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 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. 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. 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...]

Mathew Bruno Wines. When it comes to wine, perhaps founder Mathew Bruno has an advantage of heritage. His Italian-born grandfather and great grandfather used to grow grapes and make home wine in their root cellar. Food and wine played a large role in his family's daily life. His grandmother was an excellent cook and Mathew wistfully recalls visiting her with … [Read more...]

Night Wines was founded by winemaker Scott Mangelson and Heidi Bamburg - both met through their respective jobs in management, consulting and high tech. Wine making is a craft that one can learn by doing if one is endowed with the right amount of passion, curiosity, creativity and understanding of the related science. Take winemaker Scott Mangelson for … [Read more...]

Checkerboard Vineyards. It is rare to locate a Napa Valley property under one ownership that spans from the valley floor to the top of the mountains. Checkerboard Vineyards encompasses some 300 acres just south of Calistoga touching the valley floor and extending up to 2000 feet on the upper slopes of the Diamond Mountain Appellation. This was not always one … [Read more...]

Somnium Wine was founded by long time race-car driver and wine enthusiast Danica Patrick. Her career has in part been about breaking racing barriers for women. Her win in the 2008 Indy Japan 300 is still the only win by a woman in an IndyCar Series. Her final races were the Daytona 500 in February 2018 and the Indy 500 in May 2018. Since retiring from … [Read more...]

GRATUS Vineyards was founded by Thomas and Victoria Wargovich. Thomas is originally from Pennsylvania and Victoria is from Virginia; both met on a blind date through Victoria's sister who worked in Thomas' medical office. Each has left prior careers, Thomas as a cardiac surgeon (along with teaching at the University of Florida for 10 years) and Victoria in … [Read more...]

Leaf & Vine was founded in 2010 by father son, Tim and Rick Keith. The family is from Salem, Oregon but for many years had a family connection to Napa Valley; Tim's grandfather, Edward Keith owned the Bar 49 Ranch in Chiles Valley and ran a children's camp from the 1950s through the 1970s. This huge property is now owned by Maxville Lake Winery. Tim and his … [Read more...]