Gemstone Vineyard was founded by Suzie and Paul Frank in 1997 (their first vintage). The Franks built a successful gemstone business (diamonds) in the Los Angeles area (hence the name of the wine) and both have enjoyed wine since college. They met Ren & Marilyn Harris (owners of Napa's Paradigm Winery) who were specializing in vineyard real estate in the … [Read more...]
Blankiet Estate
Blankiet Estate. Passion for vineyards and wine spans the length of the world-famous Napa Valley but every so often we meet individuals whose passion and obsession for crafting world-class wine transcends to another level. Take Blankiet Estate for example; owners Claude and Katherine spent three years searching for specific hillside vineyards on the western … [Read more...]
Arietta
Arietta was founded by long time Napa Valley winemaker John Kongsgaard, his wife Maggy (died in 2020) and Fritz & Caren Hatton. Today Fritz and his wife are the sole proprietors as they bought out the Kongsgaard's ownership in 2005. Fritz told us that he has enjoyed wine since the early 1970s when he was at college. He "grew up" drinking French wine. While … [Read more...]
Malk Family Vineyards
Malk Family Vineyards was founded by Brian and Nancy Malk in 1998 when they purchased eleven hillside acres in the heart of the Stags Leap District. They began planting their vineyards a year later with premium Cabernet Sauvignon clones - from both Spottswoode and Diamond Creek (two premium Napa Valley producers). Their first vintage dates from 2003 and the … [Read more...]
Gibbs Napa Valley
Gibbs Napa Valley is owned and operated by winemaker and label designer Craig Handly and his son Spencer. Craig's first brand was Terroir Napa Valley (which are the wines we originally reviewed when we met with him) - in conjunction with the Terroir Napa Valley wines, he also made wine under the Sentall label. Craig was a commercial fisherman in Kodiak … [Read more...]
Maldonado Vineyards
Maldonado Vineyards is a family owned and operated winery located in the far northern reaches of Napa Valley. We spend much of our time in the southern part of Napa Valley as based on numbers, this is where most of the producers are located. However, there are really very few physical wineries in and around Calistoga. As a result, it is a treat when we … [Read more...]
Cavus Vineyards
Cavus Vineyards is a slightly less than 2 acre vineyard on the east side of the Stags Leap District almost directly above the well-known Fay vineyard (one of the most historic vineyards in the Stag's Leap District). This is certainly a decent vineyard neighborhood, and the views aren't half bad either. Cavus is owned by Darryl and Laurel Browman. Darryl … [Read more...]
Saunter Wines
Saunter Wines is owned by Josh and Heather Clark and focuses on extremely limited, single varietal, single vineyard wines. Josh grew up in Napa Valley, graduated from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo (California's Central Coast) and after college worked for an area family-owned vineyard, helping manage six hundred acres. Wanting to return to his Napa roots and … [Read more...]
The Vineyardist
The Vineyardist is one of those rare historical properties within Napa Valley that often fly under the radar. The original vineyards on site were planted in the early 1880s; the story begins with a Danish shipping captain by the name of Lorenz (Lorenzo, Lawrence) Petersen (1843-1915). He left his country in the mid 1860s to avoid joining the German army. He … [Read more...]
Prime Cellars
Prime Cellars (not to be confused with Prime Solum, another Napa Valley based producer) focuses on very small production wines from the Napa Valley - with an emphasis on the Coombsville appellation (east of the city of Napa) and on small family owned vineyards. Many vineyards in Coombsville are 'back or front yard' vineyards - usually very small in size - … [Read more...]
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