Tristant Vineyards produces one wine each year, a single vineyard red blend sourced from an 11-acre vineyard located in the far South East corner of the Calistoga AVA. Proprietor Bill Tristant decided to immigrate to California in 1949. His decision was based on the impact World War II had on his family. They lived in the Pyrenees at the time and their homes … [Read more...]
Napa Angel by Montes
Napa Angel was founded by Chilean winemaker Aurelio Montes and partners with their first Napa release, a Cabernet Sauvignon from the 2006 vintage. Aurelio has a long history of winemaking in Chile. He graduated from the Catholic University in Santiago with a degree in both Oenology and Agronomy in 1971. He worked at Chile's historic Undurraga Winery, then at … [Read more...]
Trotter 1/16th Wines
Trotter 1/16th Wines was founded with a 2011 vintage by long time Napa winemaker Stephanie Trotter-Zacharia. Stephanie has been working in the Napa Valley since 1996. But her story of how she arrived in Napa starts much earlier than that. At age 18 she left her home in Philadelphia and headed west - ultimately trying to reach Alaska. However, as she reached … [Read more...]
Tank Garage Winery
Tank Garage Winery was originally formed as a partnership between Napa Valley wine industry veterans James Harder and Jim Regusci. This was not their first venture together in the valley; they both worked together at James Cole Winery and the former nearby T-Vine Cellars Tasting room and winery. Today Harder owns Tank Garage and Regusci owns T-Vine Cellars. … [Read more...]
Apsara Cellars
Apsara Cellars is a small production winery founded by Robin Akhurst and his wife Aneeta. Robin is originally from Scotland; his path to Napa is paved with significant international experience in various wine regions around the world. After graduating with a degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of Edinburgh he started kindling an interest in … [Read more...]
Pine & Brown
There are some particularly small wineries in the Napa Valley, but then there is another level of "micro". These are "garagiste" wineries and can legally produce small quantities of wine commercially. Take Pine and Brown for instance. Founder Tom Rees (who as of 2020 is no longer the owner, see our update at the bottom of this review for details) started … [Read more...]
Pebble Beach Food & Wine Weekend
The Pebble Beach Food and Wine Weekend is only in its seventh year yet remarkably it seems like it should be much older than that. In such a short time it has become the West Coast's premier food and wine event. It is an intriguing pairing - matching some of the world's best wine with top chefs in a location that is visually stunning. The inspirational … [Read more...]
Capp Heritage Vineyards
Capp Heritage Vineyards. Walking into this tasting room is more like walking into some historical bar that might well be in one of California's gold rush towns - perhaps Jamestown or Sonora in the California foothills. Combine the feel inside this tasting room with the gun and gun exchange shop that is located directly behind and you truly have a feel of … [Read more...]
Holman Cellars
Holman Cellars was founded in 2010 by Jason Holman. His path to owning a winery in Napa Valley is an interesting one. He met his then wife Helen on their first day attending law school in Seattle. It was Helen's family who was responsible for his second career as a winemaker after he retired from law. Helen introduced Jason to Napa Valley and wine making … [Read more...]
Vineyard {511}
Vineyard {511}. Living in Southern California with a shared passion for both travel and wine, proprietors of Vineyard 511, Irene and Ed Ojdana pondered having a home in Italy and France. But then as Irene told us, they thought about "jet lag and all the time they already spend in airports plus the great distance to travel" and they made a wise decision to … [Read more...]
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