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Blue Zones Certification

Blue Zones Certification

Working on our Blue Zones Certification Napa Valley’s The Good Life Wine Collective specializes in small lot, handcrafted wines produced in their award-winning boutique wineries, Handwritten Wines and Jessup Cellars. Each boutique winery has earned significant awards...

“Quick Read” Tasting Experience

New “Quick Read” Tasting Experience With so many activities in Napa Valley, visitors with limited time will find Handwritten Wines’ new “Quick Read” wine-tasting experience to be a perfect option. Handwritten Wines, a boutique winery in Yountville near the heart of...

Why We Love Wine

Why We Love Wine

Why We Love Wine By Ezekiel Hampton, Wine Educator   As with anything that stimulates our senses, it is not hard to find the romance of wine much in the way we do with music, art, books, film, and food. Its evocation can reach beyond the plane of tangibility by...

2019 “Three Words”

2019 “Three Words”

A member Exclusive for our Handwritten Wine’s March Member Circle, the 2019 “Three Words” is a special flagship wine made from the blend of three unique varietals sourced from the prestigious vineyards near the summit of Mt. Veeder at an elevation of approximately...

Mustard Celebration Events to know about in Napa Valley

Mustard Celebration Events to know about in Napa Valley

Another of many reasons to come to beautiful Napa Valley is the Napa Valley Mustard Celebration. While the grape vines are dormant and resting for the coming season each winter, mustard blooms appear between and around the vineyard rows. From January to March, the...

Caviar Pizza Recipe

Caviar Pizza Recipe

Caviar Pizza Serves 2 Cab and Caviar you say? Absolutely! Why does this pairing work? The classic pairing of Cabernet and steak works because the salt and fat of the meat tempers the big tannic nature of the wine and brings out the fruit and earth characteristics....

Best Wineries in Yountville

Best Wineries in Yountville

While the Yountville AVA vineyards produce raw material for some of the finest handcrafted wines in the world, it’s no surprise that many of the most admired wineries in the Napa Valley are located here. A unique combination of climate and terroir throughout the...

Handwritten Wines Member Social

Handwritten Wines Member Social

The harvest is complete, the Holiday Season is over, and the New Year has begun. While the activity at the Handwritten Wines never slows, the pace surrounding our boutique winery and the Yountville Community has slowed a bit. January is the best time of year for...

Napa Green Certification

Napa Green Certification

“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” The most successful companies happen to be positive forces in their community that recognize their environmental and social responsibilities. The owners and staff at Handwritten Wines,...

Relié Cuvée Champagne

Relié Cuvée Champagne

While so many regions of France and California’s Napa Valley are universally heralded among the world’s premier wine-producing areas, “linkage” of any kind between wineries in each region is uncommon. But, due to a familial connection between a French-born executive...

Howell Mountain Cabernet & AVA Highlight

Howell Mountain Cabernet & AVA Highlight

The Howell Mountain District AVA, located in the northernmost extreme of Napa Valley, offers unique weather and topographical conditions. Positioned well above the Valley floor and generally above the ‘fog line,” the Howell Mountain AVA tends to be somewhat cooler...

Handwritten Wines Shout-Outs

Handwritten Wines Shout-Outs

While California boasts over 4,300 wineries producing 84% of all U.S wine output, and Napa Valley is home to 450 of those wineries, any boutique winery that receives positive reviews and raves from multiple publications and wine experts must be doing something...

Handwritten Member Circle 2022

Handwritten Member Circle 2022

Besides the excellent wines they receive periodically, Handwritten Wines’ Member Circle members enjoy several delightful benefits, including Complimentary “Classic Wine Tastings” each year and exclusive access to limited bottlings and special events. For October 2022,...

Dessert Wines Highlight

Dessert Wines Highlight

Much attention is paid to identifying the perfect wine pairing for a specific dinner offering. How about discovering which ideal Dessert Wine to enjoy with after-dinner bites or to be sipped by a warming fire on cool autumn or winter evenings? In Napa Valley, where...

Supper Club ~ Lobster & Chardonnay

Supper Club ~ Lobster & Chardonnay

Always focused on the undeniable synergy between excellent food and perfectly paired and handcrafted wines, Handwritten’s Supper Club Series event features a genuinely delightful event for all food and wine lovers. Served in this boutique winery’s comfortable...

tastings

Tastings

Handwritten tasting experiences are available 7 days a week from 10am to 4pm by appointment only.

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Member Circle

Become a member of the Handwritten Member Circle for access to limited bottling and exclusive events.

our wines

Our Wines

It’s not just great fruit that makes great wine,  it’s also the care and attention of every hand that touches it.