Reid Family Vineyards has been making wine commercially since 1996, but their roots run much deeper in the area than that. A family member originally moved to Knights Valley (just north of Napa Valley) in the late 1840s when land was given to him by well-known California military officer and explorer, John C. Fremont. This was a time when Grizzly bears still … [Read more...]
Young Inglewood Vineyards
Young Inglewood Vineyards. While the last name of the proprietors of this winery is "young" the property ownership is anything but that. Four prominent names in the valley have owned this property over the years - starting with Edwin Bale who sold to the Lewelling family (nearby Lewelling Lane, a historic winery in St. Helena, vineyards and wine) who sold to … [Read more...]
Homage Wines
Homage Wines was founded and was owned by the husband wife team of Avia and Simon Hawksworth. As of our latest update to this review, the brand Homage is now owned by Kathryn Green and Homage is an accompanying label to Grace Family Vineyards. Avia has long been involved in the culinary and hospitality industries. Growing up in New York she would look … [Read more...]
Coquerel Family Wine Estates
Coquerel Family Wine Estates was founded by Brenda and Clay Coquerel in 2005 with the purchase of an existing vineyard on the north side of Tubbs Lane in Calistoga. Several years later they sold part of this vineyard and acquired one of their neighbor's vineyards; one their nearly 20-acre property they have a total of 11 planted vineyard acres including 4 … [Read more...]
Taplin Cellars
Taplin Cellars as a wine label is a newer addition to Napa Valley but the Taplin family history in the area dates back to 1871. First Taplin family member to move to the Napa Valley was John Orange Taplin, a dairyman who came to California from Vermont during the Gold Rush, settled in San Francisco in 1856 and eventually moved north to find a home for his … [Read more...]
Juslyn Vineyards
Juslyn Vineyards is owned by Carolyn (CJ) and Perry Butler; both are originally from the United Kingdom. They purchased Global Dynamics, Inc and operated and grew this staffing company for proprietary software until they sold this business in 1997. As a result of their operations, they would often stop in California on their way to Asia for work. Eventually … [Read more...]
Stellareese Wine
Stellareese Wine takes its name from owner and winemaker Rachel Davies' middle name. She released her first vintage in 2007. Rachel was born and raised in Calistoga. Despite growing up surrounded by the vineyards of the Napa Valley, it took her some time before the wine industry took her as one of their "own". It all happened at a barbecue a number of years … [Read more...]
The Vineyard House
The Vineyard House. Jeremy Nickel, the proprietor of The Vineyard House in Oakville continues his family's rich legacy and history in Napa Valley through his own vineyards and wine. His story begins with his father, Gil Nickel, who was one of the founders of Far Niente, founded Dolce and later, Nickel & Nickel. The wines of the Vineyard House pay tribute to … [Read more...]
Help Celebrate Peter Mondavi Sr’s 99th Birthday
Time flies when you're having fun, graduating from Stanford, studying Enology at UC Berkeley, serving in World War II and making history in the Napa Valley! Commemorate the 99th birthday of Charles Krug's youthful patriarch, Peter Mondavi Sr. Send your greeting by November 5th for the Nov. 8th celebration and inclusion in a time-capsule to be opened in … [Read more...]
Boodeaux Vineyards
Boodeaux Vineyards are situated in an isolated location in Napa’s East county (Capell Valley). Unlike many Napa wineries this winery is not named after the owner’s last name, rather it is a combination of his dog’s first name Boo, and and “deaux”, taken from the Bordeaux region in France. The owner (Scott Becker), tongue in cheek, even refers to his dog as … [Read more...]
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