Joseph Phelps Vineyards is located at 200 Taplin Road about a third of a mile in from the Silverado Trail on the east side of Napa Valley not far from the town of St. Helena. The winery was founded in 1973 by Napa wine pioneer, Joseph Phelps and in mid 2022 sold to France based Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMH), a lifestyle and luxury company. LVMH's … [Read more...]

Judds Hill Winery is owned and operated by the Finkelstein family. The story begins with Art Finklestein, a successful architect and carpenter in Los Angeles. He began making home wine in the early 1970s and entered bottles in both the LA and Orange County Fairs - earning high praise from judges along with various awards. His first trip to Napa Valley … [Read more...]

Laird Family Estate is located just off of Highway 29 near the intersection of Oak Knoll Road. A bit of Napa trivia to get your attention: the original plans for this winery were to be used by nearby Dominus Estate. However, Dominus decided upon a totally different design and with a few modifications, Laird used their original design. No appointment is … [Read more...]

La Jota Vineyard Co is an old ghost winery built in 1898 from a white ash rock quarried from the property. This is one of the more historical parts of Napa Valley; the first Euro-American permanent settler in Napa Valley was George C Yount (namesake for Yountville) who moved to the valley in 1836. In 1843, Mr. Yount was given a roughly square shaped … [Read more...]

Lamborn Family Vineyards was located high on Howell Mountain on a "ridge peninsula" which overlooks Pope Valley to the east and on an extremely clear winter's day one can even see parts of the Sierra Nevada mountains far in the distance, which is one of several locations on Howell Mountain and on Atlas Peak where one has such views. Note: The Lamborn … [Read more...]

Lang & Reed Wine Company was founded by husband and wife John and Tracey Skupny with their first vintage in 1996 and is named after their two sons, Reed and Jerzy Lang reflecting family names; Reed from John's maternal side of the family and Lang from Tracey's maternal side of her family. John (who we originally met with for this review years ago) has a long … [Read more...]

Larkmead Vineyards is a winery one doesn't often hear about even though the wines are excellent and they have a long history of producing wine in Napa Valley. In fact, before Prohibition, they were considered one of the four great wineries in Napa Valley along with Beaulieu Vineyard (BV), Inglenook and Beringer. To understand Larkmead one must begin with its … [Read more...]

Levendi Winery is owned by the Gianulias family; they have a centuries long tradition of making wine in Greece. We first reached out to them many years ago and met at Laird Family Winery where they were making their wine at that time. James Gianulias has built a lengthy and very successful career in property development. G Companies, still family run, with … [Read more...]

Lokoya Winery (established in 1995) by Jackson Family Wines, specializes in premium small lot wines (100% varietal Cabernet Sauvignon) exclusively from Napa grown fruit from select mountain appellations. Founder, Jess Jackson wanted to create a wine that showcased some of the best mountain vineyards in Napa Valley. He began acquiring specific properties in … [Read more...]