Cresta Velia is a tiny producer founded by Napa vintner John Giannini. John grew up in an extended Italian family where wine was always served with food. He considers both to be inseparable from one another. He comes to Napa from a restaurant background; his first restaurant position was at Scallas Bistro in San Francisco while in college. He was introduced … [Read more...]

Durant & Booth opened a tasting room in Oakville (next to the Oakville Grocery) in May of 2016. The tasting room is located inside the original family home of one time owners of this property, James and Jennie McQuaid. The home was built in 1877 and predates the original Oakville Mercantile building next door (now the Oakville Grocery) which was built in … [Read more...]

On Q Wines was founded by vintner Steve Baker in 2010. He grew up in rural Napa Valley, in Gordon Valley in particular, located slightly east of the city of Napa. While he had friends in the wine business while growing up, he did not become a winemaker; rather he became a marine engineer and spent years at sea for Chevron. His interest in making wine came … [Read more...]

Castrucci Wines was founded in 2013 by David and Dawn Castrucci. Their vineyard is located in a part of Napa surrounded by vineyards but in an area that lacks physical wineries. The rolling hills here are covered in vines just East of Highway 29 within about a seven minute drive south of downtown Napa. One can pass by here daily without seeing this 'hidden' … [Read more...]

Kata Wine was founded in 2011 by proprietor David Beckstoffer (of Beckstoffer Vineyards, a management company long associated with managing a sizable vineyard portfolio in the Napa Valley, Lake and Mendocino Counties). Six vineyards in the Beckstoffer Vineyards portfolio have been identified as Heritage Vineyards; these are special for a variety of … [Read more...]