Humanitas Wines was founded by vintner Judd Wallenbrock in 2001; he operated the brand until 2017 when he sold Humanitas Wines to the Good Life Collective - the parent company of Humanitas Wines, Jessup Cellars and Handwritten Wines. The physical winery is located in south Napa in a business park. We originally met with Judd many years ago when he was … [Read more...]
Hunter III Wines
Hunter III Wines is owned and operated by Robert E. Hunter the 3rd. Robert has over 25 years of winemaking in Napa & Sonoma including at notable Napa wineries such as Groth, Keenan, Markham, Schramsberg and Sterling. Today he is winemaker for a number of small wineries. His family first purchased land in Sonoma County and now run a winery devoted to … [Read more...]
Raymond Vineyards
Raymond Vineyards was founded in 1971 by Roy Raymond and his two sons Roy Raymond Jr and Walter with their first vintage produced in 1974. Their first estate bottled wine was a Riesling released in 1977. The family has a long history in Napa Valley dating back multiple generations to the 1930s. When Roy arrived in the Napa Valley in 1933 (he was born in San … [Read more...]
Realm Cellars
Realm Cellars produced their first vintage in 2002, made at Sherwin Family Winery by winemaker Mike Hirby. In addition to their estate vineyards in the Stags Leap District, Coombsville and on Pritchard Hill, Realm Cellars sources grapes from several other premium vineyards located around Napa Valley including Dr. Crane and To Kalon vineyards. These vineyards … [Read more...]
Tres Perlas
Tres Perlas Wines, formerly known as Renteria Wines is owned by the Renteria family including Salvador and his wife Maria Luisa and Oscar and his wife Denise. Their first vintage of wine was in 1997. Salvador (Sal) immigrated to the USA from Jalisco, Mexico. His first work in Chicago was as a barber, starting at age 15. As a tribute to his early trade, the … [Read more...]
Revana Family Vineyards
Revana Family Vineyards is owned by Dr. Madaiah Revana, a practicing cardiologist based in Houston, Texas. Dr. Revana, one of ten children, was raised on a farm in a small village in southern India near Bengaluru, the capital of the state of Karnataka. Bengaluru Rural, a semicircular geographic district surrounding parts of Bengaluru is home to numerous … [Read more...]
Reverie II Winery
Reverie II Winery is a boutique winery which was originally located in the Diamond Mountain Appellation south of the town of Calistoga. It was founded by Norm Kiken and his late wife Evelyn Kiken. Their first vintage was in 1996. Norm's introduction to wine began in a dentist's chair in 1973 on the east coast while waiting for a root canal. While browsing … [Read more...]
Reynolds Family Winery
Reynolds Family Winery was founded by long time Napa vintner Steve Reynolds; Steve has been the winemaker since his inaugural vintage in 1999. He was introduced to wine initially through his father who obsessed about collecting various wines; wine was always a part of their meals. Rather than major in winemaking or a related agricultural field, Steve went to … [Read more...]
RigArt Garage Winery
RigArt Garage Winery is not open to the public and yes, as the name implies this winery is run directly out of a garage. As a result, this was one of the oddest Napa tastings we have done...sitting in the garage in the dark watching residential traffic cruise by the neighborhood streets! We have since visited a number of "garagist" wineries in Napa, but in … [Read more...]
Ritchie Creek Vineyard
Ritchie Creek Vineyard is one of the oldest and seemingly most isolated wineries in the Spring Mountain District. There are in fact a number of wineries in the immediate vicinity - but much of their property is heavily wooded and you don't sense there are any winery neighbors during a visit here. Their approximately 8 acres of vineyards are located at about … [Read more...]
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