Delectus Winery. Not all wineries survive changes in ownership, changes in tasting rooms and ultimately the closing of their tasting room (which was vacated on December 1, 2021). Rather than maintaining any retail presence, Delectus continues producing as a wine brand selling directly to consumers through their website and also to wine club … [Read more...]
Diamond Terrace
2008 was their final vintage. Archiving this review now. Diamond Terrace has been producing high quality low production 100% Cabernet since 1999. Their vineyards are in the well-known Diamond Mountain and Howell Mountain areas of northern Napa Valley. The vineyards are entirely hillside grown. The winery is private and closed to the public. The owners Hal … [Read more...]
Domaine Carneros
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...]
DR Stephens Estate
DR Stephens Estate is a beautiful vineyard property located in the hills of the Vaca mountains east of the town of St. Helena - just below the Howell Mountain sub appellation. This location is peaceful, secluded and while only minutes removed from the valley floor, feels much further removed from the often heavily trafficked Highway 29 and the Silverado … [Read more...]
Duckhorn Vineyards
Duckhorn Vineyards was founded in 1976 by Dan and Margaret Duckhorn (along with 5 initial silent shareholders); their inaugural vintage was from 1978. Margaret died in late 2022 at age 83. Dan and Margaret also founded Paraduxx Winery, located further south on the Silverado Trail (about 20 minutes from Duckhorn). Duckhorn Wine Company was purchased in 2016 … [Read more...]
Dunn Vineyards
Dunn Vineyards dates from 1979 when Randall (Randy) and Loralee (Lori) Dunn purchased their original 14-acre property high on the slopes of Howell Mountain and produced their first wine that same year. The old home on site was actually used as one of the Stagecoach stops between Pope Valley and the Napa Valley and used to be owned by Chuck Wagner (owner of … [Read more...]
Dusinberre Cellars
Dusinberre Cellars is run by Napa area vintner Jeff Smith who released his first vintage under Dusinberre in 1986 after establishing the winery in 1982. The name of the winery is traced back to his families' name when his Dutch relations settled in what is now New York in the 1650's. He was living in Calistoga in the 1970's working in a non wine related … [Read more...]
Dutch Henry Winery
Dutch Henry Winery is small family owned winery, originally located in the northern part of the valley just off of the Silverado Trail. Peaceful and relaxing are two words that quickly came to mind when describing a visit to their original property. Founders Less and Maggie Chafen were looking for a weekend escape from San Francisco and initially purchased a … [Read more...]
Dyer Vineyard
Dyer Vineyard is one of Napa Valley’s smaller producers as their entire vineyard is merely 2.3 acres. This winery is run by husband-and-wife team of Bill & Dawnine Dyer. Neither Bill nor Dawnine grew up in wine making families; they both met each other in college prior to becoming winemakers. Bill's undergraduate degree is in Philosophy. Bill can recall his … [Read more...]
Eagle Eye Wine
Eagle Eye Wine was founded by Bill & Roxanne Wolf in 2003 after they left previous careers. Unlike some who come to the Napa Valley and start a winery with a dream in the eye and leave much of the work to others, both Bill and Roxanne entered the wine business with a determination to learn by doing. Before they actually started their wine label, they … [Read more...]
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