Villa Ragazzi, literally translated in Italian as the House of Boys is an informal term that refers to youth/kids and familiarity among a group of individuals. This winery was founded by husband and wife, Gregory (died in 2021) and Michaela Rodeno with their first commercial vintage in 1989. Both Michaela and Gregory met at UC Davis; she was in graduate … [Read more...]
Jack Brooks Vineyard
Jack Brooks Vineyard. There are boutique producers in the Napa Valley, but there is also another layer of even smaller producers, micro-producers we call them. Jack Brooks falls into the latter category. While not the smallest producer we have tasted with, they certainly are one of the smallest at only approximately 75 to 125 cases produced annually of a … [Read more...]
Patel Napa Valley
Patel Cellars. The focus of Patel Cellars is on Bordeaux varieties hand-crafted with a Napa expression. Founder, Raj Patel moved to California from India when he was 6 years of age and is currently one of a very small percentage of Indian Americans involved in the Napa Valley wine industry. He and his wife Shilta oversee the brand. During college (UC Davis) … [Read more...]
Gallica Wine
Gallica is an artisanal Napa producer focusing on limited production hand crafted wines, created by long time Napa Valley winemaker, Rosemary Cakebread. Rosemary did not grow up in a winemaking family; she told us that she was introduced to wine later in life. Because of her father's work as a commercial pilot, Rosemary's family moved locations fairly often. … [Read more...]
Calder Wine Company
Calder Wines. Winemaker Rory Williams grew up in Napa Valley; both his parents are involved in winemaking having co-founded Frog’s Leap Winery and his mother, Julie Johnson later started Tres Sabores - each located in Rutherford. Like many children of vintners in the Napa Valley, they go off to college (often rather far away) but then ultimately return to … [Read more...]
“CabFestNV” Set For March 1 & 2, 2014
Featuring More Than 100 of Napa Valley’s Top Wineries for First Cabernet Festival Presented by the Napa Valley Performing Arts Center at Lincoln Theater All-Access Pass & Specially Priced Two-Day Grand Tasting Passes on Sale December 10 (Yountville, CA) – Napa Valley’s legendary Cabernets finally have a festival of their own! The Napa Valley … [Read more...]
Appellation Trail Tasting – Flavor Napa Valley, 2013
What has become an annual event, Flavor Napa Valley attracts some of the valley's best chefs and vintners to showcase their products. Both small and large producers pour their wines at the Appellation Trail Tasting, the events' crowning get-together at the Culinary Institute of America. The Appellation Trail Tasting features wines from all 16 of Napa's … [Read more...]
Napa Valley Film Festival
Today was the first of three days for the wine tasting pavilions as part of the Film Festival - four of which are available in the valley, Napa, Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga. This is a unique opportunity to taste wines from both small and larger producers. Each of these four pavilions will be open from 230 to 5pm each day this weekend. Visit: … [Read more...]
The Napa Valley Film Festival and Flavor Napa Valley
Two Important Napa Events are being held this month in the Napa Valley. The Napa Valley Film Festival starts this week and runs through the weekend. 125 Films. 300 Filmmakers. 50 Chefs. 150 Wines Along with intriguing films (some of which are about wine) the festival includes a number of wine tasting events (it is Napa after all!). These wine … [Read more...]
Yes, Napa Winery Numbers are Escalating Rapidly
Today I made my 732nd visit, tasting and review with a unique Napa producer over the past nearly 7 years. Reflecting on all my visits to Napa wineries that have "gone away" since I've been working on this project, and all the new ones I keep coming across - I thought it would be interesting to check in on the government bodies that oversee various wine … [Read more...]
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