Tenuta Foppa & Ambrosi was founded and is owned by two winemakers, Lucas Foppa Alves and Ricardo Ambrosi with their first vintage produced in Brazil in 2017. Tenuta in Italian refers to estate; this part of Brazil was settled by many Italians whose relatives still live in the region. Both men met in 2012 while students at Instituto Federal de Bento … [Read more...]

Silver Trident Winery opened a Tuscan styled tasting room/home in downtown Yountville in March 2015. In January of 2024, Silver Trident moved from their original tasting room to a two story space accessed off of a walk-in courtyard on the same block south of their previous location and on the other side of the street. Their new location was previously … [Read more...]

Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards is located a few miles from the Silverado Trail, accessed via windy and narrow roads meandering through rolling hills. Their property is not flat but rather a series of rolling hills next to valley floor land; the physical winery is located on the lower part of the property at an elevation between 400-600 feet. The winery … [Read more...]

Calafia Cellars was founded in 1979 with the release of their first vintage and is owned by Randle & Mary Lee Johnson; Randle has been the winemaker since their inaugural vintage. During the early years of Calafia, Randle was making 7 different wines and around 2,000 cases. Later, and for a number of years he made just one wine, a Napa Valley Cabernet … [Read more...]

Gargiulo Vineyards is located on Oakville Cross Road in the heart of Napa Valley. They specialize in small case productions of premium wines from their two vineyards in the Oakville Appellation, Money Road Ranch located approximately a mile north of the actual winery and 575 OVX. The winery opened for visitors by appointment in January 2007; it sits on a … [Read more...]

David Arthur Vineyards is located at the end of what is probably the most scenic "driveway" on the eastern side of Napa Valley, Long Ranch Road. This ribbon of pavement rises well above the valley floor, clinging to the sides of the rugged and profoundly rocky hillsides with a tenacity rooted in a desire to reach the ridge tops offering the few visitors that … [Read more...]

Heritage School Vineyards. The roots of Heritage School Vineyards date back to the previous ownership when the property and wine brand was called Harris Estate Vineyards, founded by the husband wife team of Mike & Treva Harris. We first met with Mike at the estate and then later followed up by tasting at their appointment only outlet, Salon St. Helena in … [Read more...]

Château Boswell Winery is one of northern Napa Valley's picturesque estates; the winery was founded by Los Angeles born Richard Thornton Boswell (RT for short, died in 2014), a dentist and lover of outdoor adventure who practiced dentistry in Laguna Beach. In the 1970s, he began investing in real estate and in 1974 purchased 10 acres of land in the lower … [Read more...]

MTGA Wines focuses on thoughtfully hand crafted small productions, initially focusing on a single varietal (Merlot) from a single vineyard each vintage. However, over the years MTGA Wines has diversified its portfolio, sourcing grapes from both within Napa Valley as well as from select vineyards in neighboring Sonoma County. Today production is focused on … [Read more...]

Arrow&Branch was founded by Steve and Seanne Contursi. Both have enjoyed Bordeaux wines since the 1980s and have collected wine from a number of premium Bordeaux based, primarily Right Bank producers. Living in Laguna Beach (Southern California), they soon gravitated towards Napa Valley and in 2007 purchased a small property in what is now Coombsville (east … [Read more...]