"John Anthony Vineyards was founded on three important principles: Precision wine growing and stewardship of the land; meticulous winemaking that celebrates a sense of place; and our commitment to heritage and community—learning from those before us and paying it forward." -John Anthony Truchard, Founder

Lauren Ackerman, President, has had a career evolving as a former tech entrepreneur-turned-vintner and philanthropist in the Napa Valley over 26 years. In the mid-1980’s, Lauren created a successful technology marketing organization, working with over 75 information technology companies in the US. Selling the company in 1988, she moved to the Bay Area from Southern California and, became an international management consultant to companies such as Philips Semiconductor, Hewlett Packard and Motorola. In 1994, she moved to the Napa Valley when she and her former husband purchased a 16 acre vineyard property in the Coombsville AVA. They started making wine in 1995 and eventually began selling commercially, starting with the 2003 vintage. Today, Lauren owns/manages Ackerman Family Vineyards, a boutique producer of cabernet sauvignon wines from the organically farmed Stonehaven vineyard. Read more about our team on our website.

Warren Winiarski purchased Arcadia Vineyard in 1996 from Mike Grgich’s business partner, Austin Hills of Grgich Hills Estate, to harvest Chardonnay grapes for his winery, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars. After the sale of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars in 2007, Arcadia Vineyard was retained by the Winiarski Family. It continues to provide grapes to the estate on a contract basis and is currently planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay. Arcadia Vineyard grapes, in large part, are currently sold to Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars for a vineyard designated Arcadia Vineyard Chardonnay. Arcadia fruit also makes up 10-15% of its prestigious Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon. John Kongsgaard sources Chardonnay from Arcadia Vineyard as part of his Kongsgaard Napa Valley Chardonnay.

Steve and Seanne Contursi love great wines, especially those from Bordeaux. In 2007, they came across a beautiful farmhouse in Napa Valley surrounded by a vineyard planted to Cabernet Franc, just like some of their favorite vineyards from France. So began their journey with Arrow&Branch, first with a single bottling of a Cabernet Franc Blend, then slowly adding wines from other renowned sites from across Napa Valley.

PROPRIETORS Adam Jackson & Brent Walker ---- Born and raised in Cleveland, OH but transplanted to the Bay Area, Adam is a serial tech entrepreneur and investor. He's founded 4 venture-backed technology firms and invested in over 150 more. He acquired the property where Asymmetric Cabernet is made in 2020 and shares the passion Brent has for this particular varietal. He loves wine, technology and investing... and is awful at golf. Just ask Brent. ----- Born and raised in Cincinnati, Brent is involved in custom residential home construction. His love affair wine was cultivated and nurtured in Pebble Beach, California. The Sommeliers of the Pebble Beach market introduced him to the best wines Napa Valley has to offer. The passion to learn more about wine resulted in many trips to Napa Valley to visit and explore many of the wineries and learn about the wine making process. He's extremely excited to be involved with wonderful property of Asymmetric Vineyards and making exquisite Napa Cabernet. There is nothing he enjoys more than sharing a bottle of wine with friends... and beating their pants off in a round of golf. Cheers.

HISTORY Mario has long dreamt the completion of the circle that is in the vineyard by seeing the grapes cultivated into an exquisite bottle that people will take home and allow to become part of the family. The harvest of our inaugural vintage of Estate Cabernet Sauvignon in 2005 brought Mario’s vision from vineyard to winery. RESULTS In the 15 years since our 2005 vintage, we have enjoyed our journey, which has been an incredible one. Expanding our selections from Estate Cabernet to Cabernet Sauvignon, Coombsville, Sauvignon Blanc, Millikin Creek, a Rosé of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc and just this spring releasing a Pinot Noir from Sonoma Coast. All vineyards and grapes Mario manages, of course. VISION Mario Bazán Cellars is fast rolling into the ever changing future. Our ability to maneuver through these ever changing times is in large part to Gloria’s ability to adapt. Gloria’s steadfast determination and love of sharing the wines she and Mario create together.

COOMBSVILLE, NAPA VALLEY Our estate vineyards and home are located in the Coombsville area, a scenic region of rolling benchlands and hidden wineries. Close to the town of Napa, yet miles away in its charming rural character, Coombsville was home to some of the Valley's earliest vineyards in the 1840's. Coombsville is a sweet spot for Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Rocky volcanic soils, light morning fog and afternoon breezes here create idyllic conditions for the elegant characteristics of these varietals. With ripening occurring at a consistent, moderate pace, the wines are approachable, yet sophisticated, complex and layered.

