Metaphora Wines was founded with the release of merely 50 cases of a 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon. Proprietor Ravi Mehta is one of just several of Indian heritage who owns wineries in Napa Valley. He was born in Northern India (not far from New Delhi) and immigrated to the states when he was 9 years old. A successful career as a lawyer and working in government … [Read more...]
Agnitio Wines
Agnitio Wines was founded with the release of their 2012 Chardonnay. Their focus is on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from both Napa and Sonoma County. Other wines are made each year if there is an opportunity to source from a good vineyard. Winemaker Anthony Weytjens (no longer living in the Napa Valley and no longer involved in the winemaking for Agnitio) was … [Read more...]
Mike & Molly Hendry
Mike & Molly Hendry is a small wine brand run by Mike and his wife Molly - focusing on a single vineyard, single wine each year - a Zinfandel. Both Mike and Molly have vineyard connections to the Napa Valley. Mike's grandparents purchased 120 acres in 1939 at the base of the southern Mayacamas mountains on the way up Redwood Road to the Mt. Veeder … [Read more...]
Barrett & Barrett Wine
Barrett & Barrett produces a single estate premium Cabernet Sauvignon each year and is a joint wine making effort by husband and wife James and Heidi Barrett (although James is always referred to as Bo). These two are Napa Valley industry wine veterans; Bo has been farming his family's property (Chateau Montelena) in Calistoga since he was hired to work in … [Read more...]
La Sirena Napa Valley
La Sirena Napa Valley was founded in 1994 by winemaker Heidi Barrett. Her first several vintages were of a Sangiovese; the first vintage of this wine was not originally meant for Heidi. Rather she was making it for a custom crush client who for a number of reasons eventually abandoned the project and was going to sell the wine in the bulk market. Heidi … [Read more...]
Introduction to Napa Valley video
I stumbled across this informative video recently: … [Read more...]
Kuleto Estate Winery
Kuleto Estate Winery. One word sums up this unique and gorgeous winery location - best defined simply by the word wow. The property is among some of Napa Valley's most picturesque winery locations. The views are excellent overlooking the surrounding hillsides as well as part of Napa Valley proper in the distance. The picturesque Lake Hennessey far below the … [Read more...]
Stone the Crows Wine
Stone the Crows Wine, not to be confused with Dancing Crow Vineyards in Mendocino County is a single vineyard producing one wine each year from a hillside vineyard planted in St. Helena. The vineyard itself is somewhat remote - located in the hills east of the town of St Helena on the northern slopes above Lake Hennessy. Initially one wine was produced … [Read more...]
Sinegal Estate
Sinegal Estate was founded in 2013 with the first release of wines under the Sinegal label from their 30 acre Inglewood estate in St Helena (not to be confused with the Inglenook Estate in Rutherford). This is not a new winery property by any means - it was part of an original land grant in this part of the valley and its more modern-day history dates back … [Read more...]
Wallis Estate
Wallis Estate is located in the hills of the Diamond Mountain AVA. Founder Edward J. Wallis (named after his grandfather) grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and moved to Napa Valley soon after college. He purchased this property in 1975 (85 acres) and raised his family here. He remembers the valley being a sleepy place at the time - with only a few … [Read more...]
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