Micro-winery standout Homage Vineyard, is an absolute must-stop for serious Cabernet Sauvignon lovers when visiting Napa Valley. Owners Simon and Avia Hawksworth are a pure delight. Long story short, they met in Portland, moved to Minnesota together and eventually worked their way west to...
Calistoga, in lovely Napa Valley, is breathtaking year-round. Nestled at the base of the Palisades Mountains and Mount Saint Helena, and at the very north end of the Napa Valley, you will find Calistoga. It is a small town treasure in an otherwise vast and often crowded wine country. If I had to...
Concannon Vineyard & Winery is located in charming Livermore Valley, and is actually closer to downtown San Francisco than most of the Napa Valley and Sonoma County wineries. In Livermore there is a real down-to-earth quality and true generational feeling you might not get while in other...
The rich history of wine making in Livermore can be dated back as far as the 1760s when Spanish missionaries first planted grapes to provide wine for church services, much like in the wine regions of Sonoma and Napa to the north. Robert Livermore planted the first commercial vines in the 1840s....
The rich history of wine making in Livermore can be dated back as far as the 1760s when Spanish missionaries first planted grapes to provide wine for church services, much like in the wine regions of Sonoma and Napa to the north. Robert Livermore planted the first commercial vines in the 1840s....
Paradise Ridge, located in the hills of Santa Rosa, is owned by the Byck Family. Walter Byck bought the winery property in 1978, and the winery became a reality in 1991. In addition to wine tasting with a stunning view of Santa Rosa and Russian River Valley, Paradise Ridge also boasts an...
Famed animated movie producer John Lassetter (Pixar) and his wife own and operate Lassetter Family Winery. John and Nancy have a deep love and passion for wine that dates back to the 1980s when they traveled through France by train. Their love for wine eventually drove them to Sonoma in 1993,...
Overview: Deerfield Ranch winery is located in the heart of Sonoma Valley California, and Robert Rex and his wife PJ are the founders and owners. Robert has been making wine since 1972, and with the 2012 harvest he celebrated 40 years of consecutive winemaking. The Deerfield story is steeped in...
Paradise Ridge, located in the hills of Santa Rosa, is owned by the Byck Family. Walter Byck bought the winery property in 1978 and began planting the vineyards. The winery became a reality in 1991. In addition to wine tasting with a stunning view of Santa Rosa and Russian River Valley, Paradise...
Sojourn Cellars is based in the town of Sonoma and specializes in the production of artisan Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. Their wines are highly acclaimed and are often rated and featured in The Pinot Report, California Grapevine and Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar....
Hanzell is literally a hidden gem in the town of Sonoma. One would think since they've been making wine since 1957 that everyone in the wine world would know Hanzell, but that just is not the case. They are greatly respected in the industry and hardly known to the average wine consumer. Hanzell...
WALT Wines, based in the town of Sonoma, specializes in the production of artisan Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the Pacific Coast's most distinctive vineyard sites, spanning nearly 1000 miles. Vintners Kathryn Walt Hall and Craig Hall of both Walt and Hall family wine industry fame own WALT...