Tom Eddy Winery was founded by Tom Eddy, owner and winemaker; his first wine released was a Cabernet Sauvignon in 1991, the same year he started his wine consulting business - Thomas G Eddy & Associates. Only 200 cases were released that year. He is a graduate of UC Davis in 1974 with degree in Oenology; conveniently his family was already living in the town … [Read more...]
Temple Family Vineyards
Last vintage seems to be 2008. Website offline. No current info indicating still an active producer. Temple Family Vineyards released their first commercial vintage in 2004. Four generations of family roots go back to East Texas dating from the late 1800's where they were among the first businesses to sustainably manage and farm timber. In fact, they have … [Read more...]
Renard Syrah
Renard Wines (Renard means fox in French) is owned by long time wine veteran Bayard Fox and his wife Sharon Parham. Bayard is the winemaker and has lived in the Napa Valley since 1990 and Sharon designs the labels. Bayard was born in France and has a connection to French styled wines; today he works for a French Cooper and is able to visit France from time … [Read more...]
Andrew Lane Wines
Andrew Lane Wines has a long history of producing wine in the Napa Valley - dating back to 1978; they were founded by David (since deceased) and Sandee Dickson. Over the years, the Dickson Family has also been involved in a diversity of businesses. Relatives in the early 1900's ran one of Canada's largest canneries along the Frazier River (near Vancouver), … [Read more...]
Garric Cellars
Garric Cellars is owned and operated by two Chicago physicians, Gary Ochwat and Ricardo Cajulis. The winery name comes from combining the first 3 letters of their first names. Both partners have varied backgrounds. Gary grew up in an Italian family in Chicago while Ricardo hails from a very small island in the Philippines. Ricardo arrived in Chicago with … [Read more...]
Howell at the Moon
Howell at the Moon is owned by Marc Cohen a retired doctor who worked 27 years for NYU Medical School in New York City. Marc has a long-standing fascination with wine and started collecting in the early 1970s. A trip to California in 1982 was the first time he visited Napa Valley; he was impressed with the beauty of the land and the passion of those in the … [Read more...]
Sodaro Estate Winery
Sodaro Estate Winery was owned by Don and Felicity (Deedee) Sodaro, long time Southern California residents who both are passionate about wine. Don has been involved with the hospitality industry for many years having founded Santa Ana based Sixpence Inns of America (which sold to Motel 6 in 1988) and served as CEO of Hanford Hotels Inc. His family's wine … [Read more...]
Palladian Estate Winery
Palladian Estate Winery was a partnership between retired shipping veteran David Jones, his wife Sandy and long time well-respected Napa winemaker David Mahaffey. Today Sandy is the sole proprietor of Palladian Estate. David Jones was instrumental in the design of modern day cargo shipping containers; he and Sandy eventually relocated here from San Francisco … [Read more...]
Olivia Brion
Olivia Brion was founded by Napa wine veteran David Mahaffey with a focus on Pinot Noir as well as sometimes Chardonnay. David has been making wines in Napa Valley since 1980 and has also taught wine making at Napa Valley College. All vineyard sources for his wines come from one of Napa's older (dates from 1988) but generally least well-known sub … [Read more...]
Ramian Wines
Ramian Estate is run by Napa vintner, Brian Graham who originally is from Texas. His path to wine comes after earning a degree in architecture from Texas Tech. However soon after graduating he started working in wine stores and then as a wine buyer. Bitten by the wine bug at this point, with a career in architecture quickly fading in the rear-view mirror he … [Read more...]
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