Hobel Wines. Cameron Hobel grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara with a degree in Biology. His father was a physician and Cameron decided to follow in his footsteps - originally on a pre-med track. One day his father looked him squarely in the eye and said, "if you want to become a doctor, you will not become a … [Read more...]

Gentleman Farmer Wines is a partnership between Joe Wolosz and Jeff Durham; both who have long careers centered around hospitality and the culinary worlds. Joe grew up in Pismo Beach, central California around hotels; his family owned two properties along California's coastline including El Patio Motel and The Wayside Motel. Later he worked in restaurants in … [Read more...]

Regusci Winery (pronounced Rey goo she) is the site of the first winery built in what is now the Stags Leap District. Vintner and early Napa pioneer Terrill Grigsby was related to William Harrison (the ninth president of the USA) Grigsby’s father was Harrison's nephew. Terrill Grigsby oversaw the construction of a wooden winery by Chinese workers, and … [Read more...]

Inglenook Estate. While not Napa Valley's oldest winery, it is certainly arguably the valley's grandest. It is what a wine estate should look and feel like with its visually stunning exterior, while collecting layers of history and depth of stories over its 140+ years. Originally founded as Inglenook, the physical property been referred to by several … [Read more...]

Cliff Lede Vineyards (pronounced "LayDee") was founded in 2002 on site of what used to be S. Anderson Vineyard; in 1971 Stanley (a dentist from Pasadena) and Carol (winemaker) Anderson (both now deceased), purchased 28 acres of land and by 1979 had built a winery and began producing sparkling wines with their first release in 1983 - in part using Chardonnay … [Read more...]

Elusa Winery. Almost unheard of in an industry that is already noted for taking its time, Elusa Winery began producing wines in 2010 and remarkably never sold any of the subsequent vintages until the summer of 2021. As a result, when the tasting room opened for visitors on September 1, 2021, they were in the very unique position of having an excellent … [Read more...]

Cervantes Family Vineyards. Proprietor Xavier, his wife Cecilie and their three children, Jeronimo (Jero), Ana and Ximena are from Mexico City. Jero (who we met with) recalls the family always interested in food and wine and the kitchen was an important part of their lives. He recalls his grandmothers from both his mother and fathers' side of the family … [Read more...]

Perchance Estates was founded in 2019 by two couples, Dean and Katie Papadakis and Heath and Cary Fear. The roots of Katie and Dean's interest in Napa Valley began when in 2006 when one of her patients (she has worked as a dental hygienist for 20+ years) mentioned he had recently been to Napa Valley and enjoyed several very educational and enjoyable culinary … [Read more...]