Component Wine Company is one of four wine brands part of the Vin Fraîche Wine Group - a collection of sommelier and winemaker created and owned wines ranging from vineyards in California, Oregon, Washington, Bordeaux and Tuscany. The wine … [Read more...]

Crane Assembly was founded in 2012 by three long time friends in the Napa Valley - winemakers Dave Phinney (of Orin Swift fame) and Kevin Fox and business partners Bryan Sandoli and Darryl Browman (Darryl is the co-owner of Cavus Vineyards … [Read more...]

Wheeler Farms. The Wheeler Farms estate property is located on 11.5 acres off of Zinfandel Lane just south of the city of St. Helena. For those curious about it's history (and it is fascinating), the original stone winery was built in 1880 … [Read more...]

ADAMVS was founded by Denise and Stephen Adams with the purchase of 76 acres on Howell Mountain in 2008. Prior to their purchase, this was the home of White Cottage Ranch Winery. While this is their first Napa Valley winery, Denise and … [Read more...]

Eisele Vineyard was founded as Araujo Estate in 1990 by Bart and Daphne Araujo; their first vintage was an Eisele Vineyard designate Cabernet Sauvignon from 1991. While the Araujo's were new to the valley, their vineyard was not. The … [Read more...]

Dana Estates (pronounced da-nuh) is located in the heart of Rutherford on benchland just above the valley floor nestled against the edge of the Mayacamas mountains. This estate is historically rich - it is home to a ghost winery (stone … [Read more...]

Kenzo Estate was founded by Mr. Kenzo Tsujimoto and his wife Natsuko. Kenzo is a long time entrepreneur, born in Kashihara, Nara prefecture, Japan (about a 45-60 minute drive outside of Osaka) and businessman whose career began in 1966 when … [Read more...]

Essere Franco Wines (formerly Verismo Wines) was founded by the D’Ambrosio family, long time entrepreneurs, restaurateurs and grape growers in the Napa Valley. Essere Franco is the Italian verb for 'to be'. The family business for many … [Read more...]

Green and Red Vineyard was founded in 1977 by Jay Heminway (died in June 2019), leaving the winery to be run by his wife Pam and daughter Tobin and her husband Raymond. Tobin has enjoyed a career as a film producer and editor in New York … [Read more...]

Mayacamas Vineyards is a historic winery located high in the Mayacamas mountains west of Napa Valley near Mt. Veeder. The winery sits on the edge of a crater of an extinct volcano. One can clearly see parts of the surrounding crater with … [Read more...]