Lüscher-Ballard Wine. There are those who come to the wine industry much later in life often in a capacity somewhat removed from the daily operations of what is needed to run a winery and manage a vineyard. Not so with Christina Lüscher-Ballard; after a life in film, she started learning about the wine industry in her early 60s and rather than taking a … [Read more...]

Euclid Wines was founded by father-son Mike and Lucas Farmer with their first release of a Cabernet Sauvignon from the 2009 vintage. However, their story begins much earlier than this. Mike grew up in El Sobrante (San Francisco Bay Area) and has a background in chemical engineering; prior to his work in the wine industry he was working in the plastics … [Read more...]

Knighton Family Vineyards was founded in 2007 by Jim and Ann Knighton with their first commercial release. However, the story of how they came to live in Napa Valley begins a few years prior. Jim was living and working in San Francisco at the time; his home was located in the Sunset District, an often cold and foggy part of the city even in the summertime. … [Read more...]

J Gregory Wines was founded in 2005 by vintner Mark Jessup. Mark was born and raised in the Napa Valley and is a 3rd generation to the Napa area. He was attracted to vineyards from an early age. When his family lived in St. Helena, he remembers exploring vineyards, watching the vineyard workers work on the vines and being attracted to the smells of being out … [Read more...]

The Wine Thief is a multi-vintner tasting room located on the corner of First and McKinstry Streets across from the Oxbow Public Market just east of downtown Napa. This is a partnership between two individuals: Andrew Renda (former Director of Sales at the nearby Vintner's Collective) and Garrett Ahnfeldt, proprietor of G Wine Cellars. This tasting room … [Read more...]

Perliss Estate Vineyards. For twenty-five years the Perliss Family has owned 13 acres in the far northern reaches of the Napa Valley. A few more miles north and you reach the Sonoma County line on your way to Knights Valley. For many years this was Proprietor Herbert Perliss's weekend retreat from the San Francisco Bay Area - a place to get away from the … [Read more...]

Pink Girl Wines was founded by Tina Carpenter (first vintage dates from 2006). The focus of these wines is highly unusual for Napa - entirely on a rosé wine. Tina grew up around wine to some extent in Chicago - her father was in the restaurant and catering business. Tina met her husband, now Napa winemaker Chris Carpenter when both were living in Chicago. … [Read more...]