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Trione Vineyard and Winery
Three Generations, Four Decades, Five Ranches Caterina and Vittorio Trione didn’t plan to inspire decades of winemaking when they immigrated to California from the Piedmont area of Italy. Instead, they started a bakery in...
Notrevue Estate
Outdoorsy and Sunshine Sanitized Captivating. A gorgeous, vast expanse of rolling hills covered in grapevines make up a patchwork of diverse terroir as far as the eye can see. Just imagine soaring overhead...
Battuello Vineyards
Keeping Valdiguié Alive in Napa Valley It all began with Matteo Battuello when he came from Italy to Napa in 1906 and established the family farm in 1909. He believed that great wines are grown by...
Benessere Vineyards
Bringing the Italian Good Life to Napa Valley Founders John and Ellen Benish are certainly not the first to return from a visit to Italy utterly enamored with the country. They were already in love with Napa Valley...
Unwritten Wines
The Journey So Far Winemaking is not for the hesitant. Look behind-the-scenes at a premium Napa Valley winery, and one will find people with passion and joie de vivre. In addition to these essential motivators, serendipity...
St. Helena AVA
Napa Valley's Wine Epicenter Of the 16 unique American Viticultural Areas that comprise Napa Valley’s 789 square miles, St. Helena is considered the epicenter of Napa Valley wine. Home to some of Napa Valley’s most historic...
NakedWines.com
Rockstar Winemakers & Angel Investors Greg Banbury, Vice President of Growth for Nakedwines.com proclaimed, “We like to get out of the way.” His statement summarizes the company’s philosophy of removing the middlemen...
Chase Cellars
Authentic Napa Valley History and a Sense of Joy and Pride Katie Hayne Simpson, one of the owners of Chase Cellars said, “We gave our babies a huge haircut this year, and it wasn't easy.” She was referring to...
Vineyard 36
Passion Fueled Home to some of the most prestigious wineries in the world, the Napa Valley offers terroir-driven wine portfolios showcasing the region’s eminence. For Founders, Cam Ward, Tim Gleason, and Jason...
Acumen Napa Valley
Perfection is the ultimate goal for any great winery. For most, it takes decades, or even generations, to achieve—if ever. For Acumen, it took just seven short years until noted wine critic Rich Cook...
Frank Family Vineyards
A Perfect Blend of Great Wine and Giving Back Can wine change the world? It did for the husband-and-wife team behind Napa Valley’s Frank Family Vineyards. Known for their highly-acclaimed Napa Valley Cabernet...
Bacchus & Venus
A Sausalito Specialty Wine Shop Offers Visitors a Taste of California Wine Country If location is everything they say it is, then it would be hard to find a better retail vantage point than a spot overlooking Richardson Bay...
Save the Family Farms
Working to Support Napa’s Small Family Farms and Vineyards Napa Valley is recognized as the most prestigious winegrowing region in the U.S., producing some of the most lauded wines in the world. It is also one of the...
Schermeister Winery
Falling in Love with Magical Mount Veeder “When you drive up and down Route 29 through Napa Valley at night and see those little dots of light twinkling high up in the hills, you may wonder who lives there. Well, it’s us,”...
Karen Crouse and Mount Veeder Magic Vineyards
A Rare Cabernet Sauvignon for a Private Cellar Mount Veeder grapes are rare and highly sought after in the wine industry. As a matter of fact, of all the wines produced in the Napa Valley, only about one percent come from...
Lampyridae Vineyards
The Heart of a Farmer With a reputation for producing world-renowned wines, Napa Valley is rooted in agriculture. Where the phrase “from grape to bottle” encompasses the backbone of the industry, the perfect pairing...
Paratus Vineyards
Paradise Found Atop Mount Veeder When Rob Jennings first visited the site that would become his Paratus Vineyards, he knew it was special. “It was 1999 when I first climbed through redwood forests to the steep,...
Segassia Vineyard
A Sanctuary on Mount Veeder Andrew Cates, the owner of Segassia Vineyard on Mount Veeder said “It's a Napa Sanctuary.” He was describing how the fog rolls past his vines every morning on its way down the mountain, and...
The Hess Collection
A World-Class Wine Experience As it so often does in all aspects of life, art sets the scene at The Hess Collection Estate on Mount Veeder in Napa Valley. Founder Donald Hess’s art collection began when he bought a painting...
Mayacamas
One of Napa's Great Classics Mayacamas Vineyards knows sustainability. Beyond the Mount Veeder estate winery’s continued use of its 1889-built cellar, ownership has made a commitment to organic viticulture, one of the...
