Saladin Cellars is run by 4th and 5th generation Napa Valley residents Bill Saladin and his son Austin. Austin's great great grandfather worked for the Bank of Italy (precursor to Bank of America) and his family moved to St. Helena in 1904 from San Francisco. For years the family made wine at their home; Austin was also exposed to this as his father made … [Read more...]
Kelly Family Vineyards
Kelly Family Vineyards was founded by long time Napa Valley resident, Gene Kelly and his wife Paula with the purchase of a 10 acre property in 2012 on the west side of the Oak Knoll District. Gene's family has lived in the Napa Valley since 1968 when his father Harold became tired of commuting into New York City and convinced the company he was working for, … [Read more...]
Incendium Wines
The name Incendium Wines was carefully chosen for several reasons by owner and winemaker Vincent Kalny. Incendium in Latin can mean "in the heat of passion"; it is the passion for details and respect for detailed oriented crafts that led Vince to start studying wine making in his late 40's after several non related careers including his current job with Cal … [Read more...]
Dakota Shy Winery
Dakota Shy was founded by Todd Newman and longtime Napa winemaker Tom Garrett. 2012 was their first commercially released vintage although Todd initially purchased grapes in 2008 and made wine for several years prior to this. The name of the wine involves an interesting story. Todd is originally from near Minot, North Dakota; he moved to Oregon to attend … [Read more...]
Paravel Wines
Paravel Wines was founded by long time Napa vintner Jon Jones; he was born in Fairfield but raised in South Lake Tahoe. Jon was not always surrounded by the wine business; while studying music (the Trombone) at the University of California Santa Barbara he was introduced to wine through his roommates' father who worked at Robert Mondavi Winery. He and his … [Read more...]
Dylan’s Ghost Winery
Dylan's Ghost is a boutique producer owned by long time wine industry veteran Joseph Carr. Compared to other brands Joseph started, Josh Cellars (several million cases) and Joseph Carr Wines), Dylan's Ghost at the time of this review was only a production of about 800 cases a year. The wines are almost entirely sold direct to consumer via a mailing list (and … [Read more...]
Yao Family Wines
Yao Family Wines was founded with their 2009 vintage and takes its namesake from proprietor Yao Ming, a retired professional basketball player who spent his entire NBA career with the Houston Rockets. He was drafted with the number one pick in the 2002 NBA draft (the first ever international number one NBA pick). His rookie year was documented in the film, … [Read more...]
Pellet Estate
Pellet Estate has strong connections to some of Napa's earliest wine making heritage. Henry Pellet (the namesake of this winery) is historically recognized as being the second commercial winemaker in Napa Valley after Charles Krug. Mr. Pellet was born in 1828 in the Swiss canton of Neuchatel and immigrated to the United States via St. Louis from Switzerland … [Read more...]
Round Two Wines
Round Two Wines is a newish label in Napa Valley, but from a vintner who is certainly not new to Napa. Winemaker and owner Dennis Johns is as local as it gets in the Napa Valley. He and his wife Adele both grew up in St. Helena and went to St. Helena High School. Dennis spent his entire career making wine in the Napa Valley. Not being formally educated in … [Read more...]
Treasure Wines
Treasure Wines is a boutique Napa producer founded in 2010 with the release of their first vintage. Founder Patricia Klitzke Novosel teamed up with Mark Person; both have enjoyed wine for many years. Today this is a small family owned producer - Mark's son Daniel was the winemaker from 2010 through 2017 and two of Patricia's children are also involved. … [Read more...]
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