The Studio by Feast it Forward was founded by Katie Hamilton Shaffer. Originally from the town of Davis (about 45 minutes from Napa) she came to the Napa Valley to pursue her passions in food and wine. As she told us, "I wanted to go to culinary school, but they didn't have a soccer team. So, after playing collegiate ball and a short stint on the semi-pro … [Read more...]
Treebottom Wines
Treebottom Wines is one of Napa's micro producers who because of their small production and very limited exposure fly well under the radar. Most of their exposure comes from word of mouth from the few who have been privileged to have tried their wines in the past. Their first vintage was from 2012. The focus of their production is merely on two wines - a … [Read more...]
Curvature Wines
Curvature Wines was founded by long time LPGA golfer Cristie Kerr (winner of two major championships and 18 titles) and Suzanne Pride, co-owner of Napa's esteemed Pride Mountain Vineyards. Both women met and connected through charity events and of course wine. Cristie is as serious about wine as she is about golf. She has already passed the level 1 … [Read more...]
Kerr Cellars
Kerr Cellars was founded by long time LPGA golfer Cristie Kerr (winner of two major championships and 18 titles) with the focus on sourcing fruit from some of Napa and Sonoma's finest vineyards. Cristie is as serious about wine as she is about golf. She has already passed the level 1 curriculum while studying for the Court of Master Sommeliers. Cristie … [Read more...]
Prime Solum Winery
Prime Solum. The heart of Prime Solum's wine portfolio is Broken Rock Vineyard, a 96-acre site about 2 miles in on Atlas Peak Road, located north of the city of Napa. The vineyard is located on what is referred to as the Atlas bench or 'shoulder' at an elevation of between 600 and 700 feet - just below the official minimum 760-foo elevation designation of … [Read more...]
Sang~Froid Vineyards
Sang Froid Vineyards. Founders, John Murphy and his wife Paula Key purchased a small existing vineyard property and home off of Lodi Lane (north of the town of St. Helena) in 2013. Prior owners produced wine under the Bisou Napa Valley label for several years from what they called the James Johnson Vineyard. Only 2.75 acres are planted to vine - separated … [Read more...]
Montagu Wines
Montagu Wines. Founder and winemaker Weston Eidson is a graduate of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth and Chicago-Kent College of Law where he earned his law degree followed by time overseas studying international relations at the University of Warwick in England where he graduated with a Master of Arts degree. Ten years ago, the concept of making … [Read more...]
Calla Lily Estate & Winery
Calla Lily Estate & Winery traces its recent history back to the property's previous owner Budge Brown. Budge built the winery on site after he purchased the existing vineyard. He produced wines to raise money to fight breast cancer and the images of a number of breast cancer survivors were used on their labels. Budge started his wine brand, Cleavage … [Read more...]
Gamling & McDuck
Gamling & McDuck. Twenty years ago, it probably would have been difficult to focus on any sort of plan entailing a move to Napa Valley by Gamling & McDuck founders Adam McClary and Gabrielle Shaffer. Furthermore, it would have been a reach at that time for them to imagine being a Napa based producer focusing almost exclusively on two varieties, neither one … [Read more...]
Larkin Wines
Larkin Wines. From a small town in Scotland to the world-famous Napa Valley, Sean's path from his homeland to making wine is anything but a normal story. Born and raised in Inverkeithing (about a 30-minute drive from Edinburgh, a town perhaps most well-known for The Battle of Inverkeithing in 1651), Sean emigrated to the United States on his own at age 19. … [Read more...]
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