Xtant Wines was founded by two partners, Jeffrey O'Neill and Laurence Vosti both of whom have strong ties to the wine industry. Jeff is a past president of The Wine Institute and former CEO of Golden State Vintners. Laurence went to school in the Bordeaux region of France, has owned a retail wine business and has been a collector of California & French wines … [Read more...]
g Cook Family Winery
g Cook Family Winery was nestled next to the hills in the northern part of the Napa Valley (sold in 2017). Because the valley narrows down as you drive north there are lots of neat little side canyons and inlets against the hills. This winery was near several of these which really gives it is own "secluded" feel compared the main part of the valley floor. … [Read more...]
Toad Hall Cellars
Website is offline, no references found to show this label still continues. Archiving this review now. Toad Hall Cellars is owned by John Komes and his family; if the last name rings a bell it is because this family is also synonymous with Flora Springs Winery. They produced their first vintage in 1984 which was merely 10 cases of a Chardonnay...talk … [Read more...]
Napa Valley Farms
Napa Valley Farms is owned by Todd White, a native of the Carolinas. This is a small winery that today selectively distributes their hand-crafted wine via a mailing list (available for new members). Todd has no distribution outside of California and because of the limited quantities produced the best way to secure the wine is through their website. Napa … [Read more...]
Relic Wines
Relic Wines was founded by Michael Hirby & Schatzi Throckmorton with their first vintage, a three barrel production of Pinot Noir in 2001. Michael has an interesting story of how he ended up working as a winemaker in Napa. He was in school at Colorado College in Colorado Springs (where he eventually graduated with a degree in Philosophy) when he found out … [Read more...]
Acre Wines
Acre Wines formerly known as One Acre Wines has a unique and interesting story. Founder, David Becker grew up in the "valley", as he calls it when his family moved to Napa Valley in 1971. During our first visit, he spoke of few fences around, hiking over to the nearby hills, exploring ruined farmhouses and catching steelhead in the nearby creek. Not a bad … [Read more...]
Wine Country Connection
Wine Country Connection formerly Groezinger's Wine Merchant is located in the small restaurant and hotel rich town of Yountville. In fact, this shop is conveniently located close to Redd, Bouchon and Bistro Jeanty - all culinary delights in their own right. There is an abnormal selection of very high-end well-known restaurants for such a small town. … [Read more...]
Three Clicks Wines
Three Clicks Wines are made by winemaker Bruce Devlin and his wife Danielle Cyrot, both of whom met at UC Davis (in a viticulture class) when they were studying viticulture and oenology. There are a select number of husband wife winemakers in the Napa Valley; Bruce runs the wine making operations at Ballentine Vineyards (where he has been working since 1999) … [Read more...]
Highlands Winery
Highlands Winery dates back to its days of being owned by another Napa winery, Freemark Abbey. It was sold in 2005 and today it is privately held by two partners, Paul Segas and Dave Cofran, both Napa wine industry veterans. Dave (who we met with at his home) has a long history in the wine industry dating back over 45 years. He is a graduate of UC Davis … [Read more...]
Valance Wine
Valance Wine is owned by Michael & Valerie Raymor. The name comes from a type of balance that most Howell Mountain area Cabernets develop over time. The owners noticed this balance and elegance for their 01' vintage while it was still in barrel. Creatively combining V from Valerie's first name with the word balance, they came up with Valance. Michael grew up … [Read more...]
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