Kokomo Winery

Hoosier favorite Zin? If you’re looking to arrange a nice, laid-back, family-owned visit with delicious and affordable wines on your tour through the Dry Creek Valley – the Zinfandel mecca – Kokomo Winery is your easy choice. Situated on the eastern bench of Dry Creek Valley amidst the 120 acres of Timber Crest Farms, Winemaker […]

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 […]

Howell Mountain Vineyards

In 1983, Mike Beatty, along with other Howell Mountain wineries and farmers, helped to establish the Howell Mountain Appellation (AVA) and reestablish the mountain as a premiere Napa Valley grape growing region. Prohibition had affected the entire wine industry, but with an entrepreneurial spirit and nature on their side, it would not be long before […]

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 […]

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 a legend 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 Sauvignon, […]

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