Pneu Wines was founded by Scott Lewis (owner of V Wine Cellar in Yountville) and his friends Gary and Cheryl Van Brunt. Born in Limerick Ireland, Scott followed his chef and hotelier father's footsteps; Scott has worked at some of the finest hotels in London in Food and Beverage Management including at the Dorcester and Grosvenor. In 1990 he was one of a … [Read more...]
Nine Suns Winery
Nine Suns. The Chang Family purchased this property in 2010 from developer and majority owner of the San Diego Chargers football team, Alex Spanos. The family sold the winery to Realm Cellars in 2022 (see our notes at the bottom of this review). The Chang's three children (Aimee, Jason and Chris) have all been instrumental in the development of the property, … [Read more...]
Zakin Estate Wines
Zakin Estate is perched high on the western facing hillsides of the Vaca mountains in the Crystal Springs appellation. The focus of their production is on several Cabernet Sauvignon bottlings produced from just over 3 acres of vineyards. Founder Jon Zakin purchased this approximately 150 acre property in 1999 without any intent to plant grapes or produce … [Read more...]
Alyris Vineyards
Alyris Vineyards was founded by Ewan & Cyndy Downie with the release of their 2013 vintage. Ewan was not always interested in wines - rather was more of a 'beer drinker' as he puts it. But a colleague introduced him to fine wine over dinner one night. He told Ewan he was going to order a bottle of very fine wine to enjoy with their meal. Ewan was indifferent … [Read more...]
Revenant Wines
Revenant Wines was founded in 2005 by wine maker Anthony Knox. While this was his first Napa project, he is certainly not new to the wine industry. He grew up in a family where food and wine were an integral part of life. His mother was the manager of Blum's Restaurants and Tony would often accompany her to work in San Francisco. He remembers his attraction … [Read more...]
Emerson Brown Wines
Emerson Brown was founded in 2005 by winemakers Keith Emerson and Brian Brown. Both grew up around fine dining with family's involved in the restaurant industry. Keith is from Boston and was planning to attend culinary school to become a chef when he came across an article mentioning the possibility of going to school to learn wine making. This sparked his … [Read more...]
Saladin Cellars
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...]
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