Modus Operandi Wines is operated by Jason Moore, a Texas transplant to the Napa Valley. Jason worked for several years in the restaurant industry waiting tables at fine establishments while living in Dallas and during this time earned his real estate license. He would wait tables by night and sell real estate by day. Ambitions of going on to a successful … [Read more...]

Seven Stones Winery (not to be confused with the Seven Stones Winery in British Columbia, Canada) was founded by Ron and Anita Wornick (Ron passed away in 2021). Ron had a passion for both the arts and sciences and winemaking satisfies both of these avocations. During college he earned extra money as a professional trumpet player. After college he joined the … [Read more...]

Tournesol Wine is owned by Bob and Anne Arns; there is no relation to Arns Winery, also located in Napa Valley. Their 10-acre vineyard site is planted in Coombsville, still Napa Valley's newest sub appellation, located just east of the town of Napa. Their vineyard is in the southeastern part of Coombsville against the hills of the Vaca mountains. Coombsville … [Read more...]

Hestan Vineyards is owned by Stanley and Helen Cheng; their vineyard and name of the brand was created by cleverly combining the first few letters in each of their first names. In 1981 Stanley founded what is now the largest cookware company in the USA: Meyer Corporation U.S. is based at Meyer Plaza in nearby Vallejo with the Meyer U.S. distribution center … [Read more...]

Casa Piena, or in Italian, "Full House" is a Napa Valley producer founded by Carmen Policy and his wife Gail. Those who follow American football will know about Carmen's lengthy involvement with the San Francisco 49ers during the 1980s and 1990s including serving as the team's president and CEO. During his time in their front office the team was extremely … [Read more...]

Ackerman Family Vineyards is owned and operated by Lauren Ackerman, long time resident of Napa Valley. Lauren previously lived and worked in the Silicon Valley and has enjoyed fine wine for many years. She has a degree in public relations and business from USC and an MBA from Pepperdine University. She worked in high tech for many years (marketing and brand … [Read more...]

Cimarossa Vineyards (pronounced Chimarossa), is one of Howell Mountain's more secluded estate vineyards. The vineyards are located at an elevation of between 1600 to about 2100 feet and respective of the owner Dr. Dino Dina's Italian heritage as well as the terroir, Cimarrosa is an Italian word that means "red hilltop". This is an appropriate name as much of … [Read more...]