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Yountville Balthasar and Elizabeth Darms settled on the 120-acre property that would later become the Shifflett Ranch and Vineyard in 1883 and at that time the local newspaper reported that 36 acres of land had already been planted with two-year old-vines. The Darms family sold to Wade and Mary Elizabeth Shifflett in 1942 and since…
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Napa Valley Roberto Arador was born and raised in Michoacán, Mexico, and moved to Napa Valley at the age of seventeen. His journey in the wine business started in 1999 with work in the vineyards. After several seasons, he “became captivated by the entirety of the craft—the progression from vineyard beginnings to the subsequent winemaking…
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Napa Valley Covert Estate is owned by French born winemaker Julian Fayard, library wine collectors and vintners Cal and Pam Nicolson, and California wine collectors and horse enthusiasts Dave and Laura Nestor. They came together with the single purpose of producing fine wines crafted in Napa Valley. Their estate is located in the Coombsville AVA…
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Howell Mountain, Napa Valley Pestoni Family Estate Winery is a family-owned and family-run winery that was founded in 1892 when Albino Pestoni, originally from Monte Carasso, Switzerland built a winery and established a 20-acre vineyard in St. Helena. The winery was closed in 1919 due to prohibition, but Albino moved to Rutherford and began making…
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Napa Valley Chris Hamilton Cellars was founded in 2021 when Chris and Heidi Hamilton partnered with Eddie Gilbert who has been well established in Napa Valley since 2010. Eddie originally worked as a chef and then held executive level positions at Bounty Hunter Rare Wine & Spirits and North Berkeley Imports. He is now the…
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Diamond Mountain District Robert Craig Winery owns 125 acres on Howell Mountain with 34 acres planted to vines and 22 acres on Mount Veeder with just 7 under vine. Vineyard neighbors include the Vineyardist, Checkerboard, and Reverie. The vineyard where grapes were sourced for the wine recently sent to 672 club members is named the…
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St. Helena Ehlers Estate was founded by Bernard Ehlers, a Sacramento grocer who moved his family to St. Helena in 1886 and built the structure that houses the current tasting room. The estate consists of 42 acres of which 36 are planted with vines. The winemaker is Madrid-born Laura Diaz Munoz who got her passion…
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Napa Valley Hestan Vineyards is named for Helen and Stanley Cheng who purchased a former cattle ranch in 1996 and immediately prepared the land to plant grapes. They took special care to divide the property into small blocks to take advantage of the sites’ sun exposure and soil drainage capabilities. In keeping with the Chengs’…
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Napa Valley Lindsay Hoopes describes herself as owner/alpha dog at Hoopes Vineyard and tells 672 that she wears many hats in her “small business do everything role.” She runs the business with her father Spencer and describes her husband Mitan as the “taste tester,” but her four kids are the real inspiration to keep the…
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Napa Valley Tamber Bey Vineyards is most definitely a family affair. Founder and proprietor Barry Waitte works as vintner, his wife Jennifer is the director of marketing, and their daughter Kendra fills the roles of the director of hospitality and direct-to-consumer liaison. Barry moved from Silicon Valley to Napa Valley in 1999 and released 150…