Shadybrook Estate Winery is located at Rapp Ranch in Coombsville, east of the city of Napa. Proprietors, David & Alice Alkosser first purchased property in Napa Valley in 2005 in Coombsville, prior to it being an approved viticultural area. Both have enjoyed fine wine for many years having furthered their education through travel to some of the world's most … [Read more...]

Jean Edwards Cellars was founded by husband and wife Karen & John Troisi with their first vintage produced in 2004. The wine namesake comes from combining both of their middle names; Karen's is Jean and John's is Edwards. From New Jersey, both worked at Unilever, a multinational consumer goods company headquartered in Europe for many years until retiring in … [Read more...]

Picayune Cellars (pronounced as pee-ka-yun) was founded in 2011 by Jennifer Roberts and Claire Weinkauf. Claire grew up in Auvergne France, a region known for its fabulous cheeses, located roughly in the center of the country. She has plenty of international wine making experience. Earning a wine degree in Chile she moved back to France and worked a harvest … [Read more...]

Progeny Winery was founded with the purchase of an old cattle ranch in early 2007 by husband and wife Betty and Paul Woolls. They were notified of the impending sale of the property by long time Napa vintner and Mt. Veeder proponent, Robert Craig. It was rare to have a piece of land on Mt. Veeder of this size come up for sale (230+ acres). The Wools own … [Read more...]

Anthem Winery was founded in 2009 by Julie and Justin Arbuckle. They met while both were attending the University of California, Berkeley. Visiting Napa Valley together in 1996 before they were married, Julie immediately fell in love with the natural beauty, the wine, and the restaurants. She and Justin later spent their honeymoon in Napa Valley and … [Read more...]

Covert Estate. In 2012 winemaker Julien Fayard and his then wife Élan, husband wife Cal Nicholson and his wife Pam, and husband wife Dave & Laura Nestor purchased a 12 acre site in Coombsville of which 4.5 acres were already planted to vine. Julien and his partners spent three years looking for property before they located this particular site. Julien … [Read more...]

Roots Run Deep Winery was founded by vintner Mark Albrecht and is the parent company to his various brands including his largest production wine, Educated Guess. The winery has produced a number of labels over the years; as of our latest update to this review they currently produce the following wine brands: Educated Guess, Hypothesis, The Graduate, Bound … [Read more...]