Crane Brothers Wine as the name of the winery suggests, is owned and operated by two brothers Michael and Rob Crane who are third generation natives to the Napa Valley. Both have many years experience of being home winemakers and in the mid 90's purchased land in the Oak Knoll district and planted several varietals including Syrah, Merlot and Cabernet … [Read more...]
Crocker & Starr
Crocker & Starr is a boutique winery with vineyards located on a historic 122 acre property (about 115 acres to vines) in the southern part of the town of St. Helena and was founded in 1997. This winery is a partnership between Charlie Crocker, and Pam Starr, Napa vintner extraordinaire. Crocker owns the land (Crocker Estate), and Starr helps with the … [Read more...]
Benton Family Wines
Benton Family Wines was founded by North Carolinian Daniel Benton and his wife Kara in 2015. But the history of their wines dates back much further. Gary Wooton, a longtime resident in the Napa Valley (who we originally met with at his home in Yountville) along with his wife Suzanne founded both Croze and the Smith-Wooton labels (Suzanne created the original … [Read more...]
Culler Wine
Culler Wine is operated by long time Napa vintner Karen Culler. She worked at Mondavi Winery for many years until branching off on her own in 1997. She is currently the winemaker for several high end Napa wineries in addition to being the winemaker for her own winery. She focuses on two types of wines, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. She has been in the Napa … [Read more...]
Cuvaison Estate Wines (Calistoga)
Cuvaison Estate Wines (Calistoga) is an intimate winery located near the northern part of the Silverado trail on the east side of the road at 4550 Silverado Trail North. They are one of a select few Napa wineries to have two wineries and two tasting facilities (see below for review of their Carneros location). Lots of oak trees grace this property which sits … [Read more...]
Saintsbury Winery
Saintsbury Winery was founded by Richard Ward (died in 2017), and David Graves in 1981. Graves was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Graves ran for 1st District Napa County Board of Supervisors in 2022. The winery continues to be family owned and operated. Both Graves and Ward met during their graduate studies in Enology at UC Davis while taking … [Read more...]
Salvestrin Winery
Salvestrin Winery is located off of Main Street (Highway 29) slightly south of the town of St. Helena, bordering the historic St. Helena High School grounds. Remarkably, this site has been farmed to grape vines since 1859, one of the oldest continuously farmed vineyard sites in all of Napa Valley. None of these original vines are still living. Even during … [Read more...]
Sand T Cellars
Sand T Cellars specializes in one type of wine and one only - a Syrah. This winery is owned by Tom and Susan Ridley who moved to the Napa Valley over 30 years ago. In their name, the S stands for Susan and the T for Tom. Look for the small turtle on the label; it is an endangered sea turtle native to the Gulf of Mexico. As it happens with so many people who … [Read more...]
Foley Johnson Winery
Foley Johnson Winery is one of six Napa Valley based wineries or brands owned by Foley Family Wines & Spirits: the others are Cosentino (the brand not the former winery) Kuleto Estate, Merus Winery, Silverado Vineyards and Swanson Vineyards. Previously, Foley Wine Estates operated Foley Food & Wine Society tasting room, which was located at the Vista Collina … [Read more...]
School House Vineyard
School House Vineyard is a very small producer of entirely estate wines nestled in the hills of the Spring Mountain District a few hundred yards in on Langtry Road at about 1500 feet. A visit here is for the serious wine enthusiast - their vineyard is truly off the beaten path, there is no tasting room or 'Napa fancy'; all tastings are conducted next to the … [Read more...]
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