Richard G Peterson Wines is definitely one of the most unique projects in Napa Valley accompanied by a fascinating story as well as nearly 2000 years of history prior to the Wrotham Pinot Noir clone of grapes that were planted in Yountville in the 1980s. Small plantings of this clone now grow in several locations around the world including in the Santa Lucia … [Read more...]
JAQK Cellars
JAQK Cellars is a partnership between long time and well regarded Napa Vintner Craig MacLean, his wife Cynthia and the team at Hatch Design in San Francisco (Katie Jain & Joel Templin). You have a real recipe for success when you partner excellent vineyard sources and the winemaking skills of Craig with the top design firm of Hatch. Additional success comes … [Read more...]
Mirror Wine Co
Mirror Wine Co began as a partnership with Notre Dame football star and 12 year NFL veteran, Rick Mirer and longtime Napa winemaker Rob Lawson. Rick was born and raised in Goshen, Indiana; his father Ken was the football coach for the high school Goshen team for 20 seasons. Rick was already talented in football; at the age of only 8 in 1978 he won the … [Read more...]
Meteor Vineyard
Meteor Vineyard is a 40 acre site (22.58 acres planted on site of former pasture land) in the heart of the Coombsville region located just east of the town of Napa planted almost entirely to Cabernet Sauvignon on a variety of clones and rootstalks. A small 1/3 of an acre with two tiny blocks is planted to Petit Verdot. This land used to be part of Nathan … [Read more...]
Edge Hill Winery
Edge Hill is one of Napa's Valley's most historical and treasured winery properties. The original 1500 acres was settled by General Erasmus Keyes after serving in the Civil War (rising to Brigadier General and leading Keyes's Brigade at the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861). He had a personal letter signed by Abraham Lincoln providing the deed to this … [Read more...]
Arkenstone Vineyards
Arkenstone Vineyards. The Krausz's, Ron (from northern California) and Susan (from Minnesota) purchased 40+ acres of former pastureland on Howell Mountain in 1988. Both were in their early 30s at the time, Susan was a marriage counselor and Ron was and still is a practicing attorney and operates The Krausz Companies, Inc - a real estate development company. … [Read more...]
Modus Operandi Wines
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...]
Blue Hall Vineyard
Blue Hall Vineyard is a 5 acre site on Howell Mountain of which 3 acres are planted entirely to Cabernet Sauvignon. The vineyard is owned by two medical doctors, Andrew Zolopa & Annie Talbot. Andrew has devoted his medical career to caring for those with HIV and AIDS and was instrumental in starting the HIV program at Stanford University in 1994. For 20 … [Read more...]
Tournesol Wine
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...]
Leo Joseph Estate Cellars
Leo Joseph Estate Cellars certainly manages one of the smaller vineyards in Napa (comprising their entire production). Their 8/10th of an acre vineyard is planted to a number of Cabernet Sauvignon clones as well as Cabernet Franc. This is a "micro vineyard" where vines are not counted by acres but by individual numbers. Their St. Helena vineyard entirely … [Read more...]
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