Wineries & Stories
There is excitement in the air as Ceja Vineyards just broke ground on a long planned winery among their vines in the heart of Napa’s Carneros region. The winery will include a crushpad, barrel storage, tasting room, and wine library to serve the needs of the grapes.
David and Aran met while studying for the certified exam of the Court of Master Sommeliers. During this serendipitous meeting, the two discovered they share a passionate affection for Rhone wines. After becoming quick friends it was a clear a wine business was in their future, a wine business that would...
Before founding Cafaro Cellars in 1986, Joe Cafaro enjoyed an impressive winemaking history which included Chappellet, Keenan, Acacia, Robert Sinskey, and Dalla Valle wineries. Since 1985 he has also been a consultant to several small Napa Valley wineries. Now he tends his own wine.
After many years in New York on the sales marketing side of wine and spirits, and one too many frustrations about how great vineyards were being homogenized by big corporations, Chris headed west to make great wines with character. Having worked with many well-known luxury brands and some of the top...
Founded in 1997 by Nancy Nies and George Bravante, Bravante Vineyards maintains a “quality over quantity” approach in order to preserve the integrity of the land. Bravante Vineyards is committed to bottling perfectly balanced wines that offer true expressions of all that Howell Mountain fruit has to...
For the past several years Bolen Family Estates has relentlessly focused on crafting the Best Merlot in the World. You should decide for yourself but their followers will tell you the wine is amazing. The limited production of no more than 500 cases allows the team at Bolen to get to know each barrel...
Growing up in Peoria, Illinois, James and Mark were as close as any two brothers could be and were often referred to as the Blanchard boys. However, as they grew into adulthood, differences of opinion and ideology drew them apart. James, the elder brother, went into the Air Force and became a military...
A winemaker is like a ship's captain. A strong leader at the helm navigating the decisions from vineyard to bottle is vital to producing world class wine. When Karen and David Dunphy launched Black Cordon Vineyards, they knew they wanted an accomplished winemaker to steer their ship and there was only...
Barlow Vineyards is a true family business with two generations working the land and vineyards passionately. Warren and Jeanne Smith and Barr and Ann Smith relocated from Southern California seeking a life style change and to fulfill a life time dream. The land they purchased, now known as Barlow Vineyards,...
It was a chance meeting of wine loving friends in wine country which sparked the journey of a lifetime - and led to Attune Wines. Mike and Nancy Scribner, Ken and Debbie Venner, and David Povlak had a dream to live among the vines and to make wine. Their friendship led them to one of the most beautiful...
