The Ackerman’s Napa story started with their wedding in April 1989 when they were married at Auberge du Soliel in Rutherford. As they looked out over the beautiful, romantic vineyard countryside, they vowed that, someday, they would live in the Napa Valley. That day came in 1994 when Bob was looking to purchase a horse for Lauren, an avid rider . . .

Andretti Winery was established in 1996 and takes its inspiration from the distinguished career of its namesake and founder, Mario Andretti, widely regarded as the greatest race car driver of all time. When Mario retired after nearly five decades of competition, a commemorative wine was produced in his honor in 1994. That event sparked an interest . . .

Artesa is Napa's newest, most exciting winery. Our architecturally-acclaimed facility opened as Codorniu Napa in 1991, dedicated solely to méthode champenoise sparkling wine production. But in 1997, with the arrival of a world-class winemaker and a $10 million conversion, the winery shifted focus dramatically. Artesa was born with the inaugural . . .

Black Coyote is the name given to the union of Dr. Ernest A. Bates, Dr. Olin Robison, Jack Ruffle, and Stanley S. Trotman, Jr. They're strategically collaborating their time, energy, interest, and resources into the Napa Valley wine industry. Their name, "Black Coyote," represents the whimsical, yet clever, side of four very prominent gentlemen . . .

We, the Buoncristiani brothers, take pride in performing all aspects of enology, viticulture, wine production, and art design in order to share with you a true expression of our wine making passion. Our motto is quality not quantity and we craft our wines without compromise. Handcrafting these limited production wines allows for the utmost . . .

Gerhard and Linda launched Delectus Winery in 1995 with a focus on making wines representing the terroir of each vineyard. It was during their first overseas trip together that Linda and Gerhard saw Michelangelo's David, which provided the initial spark of inspiration for starting their own winery based on single-minded, uncompromising pursuit of an ultimate ideal. For . . .

HaGafen Cellars is located in the Napa Valley, in the heart of California's premier wine grape region. Less than a mile south of the famed Stags leap District and twenty yards from the Oak Knoll District--Napa's newest and most exciting of American Viticultural Areas--our well-drained soil is ideal for the growth and production of ripe and rich, intensely fruity small . . .

Each of the 50 blocks at the ranch is a product of our efforts to discover the vineyard's full potential. To us, each block is an experiment and results are obtained very slowly. With our approach to farming, it takes about 7 years for root systems and canopies to reach full development and several more to understand how the wine will progress. As a result, it often takes . . .

The Jarvis winemaking facility is totally contained within 45,000 square feet of cave tunneled into the scenic Vacas Mountains four miles east of the town of Napa. It is not only a visual masterpiece, but a technical masterpiece as well. The underlying principle behind the Jarvis cave construction is that a parabolic shaped tunnel is inherently stable, so the cave . . .

Beginning as garage winemakers, pioneering vintners Art and Bunnie Finkelstein have been producing legendary wines in the Napa Valley since the 1970s, when they created Whitehall Lane Winery. Now, along with their son, Judd and his wife Holly, they continue to hand-craft ultra-premium wines with the same heartfelt and intimate style that has been their . . .

Patz & Hall Is the creation of four dedicated individuals - Donald Patz, James Hall, Anne Moses and Heather Patz - with an important diversity of experience and skills. Together, they have created one of California's most lauded artisan wine brands. James Hall and Anne Moses have spent their working careers in the production of fine wine. Between them, they . . .

The Bader family has been in the wine grape growing business since the family bought eight acres in the Western Napa Valley Together the family works to produce Phoenix Vineyards' small output of 2,500 cases annually. Now three generations are involved in the wine-making business, producing estate wines crafted from some of the best vineyards in the . . .

My interest in wine started when I was living in Germany as a young teenager. Wine was always part of our daily life and my father often took the whole family on wine tasting trips through Europe. At the time we’d curse him as we spent our day throwing rocks into a pond while he tasted. Now, of course, I’m grateful to him for sharing his passion and . . .

For Robert Craig, winemaking always begins with the vineyards -- more specifically, with his belief in the crucial importance of vineyard location in producing wines of tremendous depth and character.

Now at 60,000 cases, Saintsbury remains at the forefront of the Pinot Noir revolution in California and the constant evolution in Carneros winemaking. Dick and Dave continue to inch their way out the limb that they ventured onto in the early days. However, now it is a place from which they can continue to innovate yet also peer down from to survey a part of the . . .

Ray Signorello Jr. began his journey as winemaker and vineyard owner in the Napa Valley during the mid 1980's. Ray, born in San Francisco, California, moved to Vancouver, Canada where the Signorello family continues to maintain a home. Ray divides his time between Napa, San Francisco, Vancouver and business related travel. Ray's father . . .

Nestled in the heart of Napa Valley’s Oak Knoll District, Silenus Vintners is Napa’s newest multi-winery operation. We offer winemakers and vineyard owners the unique opportunity to produce their wines in our state of the art facility and are currently home to eighteen of the Valley’s most sought after boutique wineries. Collectively, our clients produce more . . .

The Sodaro Family’s Estate Vineyard and Winery is located in the world-famous Napa Valley, California. Sodaro Estate Winery offers the opportunity to truly experience wines that are of a place. Bringing together some of the most experienced and trusted minds in wine making and vineyard management, founder Donald Sodaro and his world-class team . . .

We make our wines in small lots, using artisan Italian winemaking techniques. Our Nebbiolo is hand-picked once the sugar hovers around 24 brix. We have found that a higher sugar level in Nebbbiolo grapes at picking time makes a resulting wine that is fuller in the mouth.

In 1992, the Shahabi Brothers began producing wines in the small town of St. Helena, situated in the heart of Napa Valley. The Shahabis selected Napa Valley with the strong belief that the rich and diverse terrain of Napa Valley combined with the ever beaming and warm California sunshine would produce exceptional wines, hardly matched anywhere else in the . . .