J. Rickards Winery & Vineyards
At the northern end of Alexander Valley on Chianti Road, the J. Rickards Ranch is a twofold operation: both a family-owned and operated 60 acre vineyard, plus a small winery and tasting room. Grapes from the ranch provide several local wineries with some of their best fruit and the Rickards Winery’s wines that are sustainably […]
J Dusi Wines
Here’s an essential stop in Paso Robles – J Dusi Wines. Saturated with deep Paso history but with a 21st Century next-gen vibe, here you can visit, taste, purchase, and pay your respects with the great granddaughter of the most recognized family name in Paso Robles wine. The Dusi families are proprietors of two historic […]
Hook & Ladder Winery
Hendry Wines
Hendry Ranch is one of Napa Valley’s most beloved hidden jewel properties and a devoted grower of not just Zinfandel but a dozen other vinifera varieties. Across Napa’s Dry Creek at the western edge of the historic Oak Knoll District, where volcanic Mt. Veeder starts to rise, lay the historic Hendry Ranch and winery. The […]
Hartford Family Winery
Since they founded their winery in 1994, Don Hartford and Jennifer Jackson Hartford (whose father was Jess Jackson, founder of Kendall Jackson) have personally grown their home’s old vine Zinfandel vineyard in Green Valley into a prestigious collection of some of the most acclaimed Pinot noirs, Chardonnays and Zinfandels in California – 35 single vineyard […]
Harney Lane Winery
Grgich Hills Estate
In the Vintner Hall of Fame of American winemakers with iconic names like Mondavi, Winiarski, and Tchelistcheff, another name – Grgich, stands out as living legend status for having elevated the global reputation of Napa Valley with his Chardonnay’s triumph at the Judgement at Paris. That stunning feat in 1976, along with Winiarski’s winning Cabernet […]
Grey Wolf Vineyards and Cellars
Green and Red Vineyards
What fascinated art professor Jay Heminway on his field trips from Berkeley to Napa in the 1960’s was the colors in the soil in the mountains just east of Napa Valley. Here Serpentine, California’s greenish state rock is layered with iron rich red chert. Hard to visualize how these elevated mountain soils were born from […]
Goldschmidt Vineyards
