Hartford Family Winery
Since they founded their winery in 1994, Don Hartford and Jennifer Jackson Hartford (whose father was Jess Jackson, founder of Kendall Jackson) have personally grown their home’s old vine Zinfandel vineyard in Green Valley into a prestigious collection of some of the most acclaimed Pinot noirs, Chardonnays and Zinfandels in California – 35 single vineyard […]
Harney Lane Winery
Grgich Hills Estate
In the Vintner Hall of Fame of American winemakers with iconic names like Mondavi, Winiarski, and Tchelistcheff, another name – Grgich, stands out as living legend status for having elevated the global reputation of Napa Valley with his Chardonnay’s triumph at the Judgement at Paris. That stunning feat in 1976, along with Winiarski’s winning Cabernet […]
Green and Red Vineyards
What fascinated art professor Jay Heminway on his field trips from Berkeley to Napa in the 1960’s was the colors in the soil in the mountains just east of Napa Valley. Here Serpentine, California’s greenish state rock is layered with iron rich red chert. Hard to visualize how these elevated mountain soils were born from […]
Glunz Family Winery & Cellars
On your road trip to catch up on the Central Coast’s first-rate Zinfandels, take a little side trip into the legends of old Chicago and get to know the brothers Glunz (Matt and Stephen) at Glunz Family Winery and Cellars in Paso Robles. Glunz is a classic American immigrant success story, with an amazing family […]
Gamba Vineyards and Winery
If you’re looking for a tasty slice of genuine Russian River heritage, family dedication, verdant countryside, organically-farmed old vines, and small production artisanal Zinfandels with the wow factor then Gamba is your destination. Agostino “Gus” Gamba Jr., who grew up among his father Agostino’s century-old vines, is a Zinfandel star and one of the most […]