We achieved a milestone platform this year reaching our 1,200th Napa Valley winery or brand visited, tasted and profiled; for reference that coveted producer was Sylvan Lake. We added 41 new Napa Valley winery/brand profiles to this site in 2024 reaching 1,219 to date. We have many brands to visit with still but very few […] The post 2024 Napa Valley Wine Project Year in Review appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

Join the Vintner’s Vanguard for an unforgettable afternoon of wine tasting and celebration at Brasswood Winery Estate. Vintner’s Vanguard is an annual Grand Tasting event that gives you the unique opportunity to taste current and newly released wines from the boutique producers of Brasswood Cellars. This event is a true celebration of our community’s abundance […] The post Vintner’s Vanguard, Brasswood Cellars: Use Code: DAVESWINES ($25 OFF) appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

We have reached a point in our project where we are visiting, tasting and writing about between 40 and 50 new Napa Valley based producers each year. We visited, tasted and added exactly 50 new reviews of Napa wineries/brands to the site in 2023. This leaves us less than 25 new reviews of Napa wineries/brands […] The post 2023 Year in Review appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

No Love Lost Wines Co was founded by California born, first generation Cuban American, and Orlando, Florida raised Jay Nunez. Before wine, Jay worked in the music industry for more than 10 years including playing in a band in Florida. Long interested in the outdoors and farming he spent one harvest interning in Napa Valley. […] The post No Love Lost Wine Co appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

Dave’s Wines began as a value-added service to readers of the Napa Wine Project in 2023. Since 2006 Dave has visited, tasted and interviewed more than 1,150 wineries and brands in Napa Valley and created extensive written reviews of each one. He continues to revisit wineries and stay current with the pulse of Napa Valley. […] The post Dave’s Wines, The Club Launches! appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

In 2019 we revisited and updated reviews for 250+ Napa Valley based wineries, brands and tasting rooms – continuously updating our existing reviews. Due to all of our revisits and travels seeking Napa Valley around the state of California, the country and internationally, we visited and reviewed only 32 ‘new’ Napa Valley based producers this […] The post Napa Wine Project Year in Review, 2019 appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

Editors note: this is a guest piece from Igor Sill, proprietor of Sill Family Vineyard on Atlas Peak. Vineyard Microbiology – native, indigenous wild yeast, which surrounds the vineyards, pervades the world of wine. The role of naturally occurring yeast is the most singularly important ingredient that gives birth to fine wine. As much as […] The post Napa’s Wild Wines appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

Well respected vintner, author, artist, professor and lawyer, Richard Mendelson has written the heavyweight on the history of Napa Valley’s appellations. He and his wife Marilyn first visited the Napa Valley in 1979 – a few years before the Napa Valley would be granted viticultural status in 1981 which was followed by 16 more viticultural […] The post APPELLATION NAPA VALLEY appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

This is Dr. Richard Peterson’s first book – and you wonder why it took him so long to write a book – until you finish it. Then you will understand perfectly. Throughout his career he has done everything but sit idle. If one grows up with a connection and appreciation of the land, one keeps […] The post The Winemaker, by Dr. Richard G. Peterson appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more

The stage was an unseasonably cold (for April) Friday in the northern part of the valley at Solage Calistoga where the Calistoga Winegrowers’ Grand Tasting showcased wines from 30 of Calistoga’s wineries and producers. Long time names such as Chateau Montelena and Larkmead were present along with a number of relative newcomers to the north […] The post Solage Resort & Calistoga Winegrowers 2nd Annual Calistoga Food & Wine Event appeared first on The Napa Wine Project ..read more