Coquerel Family Wine Estates is located just beyond the town of Calistoga at the north end of the Napa Valley.  The heart and soul of the winery is the estate “Walnut Wash” vineyard, a gorgeous, oak-studded property that sits in the afternoon shadows of the Mayacamas Mountains.  Since 2005, they have done extensive enhancement and replanting of the site to ensure world-class fruit from vintage to vintage.  The combination of warm temperatures and deep, clay/stone soils makes this ideal terroir for Sauvignon Blanc, their flagship variety.  It also produces exceptional Verdelho, Tempranillo and Petite Sirah.  In addition to the estate fruit, they source Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and other noble grapes from a handful of like-minded, premier growers throughout the Napa Valley. Proprietors Clay and Brenda Cockerell are serious wine lovers for more than three decades, and have travelled extensively throughout the great appellations of Europe.  In 2005, they purchased a vineyard in Calistoga planted to old-vine, dry-farmed Sauvignon Blanc.  In 2008 they acquired the adjacent site that was planted to a handful of traditional varieties rarely found in modern-day Napa.  Since then they have revamped, replanted and upgraded the property to luxury-class winegrowing standards.

website: www.coquerelwines.com