Fortunati Vineyards is a small producer owned by husband and wife Ellen and Gary Luchtel. Ellen and Gary met at San Francisco State where both were majoring in business - at the time Gary was already a "wine geek" as Ellen told us, long before this term was widely used. Both started coming up on the weekends to Napa and Sonoma - meeting with winery owners, … [Read more...]
Valley Floor Vineyard
Valley Floor Vineyard is a boutique producer originally built upon three acres of estate vineyards planted entirely to Cabernet Sauvignon - located just north of the town of Calistoga. Original founders, Ellen Bucchianeri and Mark Duane were both born and raised in San Francisco. Ellen spent many summers in Calistoga - with her grandmother who lived … [Read more...]
Davis Estates
Davis Estates was founded by Mike and Sandy Davis with the purchase of two contiguous properties, the larger piece in 2011 followed by a smaller piece in 2012 (in the Calistoga appellation). The total property is 155 acres. Prior to their purchase the land was owned by longtime residents of the Napa Valley, the Saviez Family (who we originally met with years … [Read more...]
Eleven Eleven Winery
Eleven Eleven Winery held their grand opening on March 21, 2015 at 11:11am in the old Barrel Stop Winery on Trancas Ave located just outside of the Napa city limits; the dividing line in this part of Napa between the county and the city is Trancas Avenue. Eleven Eleven took over this location after the previous owners declared a bankruptcy, although that is … [Read more...]
Webster Cellars
Webster Cellars is a boutique Napa producer founded and run by winemaker Keith Webster. Keith is a storyteller and he has a number of stories leading up to how he found himself moving to the Napa Valley at the age of 56 and becoming a winemaker. Keith has long been a businessman - he was enterprising early on; at the age of 10 he started his first … [Read more...]
Kale Wines
Kale Wines was founded in 2008 by winemaker and owner Kale Anderson and his wife Ranko. Kale was born in San Diego, grew up in Santa Rosa (Sonoma County) and went to UC Davis to study pre-med. While not from a winemaking heritage, Kale discovered his love of wines on his own. By year three at UC Davis, he realized medicine wasn't sparking a passion so he … [Read more...]
Nicholson Jones
Nicholson Jones (not to be confused with Nicholson Vineyards in Santa Cruz or Nicholson Ranch in Sonoma County) is a premium producer of limited production wines founded by Cal Nicholson and his wife Pam. The name combines both his last name as well as Pam's maiden name. Both Cal and his wife are accomplished individuals; Cal has enjoyed a long career in a … [Read more...]
Azur Wines
Azur Wines was founded by Julien and Elan Fayard; the first vintage was produced in 2009. Elan is from the San Francisco Bay Area and because of her interest in wine, studied in parts of France. Elan met Julien Fayard in the Loire Valley where she was living and studying. Today Elan is the sole proprietor of Azur Wines. Elan eventually moved to Napa Valley … [Read more...]
DYN 2880
DYN 2880 is a boutique producer run by husband wife John and Betsy Hartnett with help from their children; Meghan is the General Manager and their other two kids, Jesse (a talented photographer) and Liza help out as needed, especially during harvest. Their first commercial vintage dates from 2006 - a grand total of 13 cases (only about 1/2 a barrel). … [Read more...]
Huge Bear Wines
Huge Bear Wines opened a tasting room in downtown Calistoga on Valentine's Day 2015. With the addition of this tasting room at the time, they completed what was probably a Napa Valley record at the time - three tasting rooms lined up in a row (although one of their neighboring tasting rooms has since closed). This corner location is historic - the tasting … [Read more...]
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