The stage was an unseasonably cold (for April) Friday in the northern part of the valley at Solage Calistoga where the Calistoga Winegrowers' Grand Tasting showcased wines from 30 of Calistoga's wineries and producers. Long time names such as Chateau Montelena and Larkmead were present along with a number of relative newcomers to the north valley wine scene … [Read more...]
Muscatine Vineyard
Muscatine Vineyard. In 1998 Leonard and Draselle Muscatine left the urban world of Los Angeles for rural Napa Valley; they purchased a small hillside property perched on the eastern side of Soda Canyon. Leonard (now deceased) was a professor at UCLA who taught in their Zoology Department and later in the Biology Department. He was a marine Biologist who … [Read more...]
Gallegos Wines
When your Napa heritage is deeply rooted in agriculture as with the Gallegos Family, the transition to making wine is one of passion and comes from a true respect and connection to the earth. Gallegos Wines. The family heritage as it relates to Napa Valley began in the mid 1950s when Ignacio Gallegos Sr. moved here from Yuma Arizona; previously he was … [Read more...]
Padis Vineyards
Padis Vineyard was founded by Steve and Judy Padis with the release of their first wine - a 2007 vintage that saw a production of just one barrel which was bottled as all large format bottles that were donated to charity auctions. Their first commercial vintage was a year later. Both Steve and Judy grew up in the East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area). Steve … [Read more...]
Studio M Fine Wines
Studio M, opened in late March 2015. This well appointed tasting room and retail boutique is located in downtown Napa next to Oenotri Restaurant and across the street from the Andaz Hotel. They are located in the former art galleries of prominent local artist, Gordon Huether. However Gordon Huether left his mark (in a good way) in the the tasting room before … [Read more...]
Le Chanceaux
Le Chanceaux [pronounced luh shahn sue] Robert and Susan McNerney moved to California in 1981; Robert ran his own business, Sacramento based ElectriGroup, a sales organization providing electrical supplies to parts of California, Nevada and Arizona. He also had a passion for cooking. They moved to Napa Valley in 1989 and ultimately settled on a two-acre … [Read more...]
Sixteen by Twenty Wines
Sixteen by Twenty Wines 16x20 was founded by artist and now self-taught viticulturist David Dunphy with the first vintage dating from 2005. He and his wife Karen are from Minnesota. David has been a self-admitted "wine geek" since the age of 18. He was introduced to Napa Valley in 1978 after hearing about the Judgment of Paris tasting held in Paris two years … [Read more...]
Black Cordon Vineyards
Black Cordon was founded by the husband wife team of David and Karen Dunphy with their first vintage from 2007. Both are from Minnesota. David has been a self-admitted "wine geek" since the age of 18. He was introduced to Napa Valley in 1978 after hearing about the Judgment of Paris tasting held in Paris two years prior. While living in Minnesota he and … [Read more...]
Fortunati Vineyards
Fortunati Vineyards is a small producer owned by husband and wife Ellen and Gary Luchtel. Ellen and Gary met at San Francisco State where both were majoring in business - at the time Gary was already a "wine geek" as Ellen told us, long before this term was widely used. Both started coming up on the weekends to Napa and Sonoma - meeting with winery owners, … [Read more...]
Valley Floor Vineyard
Valley Floor Vineyard is a boutique producer originally built upon three acres of estate vineyards planted entirely to Cabernet Sauvignon - located just north of the town of Calistoga. Original founders, Ellen Bucchianeri and Mark Duane were both born and raised in San Francisco. Ellen spent many summers in Calistoga - with her grandmother who lived … [Read more...]
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