Teaderman Vineyards is owned by Stan and Patti Teaderman. While born in Berkeley, Stan has been a resident of Napa Valley since 1947. In 1961, Stan helped launch the first Miss Napa County Pageant and was involved with subsequent pageants. Stan was also a member of the Napa Bottom Gropers, a group of diving enthusiasts. For a time, Stan was one of their … [Read more...]

Philip Togni Vineyard is one of the older producers in Napa Valley's Spring Mountain District in the hills above the town of St. Helena. This was one of the last Spring Mountain wineries we visited for The Napa Wine Project - and it was well worth the wait. It is always a treat in the summer driving up and out of the fog that often blankets both neighboring … [Read more...]

Volker Eisele Family Estate dates back to 1974 and was founded by Volker and Liesel Eisele. Volker passed on in early 2015 and he is much missed by many in the Napa wine growing community. Born in Münster, Germany he immigrated to the United States to attend the graduate program in the Department of Sociology, at University of California, Berkeley. While at … [Read more...]

Roy Estate. Founding proprietors Charles and Shirley Roy purchased property off of Soda Canyon in 1999; we first met with them many years ago at their home overlooking their vineyard. Charles who passed away in 2010 was a Civil Engineer from Massachusetts who founded his own consulting business in 1973 focusing on the development and design of office … [Read more...]

Bure Family Wines was founded by Valeri (Val) Bure and his wife Candace Cameron Bure. Valeri was a professional hockey player for a number of both Canadian and American hockey teams. Born in Moscow he eventually moved to North America to play hockey in 1991 and enjoyed a 10-year career in the NHL including playing in the NHL All Star game in 2000. He also … [Read more...]

In Vino Felicitas Wines, meaning, in wine there is happiness, was founded by the husband wife wine making team of Anna and Mario Monticelli. Like other winemakers these days, both have international harvest experience. They met during their last quarter of school as undergrads at UC Davis while earning their enology and viticulture degrees. Mario is a … [Read more...]

Roberts+Rogers was founded by Roger Louer and his partner Robert Young. We first came across this label at a Howell Mountain Appellation tasting at Charles Krug Winery and then followed up later with Roger who we met for a private tasting and visit to the vineyard on Howell Mountain that supplied the grapes at the time for their Cabernet Sauvignon. Roger was … [Read more...]

Crane Family Vineyards was founded by Peter and his wife Frances (who we originally met with); their son Tom Chiarella eventually took over the business from his father. Their family name is not to be confused with Michael Chiarello the chef who has his own Napa wine and coincidentally whose family also comes from the same small region of southern Italy as … [Read more...]