B Cellars (founded 2003) makes their wine in Napa Valley and uses primarily Napa Valley grown grapes with Sonoma County vineyards providing the majority of the grapes for their white wines. For years they maintained a business office in Orange County (south of Los Angeles). We first caught up with the owners at a tasting […] The post B Cellars appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

Non Nocere Wine. Non nocere literally translates to, “first, do no harm” and is derived from a version of the Hippocratic Oath. Founder and winemaker Peter Hopkins tries to apply this principle to all avenues of his business including eliminating packaging excesses. His wines are both data and vintage driven. And as a result, they […] The post Non Nocere Wine appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

Parable Wines was founded in 2022 by the Eppright family from Austin, Texas including Fred (founder of Eppright Homes) and his wife Paula and their two sons, Trey and Matt. Trey recalls trying his first wine at age 15 while on the gulf of Texas with his father and his father’s friend, a lawyer who […] The post Parable Wines appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

Abiouness Wines. Originally from Virginia, founder and namesake Nicole Abiouness’s first introduction to wine was while studying at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. She completed a course in wine, recalling its heavy focus on tannins and acidity. Then she took an internship in London at a sole proprietor run catering company and taught wine […] The post Abiouness Wines appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

Chris Pratt Cellars. In Napa Valley there are boutique wineries and then there are micro producers, the smallest of the smallest. Take Chris Pratt Cellars for example; winemaker and namesake of the brand, Chris Pratt produces only 100 to 150 cases a year, typically only several bottlings a vintage including a white and a red […] The post Chris Pratt Cellars appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

Bella Oaks Wine. Bella Oaks Vineyard is located on the west side of Rutherford in the shadow of the Mayacamas mountains. This 13-acre site was planted by Dr. Bernard (Barney) and Ivabelle (Belle) Rhodes entirely to Cabernet Sauvignon. Grapes from the property were first bottled as a vineyard designate by Heitz Cellar in 1973 and […] The post Bella Oaks Wine appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

Firetree Family Vineyards This 70-acre property on the Napa side of Carneros was purchased by the Jimenz Family in April 2021 by husband and wife Ricardo and Dayva and their three children, Ricardo Alfonso, Sophya and Marianna. The land was originally used for cattle grazing in the late 1880s; a historic barn still stands on […] The post Firetree Family Vineyards appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

Sommras Napa Valley. Proprietor, Geetesh Goyal produced his first vintage bottled under Sommras in 2018. His interest in wine comes through heritage. He is half Indian and half Italian; some of his fondest memories are walking with his grandfather through vineyards in Italy. He studied at UC Davis (dental school) with the intent to graduate […] The post Sommras Napa Valley appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

MK Cellars bottles wines under the brand SummitVine. Born and raised in San Francisco, proprietor Michael Klopka’s first introduction to Napa Valley was in his youth during family vacations to Calistoga every year. He remembers his “I could live here” moment came when visiting Vichon Winery and enjoying the views of the valley from its […] The post SummitVine Wine appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

Napa Native was founded by Tyler Jackson with his first vintage in 2013, 50 cases of a 100% varietal Cabernet Sauvignon from his family’s property, Jackson Family Vineyard. Tyler’s grandfather, Lloyd La Brie on his mother’s side of the family was a World War II veteran from Rice Lake, Wisconsin. He was stationed on the […] The post Napa Native appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more