Cobblestone Wines was founded by Saul Levine and his wife Anita in 1971 with the purchase of a 75-acre property in the Salinas Valley of Monterey County. This vineyard is on the flatlands west of the 101 freeway; it is planted to Chardonnay - after they initially planting several other varieties which ultimately were not suited to this generally cooler … [Read more...]

Igneous Wines is owned and operated by Don and Ann Huckfeldt. Don's family owns a 30+ year successful water-well drilling business in the Napa Valley. With a business such as this one he has become intimately aware of most every vineyard in Napa County and has also become friends with many of the local vintners. As a result when he decided to plant an estate … [Read more...]

Corté Riva is owned and operated by Lawrence and Nieves Cortez; Nieve's cousin Romel Rivera is the winemaker and the winery takes its name from combining parts of their last names. This winery is the result of a story that is built on perseverance and hard work all of which started in the northern Philippines. Lawrence's family ran a fish farm, raising … [Read more...]

Row Eleven Wines is owned by long time winemaker and industry veteran Richard de los Reyes and includes several labels within its portfolio including Row Eleven Wines, Stratton Lumis, Civelo and The Magician. During his career, Richard has worked at a number of wineries in California and abroad providing a variety of services ranging from winemaker, vineyard … [Read more...]

Ideology Cellars is owned by Bob Williamson; he also founded the popular artisan winemakers' facility and tasting room, Silenus Vinters which is located just south of the town of Yountville. Bob sold Silenus Vintners (the winery & tasting room) in 2010 to a Chinese American company, Silenus International Group and the Ideology wines are no longer produced … [Read more...]

Napa Station is owned by long time wine industry veteran Peter K. Huwiler and his son Peter Huwiler II. Peter has over 40 years in the restaurant and wine industry having owned several high end restaurants for many years in the Seattle area, was the Director of National Accounts and International Sales at Kendall-Jackson Winery and more recently was CEO and … [Read more...]

Zacherle Wines is owned and operated by winemaker Nile Zacherle and his wife Whitney (her family runs Fisher Vineyards, Sonoma County based but also with vineyards in Calistoga). Zacherle's wines are available through their mailing list. Nile, while born in Marin County had a connection to the Napa Valley early on; his father used to make the drive north … [Read more...]

Lava Vine opened their tasting room in December of 2008 on the northern Silverado Trail just north of the Solage Resort and next door to the old Calistoga Beverage Company. They are located in the Calistoga city limits - in the southeast part of town. There are a proliferation of tasting rooms in downtown Napa and Yountville and when this opened there were … [Read more...]