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...]
Shadowbox Cellars
Shadowbox Cellars is a partnership between Monty & Sara Preiser, their friends Ira & Eydie Holz and the Preiser's son and his wife, Justin & Stacy Preiser. Monty & Sarah have been traveling to the Napa Valley for years from their home in Florida. After a few visits to the valley, they noticed multiple wine country publications containing limited maps, none … [Read more...]
Cresta Velia
Cresta Velia is a tiny producer founded by Napa vintner John Giannini. John grew up in an extended Italian family where wine was always served with food. He considers both to be inseparable from one another. He comes to Napa from a restaurant background; his first restaurant position was at Scallas Bistro in San Francisco while in college. He was introduced … [Read more...]
JaM Cellars
JaM Cellars is a remarkable success story rooted in Napa Valley, founded by vintner and vineyard manager (among his many jobs) John Anthony Truchard. John calls the story of JaM Cellars, "rare, random and unexpected" and he still has a hard time wrapping his head around how fast demand for his wines have grown. The story is an interesting one and worth … [Read more...]
Durant & Booth
Durant & Booth opened a tasting room in Oakville (next to the Oakville Grocery) in May of 2016. The tasting room is located inside the original family home of one time owners of this property, James and Jennie McQuaid. The home was built in 1877 and predates the original Oakville Mercantile building next door (now the Oakville Grocery) which was built in … [Read more...]
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