ZD Wines was founded in 1969 as Zepponi and deLeuze Winery by two engineers, Norman deLeuze and Gino Zepponi and their wives, Rosa Lee deLeuze and Barbara Zepponi. All four founders have since passed. The wines have been bottled as ZD Wines since their inaugural vintage. The winery is still family owned and operated with co-founder Norm deLeuze and his wife … [Read more...]
Cafaro Cellars
Cafaro Cellars was founded in 1986 and is owned and run by Joe Cafaro. He has a long history in Napa Valley (since 1969) of making wine at select well-known wineries including Chappellet, Keenan & Dalla Valle, among others. Initially he made wine from purchased fruit but in the mid 90's he acquired a 15-acre hillside vineyard right next to the southern … [Read more...]
Cain Vineyard & Winery
Cain Vineyard & Winery (formerly known as Cain Cellars) is located high in the forested Spring Mountain District with a somewhat isolated location away from most of the other Spring Mountain wineries. The winery was founded in 1980 by Jerry and Joyce Cain and presently produces between 10,000 and 20,000 cases per year. Their first vintage, a Sauvignon Blanc … [Read more...]
1313 Main
1313 Main is located as their name cleverly indicates, at 1313 Main Street in downtown Napa within walking distance to a number of restaurants and other tasting rooms. This spacious, sophisticated and elegantly decorated tasting room and lounge moved from their original location on the Silverado Trail in mid 2011. Owner Al Jabarin moved to the Napa … [Read more...]
Caldwell Vineyard
Caldwell Vineyard is located in the hills a short drive east of the city of Napa; the winery is almost entirely contained within a 22,000 square foot cave. Visitors to the property are treated to excellent views driving up the hill past their vineyards before descending into the winery parking lot. Besides serving as a production winery for making their own … [Read more...]
Calistoga Cellars
Calistoga Cellars released their first commercial vintage in 1998 (we originally visited them when they had a tasting room in downtown Calistoga). Today they produce a variety of wines (about 10,000 cases) under the Triumph Cellars label. Their former physical winery location is now Envy Winery; after they sold that winery, part of that original property … [Read more...]
Calistoga Wine Stop
Calistoga Wine Stop celebrated their 30th year anniversary in Napa Valley in May 2016 - having been founded by Tom and Tammy Pelter in 1986. Staying in one place this long in any business is rare. Being a small family-owned retail wine shop located in the exact same building for 30+ years in Napa Valley is extremely unusual. This is one of the oldest … [Read more...]
Bardessono Vineyards
Bardessono Vineyards is owned and managed by Tom Bardessono. His family has deep agricultural roots in the Napa Valley dating back to 1926 when his grandfather and his brother-in-law purchased property in Yountville. Prior to this, they were copper miners working a mine in British Columbia, Canada (certainly not the first Napa wine family with ties to the … [Read more...]
Canard Vineyard
Canard Vineyard has been producing wine commercially in Napa Valley since 1984. Today 22 acres of vines are planted on the 25-acre property located just south of Calistoga. Rich and Carolyn Czapleski are only the properties' 4th owners since the original owner acquired the land from a General Vallejo land grant (Rancho Carne Humana - a nearly 18,000-acre … [Read more...]
Random Ridge Winery
Random Ridge Winery is owned by Bill and Susan Hawley. The vineyards are at an elevation of above 2,200 feet making these among the highest vineyards in all of Napa County. The majority of the vineyard is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc but also includes lesser amounts of Merlot, Malbec and a small block of Sangiovese. Random Ridge owns 47 … [Read more...]
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