Materra Cunat Family Vineyards

Materra Cunat Family Vineyards

by | Dec 18, 2023 | SIP Feature

Materra Cunat Family Vineyards began with a love and respect for agriculture that Brian Cunat developed while working on a Midwest farm in his youth. It became a reality when, as an adult, an appreciation for wine led Brian and his wife, Miki, to Napa Valley. They...
Hertelendy Vineyards

Hertelendy Vineyards

by | Oct 23, 2023 | SIP, SIP Feature

To an outsider, it all seems so easy. Grow some grapes, harvest, crush and ferment them, bottle the juice, and slap on a label. But the truth is, winemaking is not necessarily for the faint of heart, something Ralph Hertelendy knows well. As proprietor of Hertelendy...
Harvest At Grgich

Harvest At Grgich

by | Oct 23, 2023 | SIP, SIP Feature

“At Grgich Hills, we grow grapes like my grandfather did, farming without chemicals and pesticides,” said Ivo Jeramaz, winemaker and VP of Vineyards and Production at the Rutherford-based winery. Jeramaz began his winemaking career in his native Croatia, where he...
40 Years of Terroir

40 Years of Terroir

by | Oct 23, 2023 | SIP, SIP Feature

Canard Vineyard has been making hand-crafted estate wines in Napa Valley since 1984. However, it has remained a bit of a secret as they produce a very limited number of cases each year and, until recently, were not open to the public for tastings. Most of their highly...