M.S. Torun Winery and Ranch is one of Napa Valley's most unique and intriguing wineries; it is the story of how passionate and engaging owners, hard work, a bit of good timing, loads of vision and plenty of creativity have all aligned on this unique property in eastern Napa Valley. The path of the proprietors towards owning a piece of the Napa Valley was not … [Read more...]

Alta Napa Valley. This is not the first Alta Napa Valley - in 1878 winemaker Colin T. McEachran built a small stone winery at the bottom of Schramsberg Way near Calistoga calling it Alta Vineyards & Cellar. In the early 1980s, the 40+ acre Alta Vineyard was resurrected and operated by Benjamin Falk (former vineyard manager for Cain Cellars) and his wife … [Read more...]

Battuello Vineyards. Driving onto the Battuello Vineyards property one can clearly see this is a working ranch with decades of equipment accumulated on the historic property including old trucks, tractors, wind fans and other farming implements. And one immediately notices the ancient wooden barn dating back to the 1870s; it has a historical connection to … [Read more...]

World's End Wine. Founder Jonathan Maltus was born in Lagos Nigeria, and educated in England but spent much of his formative years on the road in various countries. He began a petrochemical company at age 21 working with a variety of products including gas, electricity and pharmaceuticals and at one point operating five companies in five different countries. … [Read more...]

Abreu Vineyards. Founder, David Abreu (Vietnam veteran) was raised in Napa Valley and is a third generation resident (St. Helena High graduate). His father James was a rancher and served in World War II and his mother Kathleen is part of the long time Rutherford viticulture family the Del Bondios who for a short while produced wines under the Del Bondio … [Read more...]

Buhman Estate Vineyards. The Napa Valley history of this family dates back to Frederick Buhman (born in Germany) who came to the United States in the early 1800s. First arriving in New York and then getting on a boat and taking the trip around the tip of South America before eventually arriving in San Francisco and settling in what is now the Cow Hollow … [Read more...]

Trois Noix (pronounced twah knew-ah) was founded by brother and sister Jaime and Greg Araujo. The roots of Trois Noix began in 2013 during harvest - wine that was going to be used for their family's brand, Accendo Cellars ultimately was kept separate, opening up an opportunity for Jaime and Greg to start their own wine brand. Their first vintage was merely … [Read more...]

Scalon Cellars. Co-founder Jesus Espinoza came to Napa Valley in 1990 and began to work in the vineyards, initially helping plant grapevines. He immediately took a job at Caldwell Winery after moving to the valley and has been working with John Caldwell ever since; he is currently Caldwell Vineyard's vineyard manager. While Caldwell was building their wine … [Read more...]

Lewelling Vineyards are an integral part of Napa Valley's rich viticulture history. Patriarch John Lewelling was born in 1811 in North Carolina and was one of 8 children. The original spelling of their family name was Lewallen. In 1850, John migrated west from Iowa to California along with thousands of others and briefly worked in the gold fields near … [Read more...]

Nickel & Nickel is a premium winery founded by Gil and Beth Nickel with their first vintage produced at Napa Wine Co in 1997: a Merlot, Zinfandel and several single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon bottlings. The Nickel's also founded Far Niente Winery in 1979. Gil was born and raised in Oklahoma; he worked for his family business, Greenleaf Nursery and … [Read more...]