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...]

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...]

Far Niente Winery. The roots of Far Niente date back to 1871 when former gold miner in California's Gold Rush of 1849, John Benson turned farmer, acquired 300+ acres in what is now Napa's Valley's Oakville sub appellation. Incidentally John was an uncle of the famous American impressionist painter, Winslow Homer. He raised hay and grain crops as well as grew … [Read more...]