Sarah Francis Wines. Sarah Francis is the winemaker and founder of her namesake Napa Valley based wine brand. Her interest in agriculture began at an early age when visiting her grandmother who lived in Missouri (Sarah was born in Texas). Her grandmother grew a number of grapes in her backyard and Sarah developed an emotional bond with these particular … [Read more...]

Matthew Wallace is owned by Matt Hardin and his wife Alicia (Regusci) Hardin. Both the Hardin and Regusci families have lived in Napa Valley for generations; Matt is 6th generation and Alicia is a 5th generation resident. Hardin's family is deeply rooted in Pope Valley and are among the early Napa Valley pioneer settlers; Robert Hardin came to California as … [Read more...]

Flint Knoll. Proprietor Aaron Michaelis fell in love with wine while working at Chateau Cigar Shop at age 18 in Wichita, Kansas. At the time, Jacob's Wine Store was located next door to the cigar shop. Aaron would walk over and look at their wine selection, his interest piqued by their portfolio of wines from around the world. At age 24 he began a local wine … [Read more...]

Grape Culture is not only the name of a Napa Valley winery, but it refers to a way of living, embracing wine, people, places and history. The winery name is an homage to the book, Grape Culture, Wines, and Wine-Making written in 1861 by Agoston Haraszthy, the founder of Buena Vista Winery in neighboring Sonoma County and one of California's earliest wine … [Read more...]

Earthshine Wines. Proprietor Shawna Miller's introduction to wine was somewhat by accident. She did not grow up in a family involved in winemaking but from an early age was interested in fine cuisine. While on a trip to California to visit friends in Chico on a whim, she stopped to do some wine tasting in Napa Valley. During her visit, a winery even asked … [Read more...]

McKahn Wines was founded by the McKahn family in 2014. Charles (Chuck) McKahn is the winemaker and along with his wife Brittany, his parents Denise and Kevin are also co-owners. Chuck knew at age 15 he wanted to pursue winemaking. He recalls, that of his friends, he was the only one who was interested in winemaking. He worked his first harvest at McManis … [Read more...]

Jasud Estate. There have been a select few times over the past 18+ years in Napa Valley that we have been truly inspired by both a site and a person. The combination of the two is actually quite rare. We understand very well this obsession with trying to better oneself and one's wines, this creativity, and the emotional internal seesaw that constantly wavers … [Read more...]