PEJU Napa Valley is family owned and located on the east side of Highway 29 about 1/2 way between the small communities of Oakville and Rutherford in the middle of the busy "wine strip". The winery was founded in 1983 by Tony (died in 2023) & Herta Peju; both have an international upbringing - Tony was raised in France and immigrated to the U.S. in the 1950s … [Read more...]

Piña Napa Valley released their first commercial wine from the 1979 vintage. Piña in Spanish means “fruit of the pine”. Four brothers: Davie, Larry, Ranndy (look for his Bocce On column in the Yountville Sun) & John (John died in 2017) owned the winery until 2023 when the ownership was passed on to the next generation including Katherine Piña Capponi and her … [Read more...]

Pine Ridge Vineyards was founded in 1978 by the late Gary Andrus (died in 2009), his ex-wife Nancy (she since retired and re-married) and a group of investment partners. Gary was born and raised in the Los Angeles area and became an avid skier. At one point he was a member of the U.S. ski team for downhill skiing and from 1976 through 1979 was vice president … [Read more...]

PlumpJack Winery was founded by former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and current governor of California and businessman and philanthropist, Gordon Getty (son of J. Paul Getty, the founder of Getty Oil Company) and partners. The PlumpJack property is located on the eastern side of Oakville, just north of the Oakville Cross Road. Noted nearby neighbors … [Read more...]

Pope Valley Winery is located off the typical Napa Valley "beaten path" - allow about 30 minutes to get here from the Silverado Trail. As the name indicates, this winery is in Pope Valley which is a relatively unpopulated area of Napa County on the backside (east) of the town of Angwin. Pope Valley actually is home to a number of small mostly private … [Read more...]

Prager Winery & Port Works is located at 1281 Lewelling Lane just south of the town of St. Helena right off of Highway 128 (West side of the road), across from Louis Martini Winery. Visitors to the property have to keep a sharp eye out for the entrance to their gravel driveway just north of the Sutter Home tasting room. The winery and tasting room are … [Read more...]

Pride Mountain Vineyards is located high on the spine of the Mayacamas mountains, the geographical boundary between Napa and Sonoma Counties. The winery is about halfway between eastern Santa Rosa (the largest city in Sonoma County) and the town of St. Helena in the Napa Valley. In fact, half of their winery is in Sonoma County including their tasting room, … [Read more...]