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 Ceja
Vineyards - Welcome to Ceja Vineyards. Each day as
we gaze at the surrounding vineyards, we are reminded of the first
Ceja vine. Planting our first vine together in rich Carneros soil
was an exciting moment. That vine symbolized our bond as a family
and strengthened our shared commitment to produce premium wines.
We proudly continue a three-generation tradition of growing choice
grapes in the beautiful Napa and Sonoma Valleys. We invite you to
join us on our journey.As a family of growers, we are so proud of
our grapes; we wish we could bottle them right from the vine. It
was late afternoon in a small village in Mexico. Warm sun illuminated
the narrow winding streets. Church bells were ringing as if announcing
the arrival of good news
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 Chase
Cellars - At S. E. Chase Family Cellars, we have a
deep appreciation for old vines. Planted in 1903, the vines are
head pruned, dry-farmed and are planted on St. George rootstock.
The gravely soil combined with a slight slope consistently produces
the most exuberant and expressive Zinfandel grapes in the Napa Valley
. These unique grapes create one of the most robust Zinfandels from
the Napa Valley region. Our vineyard side tasting area allows you
to enjoy our outstanding views while enjoying our latest releases.
Sit under 135 year-old olive trees and enjoy the breeze. Bring along
a picnic if you wish. We are open by appointment only so be sure
to call or email first to arrange your vineyard tour and tasting.
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 Girard
Winery -The narrow, winding road up Sage Canyon leads
a traveler to one of Napa Valley's best kept secrets: Pritchard
Hill, where mountain wineries such as Bryant Family, Colgin and
Chappellet have carved a niche into the steep slopes. It's here
that you will also find Girard Winery, founded 32 years ago at the
dawn of New Age winemaking in California. Today, Girard farms 40
acres of vines, 18 of which are located on Pritchard Hill. The picturesque
vineyards surround a newley renovated winery, where visitors can
experience refined flavors inside the rustic elegance of Girard's
mountaintop cellars and tasting room. On hillsides high above Napa
Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon is king. And Girard winemaker Marco DiGiulio
lets terroir - or the vineyard - determine his choice of varietals.
It's no wonder Girard's Cabernet ripens well on this rugged terrain,
with views that stretch clear across the valley.
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 Howell
Mountain Vineyards - Howell Mountain is located northeast
of St. Helena, above the Silverado Trail, with the Napa Valley to
the west and Pope Valley to the east. With its high elevations,
the mountain avoids the influence of fog that blankets the valley
floor beneath, creating a climate that is cooler than most of Napa
Valley during the day, but warmer at night. Because of this, Howell
Mountain grapes have a character distinct from those grown on the
Napa Valley floor, and have led to the region being recognized in
1983 as Napa Valley's first sub-appellation. The appellation encompasses
around 14,000 acres, yet only 600 acres are planted due, in part,
to the rugged nature of the region. The soils of this area are mostly
well-drained tuff and volcanic rock. Water retention is poor, producing
vines with low vigor and deep roots. These conditions are ideal
for growing grapes that are small, tightly clustered and powerfully
concentrated, for intense fruit flavors in the wines.
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 Joseph
Phelps Vineyards - Founded in 1972, Joseph Phelps Vineyards
is an independent, estate-based winery located outside of St. Helena.
Perched on a knoll in bucolic Spring Valley, the graceful redwood
winery overlooks vineyard-studded hills, the town of St. Helena
and the Mayacamas Mountains to the west. After years of studying
the complex relationship between wine quality and place, and understanding
the importance of "terroir," Phelps has developed estate-owned
vineyards in the premiere growing regions of Stag's Leap, Rutherford,
Oakville, Oak Knoll and the eastern foothills of Napa. In Sonoma
County, an ambitious project was undertaken in 1999 to purchase
land and develop vineyards along the western frontier of the Sonoma
Coast, and today Phelps has 80 acres of Pinot Noir and 20 acres
of Chardonnay planted in Freestone. A small winery in the midst
of the Freestone vineyards is currently under construction.
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 Livingston-Moffett
Wines - Lured by its small town character and lovely
setting, we came to St. Helena in 1976 to raise a family of six
children. Unlike many others who have arrived in the past 25 years,
there was no forethought of our ever joining in the wine business.
Little did we suspect that the decision to move to the Napa Valley
was the first step in doing just that. And looking back we must
have been clueless not to recognize the seeds of this life change
all around us. First, our new address was in fact Cabernet Lane.
Also, unbeknownst to us, the land we had purchased happened to be
located on the Rutherford Bench – Napa’s prized Cabernet
growing district. The property included five acres planted with
old, dry-farmed Cabernet vines on St. George rootstock that had
escaped the ravages of phylloxera.
