Jasud Estate. There have been a select few times over the past 16+ years in Napa Valley that we have been truly inspired by both a site and a person. The combination of the two is actually quite rare. We understand very well this obsession … [Read more...]

Fairest Creature. Proprietor Jayson Hu was born in Nanjing, China and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in his youth. He graduated from University of California Berkeley with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He discovered wine through … [Read more...]

Grieve Family Winery. Seemingly so far off the beaten path and without any reasons for visitors to Napa Valley to ever visit, is Lovall (pronounced love-all) Valley, this secret slice within Napa Valley. Often shrouded in fog, its … [Read more...]

Fait-Main is pronounced (fay-ma). In French it simply means, hand-made. And these two words succinctly summarize winemaker Benoit Touquett's dedication to his craft and winemaking philosophy. It starts in the vineyards he works with, … [Read more...]

Howell Mountain Vineyards. This was our 1,100th Napa Valley based winery or producer visited with and written about since we started the Napa Wine Project back in 2006. Sure its just a number, but its another milestone number as we work our … [Read more...]

Seven Apart. Proprietor Don Dady was born in Santa Rosa and raised west of its city limits in neighboring Sonoma County (a double sports standout at El Molino High School) although he now resides in Phoenix, Arizona. He co-founded … [Read more...]

Guarchi Family Wines. The first vintage of Guarachi Family Wines was in 2007. Proprietor, Alex Guarchi began Guarachi Family Wines by purchasing fruit from a number of prominent vineyards, both in Napa Valley and in Sonoma including Gap's … [Read more...]

Castiel Estate. Napa Valley, to proprietors Dave and Kathleen DiCesaris is extremely personal. Their highly serendipitous story begins with a Napa Valley tasting room romance. But first some background. Kathleen grew up in Southern … [Read more...]

Hobel Wines. Cameron Hobel grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara with a degree in Biology. His father was a physician and Cameron decided to follow in his footsteps - originally on a pre-med … [Read more...]

Drinkward Peschon. The roots of Drinkward Peschon date back to when its founders Lisa Drinkward and Françoise Peschon met through their children who were attending Montessori School in St. Helena. Both Lisa and Françoise helped coordinate a … [Read more...]