Larry and Maria Dondero are very fortunate to have the opportunity to live on a vineyard in the Napa Valley in one of, if not the best, wine growing regions in the world. Within this area, we have a unique location. The property is in a caldera which gives us amazing volcanic soil. The elevation is a little higher than the valley floor thus we get the cool breeze from the bay in the afternoon. By 2 o’clock you will usually feel the breeze on your back. We are fortunate that the grapes can hang on the vine a little longer than in other areas. All of this combined, the grapes produce a wine with unique flavors like no other.

Owner John Caldwell's family has a long history of growing grapes in California dating back to the 1880s. Perhaps drawing from his heritage, despite few vineyards being planted in this part of Coombsville in those years, John began to develop vineyards on his property with the help of his father Jack in 1980. Today the site is planted to 10 different varieties including two unusual varieties for Napa Valley, Carménère (planted in parts of Bordeaux with its largest plantings in Chile – interestingly, the leaves on this variety naturally turn red at the end of the growing season – not from any disease) and Tannat – a grape primarily associated with Uruguay (and a prominent variety at another Napa Valley ‘vintner’s winery in Uruguay, Alejandro Bulgheroni’s Bodega Garzon). Caldwell is a name in Napa Valley that has become synonymous with the word clone. John has both provided his expertise and cuttings from his own vineyard to sites around Napa Valley. He even helped us identify a nursery source when we were looking to buy some Marselan (a cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache) and planted some of this variety on a lower part of their property in September 2021. As of our latest update to this review, they have the largest planting of Marselan in Napa Valley (others with this variety include Helena View Johnston and Spottswoode has a very small section of vines).

Great wine loves a view. Maybe that's one reason our small farm perched atop one of the peaks of Coombsville produces one of the most complex and restrained profiles of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon that we at Coombsville Heights have ever enjoyed.

Covert Estate is the result of the collaboration and hard work of three families dedicated to the craft of winemaking: Cal and Pam Nicholson, library wine collectors and vintners; Dave and Laura Nestor, extensive California wine collectors and management gurus; and Julien Fayard, French winemaker and Californian wine lover with a legacy of winemaking in both France and Napa Valley using traditional techniques to create wine filled with finesse and a sense of place.

The lifelong dream of owning a vineyard eventually came to fruition for Bruce and his wife, Sima, after they purchased a Vineyard in Coombsville in 2019. The estate currently has 1.5 acres of 40 year old Cabernet Sauvignon (clone 4)and an acre of 45-50 year old Merlot (clone 6) that were previously sold to bulk wine makers. However, Bruce’s love and affinity to high-end wines persuaded him to put together plans to improve farming significantly and eventually they were able to sell the grapes to premium winemakers as well as making estate wines themselves. The wines are very rich and display classic Coombsville terroir.

For the past 24 years, Harry and Gail Dickhaus have sold fruit to high-end wineries such as Porter, Sullivan, Hesperian, Caldwell, and Raymond. Their thoughts on Coombsville? The unique soils seem to have a rugged soul. The grapes yell out, “I am my own soil, do not try to change me. Take care of the vineyard, love it, and caress the bounty.” If all goes well, a beautiful new tamed soul develops every year in a wine bottle.

The Duhigs settled in the area known today as Carneros in 1853. Like many early pioneers, they were ranchers, farmers, and homesteaders, and they self-sufficiently grew food and produced their first wine grapes in 1858. “As a 5th Generation Napa Valley native, I am so proud to grow estate-grown Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon in continuation of our family’s farming heritage- while creating our own,” says co-proprietor John Duhig. “My ancestral lineage has played a strong role in how I have evolved. My mother’s Native American culture planted the seeds of connection early in my life. I found my path to growing grapes and making wine through a strong affinity to nature and gardening as a young girl,” share co-proprietor Harvest Duhig. Harvest graduated from UC Davis with a BS in Viticulture and Enology in 2001, and is a seasoned veteran in the vines, and on the crushpad… Duhig Wine is the accumulation of over two decades of experience growing exceptional grapes and making wine.

