Artesa Winery is located in the Carneros District of southern Napa Valley; from an architectural point of view this is a very unique winery; the primary building is mostly set within the confines of a small hill rather than located above ground. As a result, it is somewhat difficult to distinguish where the winery ends and where the ground begins. In other … [Read more...]

Flint Knoll was co-founded by proprietors Aaron Meredith Michaelis. Aaron fell in love with wine while working at Chateau Cigar Shop at age 18 in Wichita, Kansas. Jacob Liquor Exchange was located next door to the cigar shop. Aaron would walk over and look at their wine selection, his interest piqued by their portfolio of wines from around the world. See … [Read more...]

Au Sommet is a 44-acre property located high on the slopes of Atlas Peak (2,100 feet). Nine acres of vines are planted; the majority being Cabernet Sauvignon with two small blocks of Petit Verdot. The site offers incredible views at times and on clear days one can look east into the Central Valley, on very clear days the snowcapped mountains of some of the … [Read more...]

Jarvis Estate Winery is located on Highway 121 on the way towards Lake Berryessa; despite a somewhat isolated feel to the properties' location, Jarvis is located only about a 15 minute drive from downtown Napa. The estate is over 1,320 acres of which only 37 are planted to vine. The winery was founded by William and Leticia Jarvis. William met Leticia in … [Read more...]

Altamura Winery is located about 25 minutes east of the city of Napa in Wooden Valley and was established in 1985 by Frank and Karen Altamura. Their early focus was on Chardonnay; in fact, the first vintage of Altamura wine ever produced was the 1985 Chardonnay which earned a 91 point score from the Wine Spectator. The first Altamura red wine was a Cabernet … [Read more...]

Morisoli Vineyard. The Morisoli family is deeply rooted in Rutherford. Fifth generation, Chris Morisoli's great great grandfather Rocco Morisoli immigrated to the U.S. from the small town of Monte Carasso in what is now southern Switzerland in 1883. Monte Carasso is located about an hour and 15 minute drive from the airport in Milan and is in the Bellinzona … [Read more...]

Outpost Winery is located on top of Summit Lake Drive at an elevation of 2200 feet – about 10 minutes outside of the small town of Angwin. This road should almost be called Zinfandel Drive as several other premium Zinfandel producers are located within minutes of Outpost off of this same road. This is in northern Napa Valley's Howell Mountain appellation. As … [Read more...]

Lewis Cellars was established in 1992 by Randy and Debbie Lewis; Debbie passed far too young in 2017 from cancer. Randy grew up in Atlanta, Georgia; his previous career was in professional car racing. He competed in a variety of races including Formula Three in Europe, Formula 5000 and five Indianapolis 500 races. He is not the only former professional racer … [Read more...]

Favia Wine was founded by noted viticulturist Annie Favia and her husband and wine maker, Andy Erickson. Wine making was not their initial career paths - Andy (originally from Indiana) majored in Political Science at Tufts University with an emphasis on Latin American policies while Annie majored in French Literature at George Washington University and was … [Read more...]

Domaine Carneros is a winery that one won't easily miss seeing while driving through the Carneros region of Napa Valley. The winery looks very European and is perched high on a hill, so it is easily seen from the well-traveled Highway 12. As a result, weekends combined with good weather can make for a very busy tasting experience. We have visited many times; … [Read more...]