Pulido-Walker was created by husband-wife Mark Pulido and Donna Walker. Mark's family originally immigrated from Spain and were pharmacists. Mark also graduated with a degree in pharmacy from the University of Arizona and later became President and CEO of McKesson Corporation and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation USA. Donna also comes from a … [Read more...]
Hindsight Wines
Hindsight Wines. Incidentally this review is a milestone for the Napa Wine Project; it was the 800th Napa Winery or producer we have visited with, tasted the wines and reviewed over the past 9+ years. At the time of our visit, our goal was to reach over 1,000 unique Napa wineries and producers reviewed on this site - which we completed in 2019. We are now … [Read more...]
Inizi Wines
Inizi Wines was founded by two couples, A.J. and Jen Filipelli and John and Kirsti Harley in 2012. We initially became aware of their brand when we spotted an unusual varietal on the wine list at Solage in Calistoga made by Inizi - a rosé of Charbono. A.J. is originally from Novato, California and attended Fresno State where he majored in Viticulture. … [Read more...]
Next Door Wine
Next Door Wine. The founding of Next Door Wine begins with Jeff Clarke; originally from New York he has spent a long career in the world of tech and was a former CEO of Kodak. Having enjoyed fine wines for many years he bought a house in Calistoga in 2005 with four surrounding acres. This property had never been planted to vines before; in 2007 he decided to … [Read more...]
Mending Wall Winery
Mending Wall Winery is a partnership between three owners: Frank and Kathy Dotzler (the co-founders of Outpost Winery), Mark Pulido and Donna Walker (owners of Pulido-Walker Wine) and well-regarded winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown. Frank and Kathy (who we originally met with) began to discuss the possibility of building another winery - looking specifically … [Read more...]
Olney Family Vineyards
Olney Family Vineyard was founded by husband and wife David and Shirley Olney with their first vintage dating from 2008, produced at what was Lewis Cellars at the time. The Olney's moved here in late 1995 after living in Jamieson Canyon for several years (also southern part of Napa Valley but more to the east). Their property is only about a 10-minute drive … [Read more...]
Solage Resort & Calistoga Winegrowers 2nd Annual Calistoga Food & Wine Event
The stage was an unseasonably cold (for April) Friday in the northern part of the valley at Solage Calistoga where the Calistoga Winegrowers' Grand Tasting showcased wines from 30 of Calistoga's wineries and producers. Long time names such as Chateau Montelena and Larkmead were present along with a number of relative newcomers to the north valley wine scene … [Read more...]
Muscatine Vineyard
Muscatine Vineyard. In 1998 Leonard and Draselle Muscatine left the urban world of Los Angeles for rural Napa Valley; they purchased a small hillside property perched on the eastern side of Soda Canyon. Leonard (now deceased) was a professor at UCLA who taught in their Zoology Department and later in the Biology Department. He was a marine Biologist who … [Read more...]
Gallegos Wines
When your Napa heritage is deeply rooted in agriculture as with the Gallegos Family, the transition to making wine is one of passion and comes from a true respect and connection to the earth. Gallegos Wines. The family heritage as it relates to Napa Valley began in the mid 1950s when Ignacio Gallegos Sr. moved here from Yuma Arizona; previously he was … [Read more...]
Padis Vineyards
Padis Vineyard was founded by Steve and Judy Padis with the release of their first wine - a 2007 vintage that saw a production of just one barrel which was bottled as all large format bottles that were donated to charity auctions. Their first commercial vintage was a year later. Both Steve and Judy grew up in the East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area). Steve … [Read more...]
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