Hagafen Cellars has been producing award winning wines since their first vintage in 1980; this original wine was bottled as a Johannisberg Riesling, made at Louis Bertolucci Cellars, now known as Madonna Estate on the Napa Valley side of the Carneros District. This first vintage was made as a kosher wine. Production has ebbed and flowed since then, with an … [Read more...]
CHANDON California
CHANDON California is one of Napa Valley's iconic and well- visited wineries; they are only one of four Napa Valley based wineries that focus on sparkling wine production, i.e. Champagne style wines (the others being Mumm Napa Valley, Domain Carneros and Schramsberg). CHANDON California owned by Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH); LVMH also owns or has part … [Read more...]
Bergman Estate
Bergman Estate. The property for Bergman Estate was acquired by Alan and Pam Bergman in 2013; they eventually acquired a neighboring parcel for a total of 40 acres. Ten acres are currently planted including 8 acres to red varieties: 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot and 3% Merlot. Two terraced acres on a triangular hill are planted … [Read more...]
Anderson’s Conn Valley Vineyards
Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards is located a few miles from the Silverado Trail, accessed via windy and narrow roads meandering through rolling hills. Their property is not flat but rather a series of rolling hills next to valley floor land; the physical winery is located on the lower part of the property at an elevation between 400-600 feet. The winery … [Read more...]
Gargiulo Vineyards
Gargiulo Vineyards is located on Oakville Cross Road in the heart of Napa Valley. They specialize in small case productions of premium wines from their two vineyards in the Oakville Appellation, Money Road Ranch located approximately a mile north of the actual winery and 575 OVX. The winery opened for visitors by appointment in January 2007; it sits on a … [Read more...]
Palmaz Vineyards
Palmaz Vineyards is located at the end of Hagen Road just north and east of the town of Napa. This winery is not open to the public and appointments are required well in advance. All tours and tastings are private for your party and are hosted by a Palmaz Ambassador or a Palmaz family member (upon request). Founders, Julio and Amalia Palmaz are originally … [Read more...]
Diamond Creek Vineyards
Diamond Creek Vineyards is one of Napa's most venerable and historic wineries having been founded in 1968 by Al and Adele "Boots" Brounstein (Al died in 2006 and Boots in 2019). Their first commercial vintage was from 1972, although they did make a little wine at what was the nearby Cuvaison Winery at the time from the 1971 harvest. This is California's … [Read more...]