Navone Family Wines. Founders, Andy and Celeste Navone were born and raised in Napa Valley. Andy's grandfather, Guiseppe Navone (died 1961) immigrated to San Francisco from Montillio, Monserrato in Asti, Italy in 1905; he returned to Italy in 1912, met a girl, married within 2 weeks and accompanied his bride, Maria Gallardo back to San Francisco where they … [Read more...]
Napa’s Wild Wines
Editors note: this is a guest piece from Igor Sill, proprietor of Sill Family Vineyard on Atlas Peak. Vineyard Microbiology – native, indigenous wild yeast, which surrounds the vineyards, pervades the world of wine. The role of naturally occurring yeast is the most singularly important ingredient that gives birth to fine wine. As much as I would like to … [Read more...]
Keplinger Wines
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
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 1990s staying in the area for a few nights at a time. During one such trip … [Read more...]
The Studio by Feast it Forward
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...]
Treebottom Wines
Treebottom Wines is one of Napa's micro producers who because of their small production and very limited exposure fly well under the radar. Most of their exposure comes from word of mouth from the few who have been privileged to have tried their wines in the past. Their first vintage was from 2012. The focus of their production is merely on two wines - a … [Read more...]
Curvature Wines
Curvature Wines was founded by long time LPGA golfer Cristie Kerr (winner of two major championships and 18 titles) and Suzanne Pride, co-owner of Napa's esteemed Pride Mountain Vineyards. Both women met and connected through charity events and of course wine. Cristie is as serious about wine as she is about golf. She has already passed the level 1 … [Read more...]
Kerr Cellars
Kerr Cellars was founded by long time LPGA golfer Cristie Kerr (winner of two major championships and 18 titles) with the focus on sourcing fruit from some of Napa and Sonoma's finest vineyards. Cristie is as serious about wine as she is about golf. She has already passed the level 1 curriculum while studying for the Court of Master Sommeliers. Cristie … [Read more...]
Prime Solum Winery
Prime Solum. The heart of Prime Solum's wine portfolio is Broken Rock Vineyard, a 96-acre site about 2 miles in on Atlas Peak Road, located north of the city of Napa. The vineyard is located on what is referred to as the Atlas bench or 'shoulder' at an elevation of between 600 and 700 feet - just below the official minimum 760-foo elevation designation of … [Read more...]
Sang~Froid Vineyards
Sang Froid Vineyards. Founders, John Murphy and his wife Paula Key purchased a small existing vineyard property and home off of Lodi Lane (north of the town of St. Helena) in 2013. Prior owners produced wine under the Bisou Napa Valley label for several years from what they called the James Johnson Vineyard. Only 2.75 acres are planted to vine - separated … [Read more...]
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