Zuidema Wines is a partnership between long time Napa winemaker Rudy Zuidema and his wife Amy. Rudy was born in Sacramento but grew up in nearby Davis, a town known for its university. Conveniently Rudy was accepted to UC Davis where he spent three years studying photography and design with the intent to eventually create logos and designs for sports … [Read more...]

CAMi Vineyards was founded by long time Napa resident, Laurie Shelton with her first wine from 2013. Her production is rather small - usually under 200 cases from her tiny 2.5-acre vineyard in the southern part of the Calistoga appellation along the Silverado Trail. When she and her husband at the time Tom Shelton (died in 2008) purchased the property in … [Read more...]

Dalla Valle Vineyards was founded by Gustav and Naoko Dalla Valle after they purchased property in the Napa Valley in 1982; the first vintage from the property was in 1986. Gustav died in 1995; he was a legend in the world of SCUBA Diving and lived a rich and varied life, mostly overseas. He was originally from the northern part of Italy where his family was … [Read more...]

Navone Family Wines. Founders, Andy and Celeste Navone were born and raised in Napa Valley. Andy's grandfather, Giuseppe Navone came to Napa Valley in the early 1900s - then returned to Italy, met a girl, married within 2 weeks and accompanied his bride, Maria back to the Napa Valley. They purchased the current family ranch in what is now the northern … [Read more...]

Keplinger Wines was founded by husband and wife Helen Keplinger and DJ Warner. Helen was born and raised in Ohio and grew up with parents who enjoyed wine, travel and the outdoors. Helen recalls collecting wine bottles (empty ones) when she was a child. But her interest in wine did not come until later. After graduating from Smith College in Massachusetts … [Read more...]

Boich Family Cellar. Founder John Boich lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for many years where he enjoyed a long career in finance serving as a portfolio manager for select companies and founding and running several investment firms. He began visiting Napa and Sonoma in the mid 1990's staying in the area for a few nights at a time. During one such trip … [Read more...]

The Studio by Feast it Forward was founded by Katie Hamilton Shaffer. Originally from the town of Davis (about 45 minutes from Napa) she came to the Napa Valley to pursue her passions in food and wine. As she told us, "I wanted to go to culinary school, but they didn't have a soccer team. So, after playing collegiate ball and a short stint on the semi-pro … [Read more...]