaugural release was from 2013. His parents immigrated from Hungary to the United States as children to escape World War II and settled in the Oakland area of the San Francisco Bay Area. His father Paul was a music critic for the Oakland Tribune and San Jose … [Read more...]
2025 Napa Wine Project Review
It was another extremely busy year in Napa Valley; we visited, tasted with and profiled 40 new Napa Valley wineries/producers bringing us to a total of 1,260 now completed for the Napa Wine Project. For reference, that was only one less than the previous year. We continued to taste up and down the valley most every day and updated the majority of our active … [Read more...]
Maybach Family Vineyards
Maybach Family Vineyards was founded in 2004 by Chris Maybach; Thomas Rivers Brown has been the winemaker since the inaugural vintage. Prior to his role in Maybach Family Vineyards, Chris graduated from the University of California Berkeley and later attended film school in London. But he dropped out of film school to work on director Stanley Kubrick's … [Read more...]
Missimer Wine
Missimer Wine. Juggling four kids equates to a full time job for Sinead and Travis Bullard, and Travis also has a full time winemaking job. Yet, both found the time to launch their own brand in 2025, a realized dream of nearly 20 years, launched simply because it needed to be done. And their ambition to do so, came from a good place, rooted in heritage. In … [Read more...]
Sown Estate
Sown Estate was founded by Andrew and Alexis Greenhalgh with their inaugural vintage from 2023. Both are from Sacramento; Andrew is an art major from UC Berkeley, while Alexis is a graduate of Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles. While in college, Alexis became interested in wine; it was her beverage of choice. Her father was inspired by his early visits to Napa … [Read more...]
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