Fisher Vineyards. The Fisher history dates back to Europe where the family manufactured horse drawn carriages. The family eventually moved from Europe to Norwalk, Ohio ultimately continuing to manufacture horse-drawn carriages. One of the Fishers, Albert moved to Detroit in 1885 from Ohio - he worked at C.R. Wilson Company (another horse-drawn carriage … [Read more...]

ONEHOPE Winery. This incredibly multi-faceted and dynamic project began with 8 individuals (all co-founders) who met while they were all working at GALLO including Jake Kloberdanz (current CEO of the company). Jake started at GALLO in 2005 knowing very little about wine - while he didn't have a wine background, he already nurtured an entrepreneurial spirit … [Read more...]

Heimark Vineyard. This special site is hidden away in a part of the valley that often even locals are not aware of. Perched on extremely rocky hillsides at an elevation of around 1,100 feet are 14 acres of vines located towards the upper reaches of the narrow, windy and steep at times gated Dutch Henry Canyon Road. In 1994, proprietors of Heimark … [Read more...]

Tribe & Arrow and Olet'te (pronounced oh-let-tay) wines were founded by Jenny Lynn Heim (originally from Modesto, CA). Her path towards wine began while she was studying business at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Changing majors, she decided to take advantage of the newly implemented viticulture program at Cal Poly; she graduated … [Read more...]

La Pelle Wines was founded in 2016 by three partners all connected through the wine industry. Maayan Koschitzky (originally from Israel) is former winemaker at Screaming Eagle and leads the Atelier Melka winemaking team, Miguel Luna (originally from Mexico) is a long-time viticulturist in the valley and Pete Richmond, born and raised in northern California, … [Read more...]

Ca' Momi Winery (pronounced 'ka momi') is a story that spans two continents, three friends and is connected by the threads of food and wine. Founders, Dario De Conti (who we originally met with many years ago) is known for his delicious pizzas and is a certified Pizzaioli, Stefano Migotto is the Director of Winemaking for Ca'Momi and his wife Valentina … [Read more...]

Mount Veeder Magic Vineyards. Karen Crouse (born in New Orleans but was raised in Los Angeles County) and her husband Greg moved up to the city of Napa in 1990 from Walnut Creek. Karen was working for American Express at the time; she moved to the Napa Valley to acquire clients and help market and host related credit card events in the region. Growing grapes … [Read more...]

Riverain was founded by several friends who originally connected in Orange County through the world of wine, Steve Nordhoff (founding attorney of Nordhoff Bengfort, a Newport Beach based legal firm) and Dean Gray (worked in the field of consumer packaging, initially for Proctor and Gamble) and Dean's wife Laurie (who captured the lovely photographs for some … [Read more...]