Cakebread Cellars. As one of the iconic family-owned wineries of Napa Valley, while relentlessly promoting their own wines, Cakebread Cellars has played an integral role in educating visitors about Napa Valley and promoting this special slice of the state. From humble beginnings rooted in Oakland California, Cakebread has become one of the wines most … [Read more...]

HdV Wines is located on the northern fringes of the city of Napa just west of the Silverado Trail off of Trancas Ave. The first vintage was in 2000 and the physical Hyde de Villaine winery was completed in 2003. HdV is a partnership between two extremely accomplished wine making families: the Hyde's based in Napa Valley and the de Villaine's, based in … [Read more...]

Barnett Vineyards is located about 1.5 miles from the narrow and at times, steep Spring Mountain Road which passes through the Mayacamas mountains from St. Helena to Santa Rosa. Barnett is located off of a side road we usually refer to as the 'summit trail' as it winds along the spine of the Mayacamas mountains and leads to several wineries in this part of … [Read more...]

Signorello Estate. Ray Signorello Sr., purchased property in the hills next to the southern part of the Silverado Trail in 1977; his original intent was to own a summer home away from San Francisco Bay area where he lived at the time. Neighbors, including Frank Altamura were already growing wine grapes; in 1980 with the help of his son, Ray Jr., they planted … [Read more...]

Matthiasson Winery was founded and is owned by two farmers, husband and wife Steve and Jill Matthiasson. Steve was born in Winnipeg, Canada and is the viticulturist and winemaker, and Jill, originally from Pennsylvania, runs the business side of the operations while also farming a number of fruit trees which she used to sell at select farmers' markets in the … [Read more...]

Diamond Creek Vineyards is one of Napa's most venerable and historic wineries having been founded in 1968 by Al and Adele "Boots" Brounstein (Al died in 2006 and Boots in 2019). Their first commercial vintage was from 1972, although they did make a little wine at what was the nearby Cuvaison Winery at the time from the 1971 harvest. This is California's … [Read more...]

Hertelendy Vineyards (pronounced 'HUR-tuh-LEN-dee') was founded by proprietor Ralph Hertelendy; his inaugural release was from 2013. His parents immigrated from Hungary to the United States as children to escape World War II and settled in the Oakland area of the San Francisco Bay Area. His father Paul was a music critic for the Oakland Tribune and San Jose … [Read more...]