Revana Family Vineyards is owned by Dr. Madaiah Revana, a practicing cardiologist based in Houston, Texas. Dr. Revana was raised on a farm in a small village in southern India near Bangalore. His family grew rice, vegetables and coconuts. … [Read more...]

Grgich Hills Estate was founded in 1977 by Miljenko "Mike" Grgich and Austin Hills. Austin is part of the family that started Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc - he started as a an assistant coffee buyer with the company until ultimately he was … [Read more...]

Hess Collection opened to the public in 1989 (their first release was 1976) and is a owned by Swiss born businessman Donald Hess and his wife Ursula. The winery is located in the Mt. Veeder sub-appellation in the southern part of the … [Read more...]

Robert Mondavi Winery (acquired by Constellation Brands, Inc. in 2004) is one of the Napa Valley's most iconic and visited wineries; it is located on the busy "wine strip" on the west side of Highway 29 in Oakville just north of the … [Read more...]

Hesperian Wines, owned by winemaker Philippe Langner focuses primarily on single vineyard, single variety, small lot wines (Cabernet Sauvignon). From an international point of view, Philippe is one of the Napa Valley's most international … [Read more...]

Cliff Lede Vineyards (pronounced "LayDee") was founded in 2002 on site of what used to be S. Anderson Vineyard; in 1971 Stanley (a dentist from Pasadena) and Carol (winemaker) Anderson (both now deceased), purchased 28 acres of land and by … [Read more...]

Cakebread Cellars. As one of the iconic family owned wineries of the Napa Valley, while relentlessly promoting their own wines, Cakebread Cellars has played an integral role in educating visitors about the Napa Valley and promoting this … [Read more...]

CHASE Cellars is a boutique winery located almost at the base of the western hills of Napa Valley (the Mayacamas mountains) on Sulphur Springs Road just south west of the town of St. Helena. Most visitors won't discover CHASE Cellars on … [Read more...]

Spring Mountain Vineyard is arguably one of the more photogenic wineries in all of Napa Valley. The winery is located just outside of the St. Helena town limits - off of the narrow windy Spring Mountain Road connecting St. Helena to the … [Read more...]

Charles Krug Winery. Our first ever visit to Charles Krug in 2009 was very special because we had been looking forward to a tasting here for quite some time ever since starting The Napa Wine Project in 2006. This is Napa Valley's oldest … [Read more...]