In Evidence, our goal is to make wines that focus on and showcase the terroir from which the fruit comes from. With Coombsville, the red fruit forward nose and profile are the shining stars of this AVA. Less is more is the mindset in making wine from this region, and our Evidence - of Divine Intervention- from the Immaculate Vineyards, is a prime example of the fantastic influence of the Alluvial soils from this wonderful vineyard.

The Faniani name pays tribute to grower Kelly Hendrickson's Swiss-Italian grandmother, whose family came to Northern California in the 1860s.

Our history was shaped by dreamers, doers, and craftsmen — all in pursuit of perfection in winemaking. Far Niente was founded in Oakville, California in 1885 by John Benson, a forty-niner of the California gold rush and uncle of the famous American impressionist painter, Winslow Homer. Benson hired architect Hamden McIntyre, and together they worked to create an exquisite oasis in western Oakville. Far Niente prospered until the onset of Prohibition in 1919. The gates closed, but the magic never truly disappeared from the property. Sixty years later, Gil Nickel bought and restored the winery and neighboring vineyard. This three-year-long labor of love put the label back on the map — and on the National Register of Historic Places. He preserved the Far Niente name — an Italian phrase which romantically translated means ‘without a care.’ Nickel hoped to recapture a bygone era when life was indeed without a care. To this day, Far Niente is consistently recognized as a benchmark producer of Napa Valley Chardonnay and Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Ours is an unparalleled level of time-honored winemaking traditions. This has helped establish Far Niente as one of the world’s great wine estates.

Tom Farella’s original inspiration to enter the wine trade began as a youngster at the dinner table and was later fortified by a family trip to France and some gentle prodding by father Frank. He graduated from UC Davis in 1983 with a degree in Viticulture and Enology while holding down weekend and harvest work with Neyers Vineyards and Flora Springs Winery. His first real job was as winemaker at Preston in Sonoma County which he left after six years to work in Burgundy for Domaine Jacques Prieur in Meursault in 1989. The work/travel bug persisted so he then worked in Oregon for a harvest at Ponzi Winery in 1990, then in the vineyard for Beaux Freres in 1991. It was after these rich experiences that Tom Farella came back to Farella full time. Frank Farella founded Farella-Park Vineyards in 1985 in a small, 400 square foot winery next to his house in Napa. His long-sought goal to grow fine wine grapes from a modest, depression-era background was a story that unfolded slowly and steadily. Beginning with his Italian grandparents at home, many home-made wines from the Napa and Alexander Valleys, and ultimately, a test vintage in 1982 from young Farella Vineyard grapes, the commercial venture began in 1985 as a barrel of Chardonnay, a stainless fermented Sauvignon Blanc and a Merlot/Cabernet field blend. While the first 5 vintages were produced by Frank Farella (with Tom’s help), Tom took over in 1991 and led the winemaking until the end of 2018. Ryan Pass, also a UC Davis Viticulture and Enology graduate, was then promoted to Winemaker. His passion and skill set have dovetailed perfectly for the winemaking goals and he and Tom continue to work together as the sole labor and expertise for production of Farella wines. In 2009, in the midst of the Great Recession, Tom steered his sights to writing a petition then sent to the federal government for the designation of “Coombsville” American Viticultural Area (AVA). It would become Napa Valley’s 16th sub-AVA in November, 2011.

Proprietors Gwen and John Callan purchased the 13-acre property named Secret Garden for its bountiful rose garden. Secret Garden has been featured in Gardens of the Wine Country by Molly Chappellet and the Napa Valley Symphony Home and Garden Tour. ​ Gwen and John chose the name Ferrogiaro Vineyard in honor of John's fourth generation heritage in Napa. His maternal great grandparents Virginia Tornari and Giani Baptiste arrived in Napa in the 1870s. Virginia came from Corbessassi in the province of Pavia (Lombardia) and Giani originated from Tasso in the province of Genova (Liguria). Residing down the street in the Old Adobe was Cayatano Juarez who periodically had dinner with the Ferrogiaro family. Virginia and Giani Baptiste built the Depot Hotel, still standing today on Soscol Ave.

Glass Slipper Vineyard is a storybook property in Coombsville. In addition to their own soon-to-be-released, estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon, owners Suzie and Paul Frank supply Glass Slipper Cabernet Sauvignon grapes to some of Napa’s most prestigious labels. A testament to the value of attention to detail farming practices, Glass Slipper Vineyard grapes have produced many highly regarded wines.

