Scalon Cellars: Good Fortune Plus Good Genes

Scalon Cellars: Good Fortune Plus Good Genes

by Laurie Jo Miller Farr | PHOTOS By SUZANNE BECKER BRONK Sometimes, serendipity is the spark for the best things. And Scalon Cellars seems to have more than its fair share of good fortune. Even the name was born by chance, scrambling letters from the co-founders’...
BAZÁN CELLARS: Brand Building Fires Up Vintner Gloria Bazán

BAZÁN CELLARS: Brand Building Fires Up Vintner Gloria Bazán

by DANIEL MANGIN | PHOTO COURTESy OF Bazán Cellars “What can I say—I like adventure,” laughed Gloria Bazán, explaining her decision to abandon a 15-year professional career in Michoacán, Mexico, to marry a Napa Valley vineyard manager she’d met on the Internet....
601 Cellars: Grenache with Panache

601 Cellars: Grenache with Panache

Photo by Lowell Downey, Art & Clarity For many reasons, some vintners and growers in Napa Valley are starting to cast wider nets when determining which varietals to produce, breaking the conventional mold of making Napa Valley Cabernet. Whether it be warmer...
Fontanella Family Winery: Premium Without Pretense

Fontanella Family Winery: Premium Without Pretense

by Elizabeth Smith | PHOTOS COURTESy OF Fontanella Family Winery In 2005, ambitious young couple Jeff and Karen Fontanella discovered a beautiful and serene 26-acre property nestled in the illustrious Mt. Veeder appellation. Located up one of Napa’s spectacular roads...