Robert Foley Vineyards is run by the talented winemaker Bob Foley and his wife Kelly. Bob remembers his first trip to Napa was in 1964 with his father to pick out some grapevines from a well-known rootstock nursery that no longer exists in St. Helena. His father wasn't making wine commercially - he just wanted to have fun growing grapes and did so with a … [Read more...]
Glass Fire, Napa Valley 2020
Of all the bad winery and vineyard news that has been reported from the Glass Fire, from a historical point of view - the loss of La Perla hurts *the most*. I mean this was a significant loss, not only for Spring Mountain Vineyard but for all of the Napa Valley. The winery was storing number of old wooden carriages up there dating from the late 1800s, … [Read more...]
Sova Wines
Sova Wines. Winemaker Sean Behrens was born in Duarte (Los Angeles County) but moved to Humboldt County when he was just a few years old. He grew up 'in the woods' as he puts it and wasn't always exposed to good food and wine. That changed when his step mom, Lisa Drinkward came into his life after meeting Sean's father Les. Les and Lisa opened Folie Douce … [Read more...]
Rewa Vineyards
Rewa Vineyards. Originally called Blue Oak Hill, named from the numerous old oak trees that grow on site, this coveted knoll and surrounding property was acquired by Gajendra Singh Sareen (GS for short) in 2012. The site is Coombsville, just east of downtown Napa. GS was born in Madhya Pradesh, India. In the 1990s he become involved in the tire business … [Read more...]
BRION Wines
BRION Wines. The focus of BRION is on single vineyard expressions of 100% varietal Cabernet Sauvignon, primarily from Napa Valley vineyard sources. Named after Brion (pronounced Brian) Wise, who along with his wife Ronda founded BRION with their first vintage in 2002 a year after they founded B Wise, a vineyard and winery in the Mayacamas mountains of … [Read more...]
MadoroM Vineyards
MadoroM Vineyards was founded by Napa native, Andy Amador, his wife Marissa and their winemaker Mike Blom with their first vintage produced in 2000. When one meets Andy, one soon realizes he has a passion for people and the outdoors. He grew up in Napa Valley hunting and fishing and spending plenty of time in and around vineyards. His father, Gus Amador was … [Read more...]
Frisinger Family Vineyard
Frisinger Family Vineyard (pronounced fry-singer). The Napa Valley roots of this family-owned producer date back to 1981 when Jim Frisinger Sr and his wife Carin purchased their 20-acre property in what is now the western edge of the Oak Knoll District. Jim was born in Gary, Indiana but eventually settled in Chicago and before he retired in 1986, he was vice … [Read more...]
Depiction Wines
Depiction Wines. Founded in 2012 this tiny St. Helena based producer is owned by husband-and-wife Sebastian and Estelle Lane. Depiction Wines is a creative boutique brand - bridging the intersection of hand-crafted wine and fine art. Both Estelle and Sebastian have embraced the world of wine through a variety of outlets; it is clear from meeting them they … [Read more...]
Rivers-Marie Wines
Rivers-Marie. Since 2002 Rivers-Marie has quietly been producing limited production premium wines including Pinot Noir; their first vintage was from the Summa Vineyard on the dead-end Taylor Lane near the town of Occidental in neighboring Sonoma County. This vineyard produced the first 100-point Pinot Noir from California in 1991 when it was a Williams … [Read more...]
Quilt & Co
Quilt & Co opened in downtown Napa in August 2020. This tasting room features a number of brands from 5th generation winemaker Joseph (Joe) Wagner's Copper Cane & Provisions collection. It is located in a beautiful 100+ year old brick building on Main Street across from Veterans Memorial Park and the Napa River. Previous tenants were Velo Pizzeria, Rio Poco … [Read more...]
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