Marilyn Hendrickson, proprietor and matriarch, has been developing vineyards and growing grapes for 30 years. Her appreciation for the land that has been part of our family heritage for more than 100 years and five generations is the inspiration behind our grapes. To bring honor to this legacy, only the highest quality will suffice. She takes pride in and is committed to growing only the highest quality Cabernet Sauvignon grapes through a hands-on approach. Building on this heritage has truly become a family affair from start to finish, as she passes along her expertise to her children, ensuring quality grapes for years to come.

Jan Krupp Founder An oenophile with a green thumb, Jan was a hobby winemaker and suburban farmer in the San Francisco Bay Area for 15 years. Though a full-time doctor, in his spare time, he grew everything from green beans to gooseberries and produced beautiful wines, using his driveway and basement as a makeshift winery. While still a full-time doctor Jan moved to Napa in 1991, to start growing things on a larger scale - beginning with a 41-acre vineyard around his new home. With his brother Bart, he would develop two more vineyards, including the iconic Stagecoach Vineyard. In 1998, he sold his medical practice and the following year, Bart and Jan founded the winery. Bart Krupp Founder Bart was in his early 20s when his older brother Jan would return to New Jersey to visit his family with magnificent California wines in tow. As Bart began to become more knowledgeable, he would seek out European wines – which were then much more prevalent than California wines on the east coast – for his brother to try. Together, the two developed their palates, broadened their knowledge and strengthened their brotherly bond. Bart's wise counsel and support have been crucial to the success of the vineyards and Krupp Brothers. Bart divides his time between Montclair, New Jersey – not far from where the brothers grew up – and Napa.

In 1999 Robert & Susan McNerney purchased a 2 acre property in East Napa and in 2002 planted 1 acre of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes known to be the best varietal to thrive in this area. Their Coombsville property was later to become a part of the 16th AVA of the Napa Valley in 2011. Planted with a vision of sharing a small lot Cabernet with family and friends while selling the bulk of the grapes to help provide income for their still young family of five was their goal. In 2005, they harvested the first small tonnage (approx1.5 ton) which was the regions record cabernet crop and with a glut in the market, were unable to sell their fruit. The only other options were to “drop” the fruit or make wine. With the later decision, they became “accidental vintners”. For weeks our family of five debated various label names for their “accidental wine” and it was their three daughters, Lauren, Ellen & Jennifer who came up with Le Chanceux, which is French for The Lucky One. After all, their mother’s mantra during their formative years was always “Do you know how lucky you are?” Pair that with a mother who was a bit of a Francophile, a French root stock and a Bordeaux varietal, what else could be more appropriate? Le Chanceux was born and in honor of, and as a legacy to leave their 3 daughters, Belles Filles Vineyard, French for “beautiful daughters” was chosen for the vineyard name.

Mark has been working in the Coombsville AVA since 1996 during his tenure at Joseph Phelps as Research Enologist where he dove into phenolics experimentation throughout Napa Valley. He was asked to determine patterns within appellations with special regard to the phenolic data. Mark found that the data favored Coombsville by a considerable amount. For Cabernet Sauvignon it creates wines with concentrated balance.

Nearly twenty years ago, Paul Maroon's winemaking dream began with the purchase of 300 acres on the backside of Howell Mountain in Pope Valley, which he later sold. Around the same time, he also acquired the 37 acres that would become Maroon’s permanent home, in what is now part of the prestigious “Coombsville Appellation". Today, 17 acres of this land is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, which produces Maroon's Estate wines. ​ For ten years, Paul sold his Cabernet Sauvignon grapes to several esteemed Napa Valley wineries. He then realized the high quality of our single-vineyard fruit, and the first commercial vintage of Maroon Wines was produced in 2009. ​ Our home vineyard in Coombsville is located in a bowl-shaped depression topped by Mt George, an extinct volcano. The grapes benefit from slower and more even ripening due to our location in the southern end of Napa Valley. Here, the fog burns off later in the day and frosts are less likely to occur. ​ Our land is a mosaic of rocky volcanic soil and rich gravelly loams, which provides both easy drainage and water access for our vines. This unique landscape results in exquisitely balanced wines.

