Neal Family Vineyards is located mere minutes from downtown Angwin in the north eastern hills above Napa Valley in the Howell Mountain Appellation. The winery sits on a beautiful piece of property at approximately 1,800 feet in elevation surrounded by vineyards and hillside pine & oak forests. This estate property is approximately 24 acres of which 12 are … [Read more...]

Newton Vineyard is prestigious hillside estate featuring excellent wines, formal English style gardens (with a slight Asian flair), exceptional views of Napa Valley and two wine caves. The famed American wine writer Robert Parker once called this winery "one of the most gorgeous mountain estates in California". The winery was founded in 1977 by the late … [Read more...]

Neyers Vineyards, founded in 1992, was located on a short gravel road just off of Sage Canyon Road about a 10 minute drive from the valley floor and Silverado Trail. This 30-acre property is surrounded by steep and rugged hillsides covered in forest and other scrub; there are no vineyards planted on site. Founders of Neyers Vineyard, Bruce and Barbara Neyers … [Read more...]

Nichelini Winery is one of Napa's most historical wineries having been founded in 1890. It is about a 15-minute drive from the valley floor up Highway 128 (Sage Canyon Road) towards Lake Berryessa (up the grade and just a few minutes past the entrance to Kuleto Estate Winery). Nichelini is located in southern tip of the Chiles Valley appellation - one of … [Read more...]

Olabisi Winery was founded in 2002 and is run by Ted Osborne and his wife Kim. Ted is part of a generation of ambitious winemakers in the Napa Valley (who came here when they were in their twenties from elsewhere) who earned their way towards running their own wineries through a lot of hard work from the ground up. Ted is self-taught having entered the wine … [Read more...]

Vermeil Wines was founded by Dick and Carol Vermeil, founding winemaker Paul Smith (no longer making the Vermeil Wines) and several investors. Paul has a long history in Napa Valley working at prestigious wineries such as Opus One, Robert Mondavi and Joseph Phelps. For a number of years, the Vermeil wines were produced at OnThEdge Winery on Spring Mountain. … [Read more...]

Opus One. With the combined efforts of two enterprising and well-respected individuals in the world of wine, Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Robert Mondavi, (at the time, owners of Château Mouton Rothschild in Bordeaux and Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley), the creation of this winery played a significant role in elevating the stature and reputation of … [Read more...]

Orin Swift Cellars was founded by winemaker Dave Phinney in 1998 when he was only 24 years old. Dave has a long history of winemaking at premium wineries in Napa Valley including Robert Mondavi Winery and Whitehall Lane. He paid tribute to his parents with the name of this winery; Orin is his father's middle name and Swift is his mother's maiden name. He … [Read more...]

Keever Vineyards are located in foothills of the Mayacamas mountains (about 300 feet above the valley floor) close to the Yountville Veterans home, just south and west of the town of Yountville. Olga Keever (who we first met with) is married to Bill Keever, a graduate of Napa High School. Bill's father Marvin worked in the telephone industry for 4+ … [Read more...]