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 Markham
Vineyards - Bruce Markham arrived in the Napa Valley
almost 100 years after Laurent, also looking to start a winery.
Markham bought the Yountville vineyard in 1975, the Calistoga vineyard
in 1976, the old Laurent Winery in 1977 and the Oak Knoll vineyard
in 1978. With almost 225 planted acres and a winery, Bruce Markham
founded Markham Vineyards in 1978 and the old Laurent Winery was
reborn. Markham focused on Cabernet Sauvignon in its early days
and introduced the Markham Merlot with the 1980 vintage. Between
1978 to 1988 the winery's production increased from 3,500 cases
to 20,000 The wine quality and praise from wine critics and consumers
increased as well.
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 Neyers
Vineyards - Neyers Vineyards sits in the heart of the
Napa Valley but Ehren’s experience as a winemaker in France
and Bruce’s experience with French wine importer Kermit Lynch
have had an undeniable influence on our work. Many French wine producers
farm organically, make their wines naturally without use of cultured
yeast or laboratory designed malo-lactic starters, and bottle their
wines without fining or filtration. We like their results and utilize
many of their ideas. The production of outstanding wine is invariably
accompanied by some degree of risk. Our barrels are made in France,
to our specifications, from wood that we buy at auction and air
dry for three years, a year longer than normal. All of our grapes
are picked by hand, into half-ton bins, then laboriously hand sorted
at the winery. Grapes that require a drive of more than thirty minutes
to our winery are delivered in refrigerated trucks.
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 Seavey
Vineyard - From its 40 acre hillside vineyard, surrounded
by several hundred acres of wilderness, Seavey Vineyard handcrafts
two styles of Cabernet Sauvignon plus small lots of Merlot and Chardonnay.
Yields are less than two tons per acre leading to wonderfully rich
concentrated wines, all 100% estate grown, produced and bottled.
A visit to Seavey Vineyard, four miles east of Saint Helena in the
Napa Valley, is not only about tasting award winning wines produced
in the finest classic tradition, but also a rare opportunity to
experience a vineyard and winery whose traditions mirror images
of the original “Napa Valley".
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 Graeser
Winery Graeser Winery Estate on Diamond Mountain is
an oasis of old Napa Valley charm. The picturesque hillside vineyards
are planted to the classic Bordeaux varieties Cabernet Franc, Merlot
and Cabernet Sauvignon. Our wines are a true reflection of this
very special place with a relaxed, classic beauty that is timeless.
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 Vincent
Arroyo Winery produces over 6,000 cases from estate
vineyards. Every year we make Chardonnay, Cabernet, Petite Sirah,
Merlot, Sangiovese and a couple red blends – in fact, our
dog even makes a wine! We consider Petite Sirah to be our signature
wine, and develop those vineyards into several different bottlings
– a “Napa Valley” Petite Sirah which is a blend
our many Petite Sirah vineyards; 2 vineyard designated Petite Sirahs,
Greenwood Ranch and Rattlesnake Acres; a Winemaker’s Reserve
Petite Sirah which is barrel-aged for 34 months; and a Petite Sirah
Port. Most of these wines are sold on a waiting-list basis.
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942-9231 DIRECTIONS
 Clos
Pegase - Can a winery elevate the craft of winemaking
to a fine art? Of course it can. Can a winery dedicate itself as
a temple to works of fine art? Why not? But can a winery that does
one also achieve the other? Good question. Now, if you were to put
that question to Bacchus, god of wine, mischief-maker and generally
acknowledged originator of the practice of horsing around, we know
just where he'd send you: straight to the horse's mouth. And not
just any horse. He'd send you to Pegasus, the winged horse of ancient
myth whose hooves brushed against the earth, unleashing the sacred
spring of the muses. Lucky earth. That spring gave life to grapevines,
and the wine that flowed from them inspired poetry and art in all
who drank it.
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 Rocking
Horse is a small quality producer of Napa Valley Ultra
Premium red wines. When established in 1989, production was limited
to 600 cases. Born from the desire to produce the absolute best
wines from legendary growing regions, Jeff and Nancy Doran began
their quest moving quietly from a backyard bottling line to their
current 8,000 case production level. Extreme care is taken to marry
the proper vineyard site and appellation with the appropriate varietals.
Trademark wines are typically “made in the vineyard”
and picked at optimum ripeness to ensure a silky full mouth feel
and dark crimson purple hue. Each wine is true to its varietal character
and offers many layers of complexity. Properly aged wines will be
rewarded by cellaring.
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