Barry and his wife Tracy bought the property that is now Meteor Vineyard in 1998 and hired legendary viticulturalist Mike Wolf to assess the potential of the property. Located on a knoll in Napa Valley’s Coombsville region, Mike quickly recognized that Meteor Vineyard’s unique combination of elevation, aspect and stony, rich volcanic soil was an optimal site for 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Planted in 1999 to 3 distinct clone and rootstock combinations, it was immediately clear that the Schuler’s had found something special. By the time the vineyard was ready for it’s first harvest, prestigious names such as Etude, Vineyard 29, Arietta, Favia and Lail Vineyards were clamoring to work in the vineyard. In addition to the above, Mike introduced the Schuler’s to Bill and Dawnine Dyer. The rest, as the cliché says, is history. One of the very interesting things about selling fruit to multiple sources is to taste the individual renditions of the vineyard. While a common thread is obvious, the minute decisions made in the winery are always pronounced. The Dyer’s focus on elegance and balance immediately struck a chord. The seeds of a 100% Meteor Vineyard bottling were planted.

Noe and Caroline Taojo love to travel around the world with their children, Denise, Ingrid, Iñigo and Andreas, when they’re not watching over the family’s gold mining business. Over the years, Noe developed a yearning for great wines and began to chase a dream to produce his own brand, with the same passion and dedication that he is known for. The Napa de Oro brand (yes, it’s “Oro” for “Gold”) was born when Noe’s recent trip to Napa in California connected him to Rudy Zuidema, internationally-known and one of Napa’s top winemakers. The Napa de Oro vineyard and winery are based in the Coombsville appellation of Napa Valley, one of the cooler regions of the Napa Valley known for producing wines with excellent structure and silky texture. Napa de Oro wines stand out for their fragrant aromas, sophistication, elegance, balance and complexity and beauty.

The Palmaz family, along with their winery and vineyard teams, spends every day thinking about how to blend technology and tradition to create superior wine. Two generations of the Palmaz family have sought to bring innovation and invention to the ancient art of making wine. Their background in the sciences, passion for living life to the fullest and years of backbreaking work have resulted in a unique winery situated inside an 18-story cave that combines cutting-edge technology with a respect for winemaking tradition.

The Porter Family Vineyards family tree has three main branches: the winemaking team, the vineyard team, and the sales team. The Porters and Wolfes themselves are deeply entwined in each of these branches, providing leadership, support, or hard labor to whatever task is at hand, whether it’s helping during harvest and crush operations, pouring tastings and giving tours, designing new technology and solving problems, conducting vineyard experiments, running laboratory analyses, planning events, or balancing the books. This is truly a family owned and operated venture.

On a rocky knoll that once lay beneath the surface of a crater lake formed by the cataclysmic eruption of a young volcano lies Rewa Vineyards. The site’s 9 million years of geologic history guides today’s viticultural and winemaking practices, honoring the dissected topography of volcanic tuff, river-worn cobble, and volcanic bedrock.

Lisa moved to the small farming community of Saint Helena, California, with her family in the early 1970’s. At the time, there were only about 50 wineries in Napa Valley. The family’s move to the area was prompted by the decision to buy the local A&W Restaurant. They did just that, and after purchasing, ran the restaurant for 35 years. As a hard-working family, Lisa learned from an early age the importance of a good work ethic. She remained in Saint Helena until leaving to attend college at the University of San Francisco. Then after graduating with a degree in Finance, Lisa landed in the corporate world of business development for the next 12 years. Always having an entrepreneurial spirit, it didn’t take much time before she felt the longing to start a business of her own. She decided to head back home to Napa Valley to take a break and pause for some serious thought. Once home, she took notice of a small vineyard that her family had purchased with the profits from the restaurant. This was exactly the nudge she needed and with her business background and entrepreneurial spirit, thus began the journey of building Redmon Wines. As a female proprietor and business owner in the wine industry, Lisa has always remained (and will continue), to stay true to her roots and vision to produce small lot, artisanal wines of the highest caliber and offer them to the wonderful friends, both new and past, who come her way. She feels very fortunate to be working in an industry that she has so much passion and love for!

As a young man Jesus Espinoza worked in Napa planting grape vines as a laborer. Over 20 years later, destiny has taken him back to the same ranch, but this time as the owner of the grapes. In 2005, Cruz Calderon started construction of the prestigious wine cave at Caldwell Vineyard in the Coombsville District of Napa where Jesus resides as the Vineyard Manager. It is here that they forged their friendship and it is here, within the cave that Cruz constructed, and using the fruit from the vines Jesus planted, that Scalon Cellars has been born.

