Pink Girl Wines was founded by Tina Carpenter (first vintage dates from 2006). The focus of these wines is highly unusual for Napa - entirely on a rosé wine. Tina grew up around wine to some extent in Chicago - her father was in the restaurant and catering business. Tina met her husband, now Napa winemaker Chris Carpenter when both were living in Chicago. … [Read more...]

Spoto Wines was founded with the release of their 2004 vintage. Proprietor Stuart Spoto did not start making wine then - rather he has been helping his father Henry make home wine since the early 1990s from Napa Valley. Stuart was raised in the town of Davis (about 40 minutes east of the city of Napa) and conveniently attended the University of California, … [Read more...]

AJ Pearce Wines is a partnership between Jarred Pearce and Andrew James Renda - two individuals who followed their respective passions and interest in learning more about wine to Napa Valley. The name AJ Pearce comes from the first initials of Andrew's first and middle names combined with Jerrod's last name. Andrew was introduced to wine while working in … [Read more...]

Honrama Cellars is a boutique producer, initially they focused on two varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc but have since expanded their wine portfolio to offer additional selections. The wines are produced by winemaker Juan Puentes with the business operations overseen by his wife Miriam. Their story begins in Mexico. The Ramirez-Mata … [Read more...]

The Wine Foundry. With the struggles of one company comes opportunity for others. Founder and visionary of The Wine Foundry Philip Von Burg has made a career of "rescuing" and working with under-performing, distressed or bankrupt companies. In 2012 his own company, Castlegate Capital Advisers acquired the assets of Crushpad (a one-time prominent winery that … [Read more...]

Pulido-Walker was created by husband-wife Mark Pulido and Donna Walker. Mark's family originally immigrated from Spain and were pharmacists. Mark also graduated with a degree in pharmacy from the University of Arizona and later became President and CEO of McKesson Corporation and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation USA. Donna also comes from a … [Read more...]

Hindsight Wines. Incidentally this review is a milestone for the Napa Wine Project; it was the 800th Napa Winery or producer we have visited with, tasted the wines and reviewed over the past 9+ years. At the time of our visit, our goal was to reach over 1,000 unique Napa wineries and producers reviewed on this site - which we completed in 2019. We are now … [Read more...]