Wineries
Not long after graduating from college, Nicole Abiouness realized that food and wine was her passion- and, more importantly, that she had to leave Virginia to find it.
Nurturing such a fickle grape in such extreme locations makes for amazing Pinot Noirs. From the cliffs of New Zealand to the mountain tops and coastal regions of Northern California, we bring to you, Berridge Wine Company.
Established in 1989, Bouchard Finlayson is a boutique winery dedicated to the making of Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc wines of outstanding quality.
Bob has been a winemaker all his adult life. He jokingly tells how he began his winemaking career as a painter after graduating from the University of California at Davis. He says he learned to brush, roll and spray paint as a cellar worker at Martini.He then moved on to Concannon Winery in Livermore where he was given the opportunity to cut his winemaking teeth, first as assistant winemaker, and later as winemaker.
My belief is that great wine can only be made in small quantities with ripe fruit from the very best vineyards. This is why we hand craft small (50-200 case) lots of 100% varietal, vineyard designated wines. They are never chemically adjusted, filtered, watered down, centrifuged, or blended.
David Harmon started out in the wine business as Robert Mondavi's personal chauffeur in Napa Valley back in 1979. David moved back to his hometown of Indianapolis, IN to work in the helicopter business and ended up flying for Robert Irsay (owner of the Indianapolis Colts).
Hidden in the hills of Tuscany is one of the most luxurious and exclusive destinations in Italy Casali Di Bibbiano. This villa, vineyard and winery offers a bit of "heaven on earth" to its visitors who can't wait to get back for their annual week in paradise.
Cass Vineyards and Winery is located in the rolling, oak-studded hills between Paso Robles and Creston on California's beautiful Central Coast. This area that the vineyard calls home offers quiet serenity for the visitor and a perfect growing season for wine grapes.
In 1872 Sarah Esther Chase purchased sixty acres in St. Helena, land which was then planted with Zinfandel vines in 1903 and cared for by her daughter Maud Hayne. Today, Mike and Katie Simpson, great-grandchildren of Maud Hayne, own and operate the small production facility on the historic vineyard.
Located at 2100-feet in elevation on the Vaca range in Napa Valley, the Cimarossa “red hilltop” Vineyard flourishes in its native and natural setting. What might seem like a simple “score” (given the country plots that run rampant in the wine county), in reality it was a ten year search.
In 1980, Mitch Cosentino began making wine from small lots in Modesto, California. Moving his operation to Napa Valley nearly 10 years later, he fulfilled his dream of becoming a great Napa winemaker.
Dos Lagos Vineyards are perched high in the eastern hills above Napa Valley, in the Atlas Peak AVA. Winemaker Robert Foley crafts a luscious classic 100% estate grown Cabernet Sauvignon with the fruit from our 4 acre estate.
Eagle Eye is a family owned estate winery located in a small valley surrounded by hills known as Gordon Valley, "The Hidden Gem" of Napa. Owners Bill and Roxanne Wolf's passion for food and wine have lead them to re-plant this historic property which dates back to the early 1900's.
Men desire her. Women desire to be her. Indeed, the fiery and flirtatious Fantesca is everybody's muse. Lighthearted and lyrical, smart beyond sexy, she captivates winemaker and wine lover alike with her clever wit and whimsy.
The Gentleman Farmer brand is an extension of the partnership that originally started Poem Cellars, made up of a couple of Napa-based hoteliers and the wine director of one of Napa's top restaurants, the Michelin-starred La Toque. Poem Cellars' wines are small lot Cabernet Sauvignon-based blends meant to bridge the gap between Napa's penchant for overwhelmingly large showcase wines and the requirements of the table (a sensitivity, no doubt, close to the heart of the sommelier in the founding trio).
Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards & Winery
Legend tells that in the early 1980's, before the actual winery existed, founder Jerry Hazlitt, a 5th generation grape grower, made wine in his home for family and local friends.
Family owned and operated, Heck Estates represents an exclusive portfolio of Sonoma County’s finest wines and spirits. Each winery is distinct in history and personality, and are all well known for producing varietals that reflect the unique characteristics and style of world-renowned appellations.
In 2001, Hill Family Estate released their first vintage of the “Beau Terre” vineyard designated Merlot and a proprietary blend called “Origin.” By definition, Origin is the foundation, the beginning of something.
Mark and Kandice Jessup are the owners of J Gregory, a line of ultra premium wines produced from superior grapes grown in select appellations throughout Napa Valley.
When Jim and Eliza Rickards founded J. Rickards Winery in 2005, their goal was to produce hand-crafted wines that showcased the diverse soils and varying micro-climates of their vineyards. Beginning in 1976, Jim has established himself as one of the area¹s foremost premium grape growers.
La Fenêtre Wines is a very small-production winery in Santa Barbara County producing Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah under its main label, La Fenêtre, as well as its second label, À Côté.
Lindsay Stanley and Jim Lambert started their partnership in 2004 when the Lambert family from Wisconsin purchased a vineyard in the Barossa Valley. Jim for many years had been interested in wine drinking, and Lindsay had been making award winning wines for over 30 years.
With more than thirty years’ experience, Dan Lee and the Morgan label have been synonymous with artisan, vineyard-centric wines from the Santa Lucia Highlands and Monterey.
The House of Oudinot was founded at the end of the 1800's by Jules Edouard Oudinot, a winegrower in Avize in the Champage region of France.
Page Wine Cellars & Revolver Wine Co.
The story of Page Wine Cellars began in 1997 when we put our first vintage to barrel, one barrel, 36 cases of Page Proprietary Red, but the dream resonated in my mind long before that.
In 2005, entrepreneurs Tim Perr and Scott Knight pooled their resources and their passions to found a winery dedicated to producing small lots of artisan Pinot Noir that they loved to drink.
Prager Winery & Port Works is a family owned and operated winery located in the heart of the Napa Valley. Since the first harvest in 1979, we have been specializing in the production of various styles of Premium California Ports.
As quoted by Steve Reynolds. Proprietor..." My interest in wine started when I was living in Germany as a young teenager.
Established in 1982, Saddleback Cellars is a small winery located in Oakville, in the heart of the Napa Valley. 14.8 total acres are planted to 8.4 acres Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.9 acres Chardonnay, 1.75 acres Merlot, 1.1 acres Pinot Blanc, 0.3 acres Pinot Grigio and 0.3 acres Zinfandel.
Located 2000 feet above St. Helena, Schweiger Vineyards is discovered by those in search of the authentic family winemaking experience.
Somerston is a bucolic, agricultural nirvana located in Napa Valley. The 1,628-acre ranch, with over 200 acres of vineyards, a renovated winery barn, 1,500 sheep, spring-fed lakes, soda springs and acres dedicated to olives, fruit trees and vegetables.
Terroir Wine Cellars was founded in 2009 by wine industry veteran Paul Clear.
Few places in the world make the grade as a perfect site for producing the Cabernet Sauvignon grape like Winfield Vineyard at the base of Mount Saint Helena in Napa Valley.
Owner and winemaker Tom Foster lives in Napa with his wife, two children and their Jack Russell Terrier.
Dan D’Angelo of Vino D’Angelo wines has been a firefighter for more then 20 years and rescuing is in his blood. With all of his wines he hopes to save the day for wine lovers searching for an easy to enjoy wines.
White Rock Winery is a working underground winery. The 6000 sq.ft. of caves were dug from the hillside of white volcanic ash that is typical of our property, the same rock that was quarried from the property in the 1860’s to build the original winery building.