The Sciandri Family arrived in Napa in 1992, purchasing 20 acres of untouched pasture, begging to be planted. So, it was not long before we planted our first Cabernet Sauvignon field and started our adventure in wine. Our family winemaking roots can be traced back to the small town of La Quercia, located in the Northern Tuscany region of Italy. It is here where our ancestors have been making wine for generations and inspired us to continue in that tradition. Aiming for a convergence of family and wine our label tells a story of history and generations. The leaf pays tribute to the town, Quercia, which translates to “oak” in Italian. Each grape on the logo cluster represents a member of the family, while the dual triangle pattern and blue color scheme were inspired by the town flag of Quercia. We hope our wines inspires you to gather with family and friends to raise a glass to love and life. As a family we strive to operate our winery with some of those same Old World values as the many generations before us. We are proud to farm and source all of our fruit from the Coombsville AVA (American Viticultural Area) of Napa Valley. Coombsville is the 16th, and one of Napa Valley’s newest sub appellations. Starting out as growers, we were honored to provide fruit to some of the most prestigious wine makers in the valley. It was after many years of enjoying the fruits of our labor in others’ wines that we made the family decision to start our own production.

The Shadybrook Estate story begins with Alice and David Alkosser’s inherent love of land and deep passion for fine estate wine. Having traveled around the world visiting and learning about the many wine producing regions, they centered their focus on Napa Valley starting in 2005. Four years later, they discovered a magnificent vineyard property in the hills of Coombsville and decided to create an estate where all of their dreams could be realized. After acquiring another two adjacent parcels, they immediately implemented the best quality viticultural and sustainable practices in order to take the existing estate vines to the next level. By the 2010 harvest, Alice and David had convinced Rudy Zuidema, a prestigious winemaker in the valley, to experiment vinifying the fruit of their new vineyard. To their delight, the resulting wine was of a quality even beyond their expectations. The market concurred and created a success story that has led them to continue producing these amazing wines ever since.

In 1981, Ron and Diane Miller and her mother, Lillian Disney, established Silverado Vineyards to make wines from the historic sites of their estate. For years, they had sold their fruit to neighboring wineries who were building global reputations for excellence. It was time, they decided, to create their own wines, their own expressions of the Napa Valley they loved and admired. The winery takes its name from the historic vineyard which surrounds it. The vineyard borrowed its name from the abandoned mining town at the top of the Napa Valley. Here, over a century ago Robert Louis Stevenson stayed and wrote, “The beginning of vine planting is like the beginning of mining for precious metals: the winegrower also ‘prospects’.”

Terra Solis Vineyard is ideally located in the southeast corner of Napa Valley, in the Coombsville AVA. Although the Coombsville AVA spans 2000 feet in elevation, Terra Solis Vineyard is located close to the bottom of the valley floor, approximately 100 feet above sea level. Our near-level vineyard consists of sobrante loam rich in volcanic ash and rocks collected from years of soil erosion and water runoff from the nearby mountain range. Our sub-soils hold water from the rainy season, and serves as a reservoir for our vines during the dry growing season. Coombsville AVA boasts perfect weather conditions for growing Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. With its weather moderated by nearby San Pablo Bay, there are less heat spikes in the summer and fewer frosts in the winter. As such, our vines bud early and our grapes are harvested later. This allows our grapes to enjoy a longer hang time to grow slowly and evenly for developing complex character while preserving acidity.

Established in 2014, The Setting is a collection of luxury wines created by three friends; Jeff Cova, Noah McMahon and winemaker Jesse Katz. As the first winemaker to make the Forbes “30 under 30” list, Jesse’s experience spans 19 harvests at internationally acclaimed wineries such as Chateau Petrus, Robert Foley, and was a part of the winemaking team at Screaming Eagle. The Setting Wines is a culmination of relationships spanning decades from Napa to Sonoma County, sourcing from some of the most prestigious vineyards both valleys have to offer.

Proprietors Anne and Bob Arns envisioned a small vineyard estate focusing on Bordeaux varietals over 40 years ago. With a keen interest in wine, they were both very inspired by the now famous “Judgment of Paris" tasting that took place in 1976, when California wines were rated above their French counterparts. The Arns look back at that hallmark year as the beginning of their quest to produce world class wine. In 1998, they purchased their dream Napa Valley property and planted 15 acres the following year. They have a passion for sharing food and wine with friends and family and enjoy their agricultural connection to the earth.