Perliss Estate Vineyards. For twenty-five years the Perliss Family has owned 13 acres in the far northern reaches of the Napa Valley. A few more miles north and you reach the Sonoma County line on your way to Knights Valley. For many years this was Proprietor Herbert Perliss's weekend retreat from the San Francisco Bay Area - a place to get away from the … [Read more...]

Pink Girl Wines was founded by Tina Carpenter (first vintage dates from 2006). The focus of these wines is highly unusual for Napa - entirely on a rosé wine. Tina grew up around wine to some extent in Chicago - her father was in the restaurant and catering business. Tina met her husband, now Napa winemaker Chris Carpenter when both were living in Chicago. … [Read more...]

Spoto Wines was founded with the release of their 2004 vintage. Proprietor Stuart Spoto did not start making wine then - rather he has been helping his father Henry make home wine since the early 1990s from Napa Valley. In terms of wine in the U.S., the family story begins when Stuart's grandfather Enrico Rodolfo Spoto, Sr., emigrated to the United States in … [Read more...]

AJ Pearce Wines is a partnership between Jarred Pearce and Andrew James Renda, two individuals who followed their respective passions and interest in learning more about wine to Napa Valley. The name AJ Pearce comes from the first initials of Andrew's first and middle names combined with Jerrod's last name. Andrew was introduced to wine while working in … [Read more...]

Honrama Cellars is a boutique producer, initially they focused on two varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc but have since expanded their wine portfolio to offer additional selections. The wines are produced by winemaker Juan Puentes with the business operations overseen by his wife Miriam. Their story begins in Mexico. Miriam was born in … [Read more...]

The Wine Foundry. With the struggles of one company comes opportunity for others. Founder and visionary of The Wine Foundry Philip Von Burg has made a career of "rescuing" and working with under-performing, distressed or bankrupt companies. In 2012 his own company, Castlegate Capital Advisers acquired the assets of Crushpad (a one-time prominent winery that … [Read more...]

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. 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...]