Hagafen Cellars has been producing award winning wines since their first vintage in 1980; this original wine was bottled as a Johannisberg Riesling, made at Louis Bertolucci Cellars, now known as Madonna Estate on the Napa Valley side of the Carneros District. This first vintage was made as a kosher wine. Production has ebbed and flowed since then, with an … [Read more...]

Tenuta Foppa & Ambrosi was founded and is owned by two winemakers, Lucas Foppa Alves and Ricardo Ambrosi with their first vintage produced in Brazil in 2017. Tenuta in Italian refers to estate; this part of Brazil was settled by many Italians whose relatives still live in the region. Both men met in 2012 while students at Instituto Federal de Bento … [Read more...]

Silver Trident Winery opened a Tuscan styled tasting room/home in downtown Yountville in March 2015. In January of 2024, Silver Trident moved from their original tasting room to a two story space accessed off of a walk-in courtyard on the same block south of their previous location and on the other side of the street. Their new location was previously … [Read more...]

Calafia Cellars was founded in 1979 with the release of their first vintage and is owned by Randle & Mary Lee Johnson; Randle has been the winemaker since their inaugural vintage. During the early years of Calafia, Randle was making 7 different wines and around 2,000 cases. Later, and for a number of years he made just one wine, a Napa Valley Cabernet … [Read more...]

Gargiulo Vineyards is located on Oakville Cross Road in the heart of Napa Valley. They specialize in small case productions of premium wines from their two vineyards in the Oakville Appellation, Money Road Ranch located approximately a mile north of the actual winery and 575 OVX. The winery opened for visitors by appointment in January 2007; it sits on a … [Read more...]

Brasswood Cellars (formerly Cairdean Estate) is located just north of St. Helena and one mile north of the Culinary Institute in what used to be the St. Helena Premium Outlet shopping center. This complex used to house clothing stores and art galleries including an African Shona sculpture gallery. In 1988 Vintner's Village opened on the property and featured … [Read more...]

David Arthur Vineyards is located at the end of what is probably the most scenic "driveway" on the eastern side of Napa Valley, Long Ranch Road. This ribbon of pavement rises well above the valley floor, clinging to the sides of the rugged and profoundly rocky hillsides with a tenacity rooted in a desire to reach the ridge tops offering the few visitors that … [Read more...]