June 12, 2026We all need some good news these days and here it is, though it is also bittersweet. We have been…- January 3, 2026“Napa forgot Merlot. I didn’t.” That is Jeff Cole’s statement from his Instagram bio. His handle, @themerlotmovement, is just as…
- August 15, 2025In the wine world, there is a special emphasis for wineries that remain family owned. Maybe it’s the romanticized notion,…
June 8, 2025British economist E.F. Schumacher, in his 1973 book Small is Beautiful, wrote: “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more…
January 24, 2025Michael Hirby and Schatzi Throckmorton, owners of Relic Wine Cellars in Napa, which makes complex small-batch wines using old-school methods,…- September 19, 2024A few days after our dinner at Melba’s, we reached out to Deneen Brown, CEO of Brown Estate, to talk…
- May 25, 2024Grape Collective talks to Samra Morris about her path to wine and her winemaking philosophy.
- January 19, 2024Grape Collective talks to Jeff Beckmen about the history of the estate, the grapes he cultivates, and biodynamic farming in…
- April 21, 2023Dan Petroski, winemaker and owner of Massican, which makes only whites in Napa Valley, has one of the most fertile…
November 12, 2021The Lake County appellation is situated next door to the Napa Valley yet has a very different climate. It is…
