Somerston Estate produces limited production wines from the Somerston Ranch, a property well under the radar of most visitors and locals. While the location feels fairly remote, in actuality it is only about a 15 minute drive east of the intersection of Highway 128 and the Silverado Trail. The winery is accessed via a long gated private driveway off of … [Read more...]

Peacock Family Vineyard (not to be confused with Peacock Cellars in Arroyo Grande in California's Central Coast) is located in the beautiful Spring Mountain District, just minutes outside of the town of St. Helena. The 6+ planted acres are located at 1,000 feet at the end of a rolling narrow windy and steep hillside road. Nearby land owned by wineries … [Read more...]

Cornerstone Cellars produced their first commercial vintage in 1991; this winery is not to be confused with Cornerstone Sonoma, an unrelated marketplace, also offering wine tasting experiences. Cornerstone in Napa Valley is one of the older producers one may not have heard about despite their now decades track record of continuing to produce stellar wines. … [Read more...]

Porter Family Vineyards, not to be confused with Porter Creek Vineyards in neighboring Sonoma County, is located in the hills on the edge of the Coombsville region east of the town of Napa. As a result, the vineyards here are all hillside planted with great views looking north into the Napa Valley. This winery is owned and operated by Tom Porter and his wife … [Read more...]

Dominus Estate is owned and operated by Christian Moueix who first came to California from France when he was in his 20s. He studied viticulture and enology at UC Davis in the late 1960s and was introduced to Napa Valley at this time. This was shortly after several of Napa's early wine pioneers had graduated from Davis - most notably industry pioneer Napa … [Read more...]

ACME Fine Wines is owned by Karen Williams and is located half a block from Main Street on Hunt Ave in the town of St. Helena. The term acme refers to a summit or highest peak or something one is the best or most successful at doing. ACME opened their first location in 2003, outgrew the location in 5 years and moved to a location on Fulton Lane in early 2008 … [Read more...]

Waugh Family Wines was an integral part of a rocky rugged piece of property with views overlooking both Soda Canyon and southern Napa Valley (about a 20 minute drive from downtown Napa), a site known as The Caves at Soda Canyon. While the Waugh's are no longer involved in this property and have moved to Texas, their footprint on this project will always be … [Read more...]