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Howell Mountain AVA
Howell Mountain AVA The Handwritten Wines experts search Napa Valley for the best raw products to produce its handcrafted wines. The search has been to find the best available product with unique qualities that create wines with the best notes and mouthfeel, a unique...
Budbreak in the Vineyards
Budbreak in the Vineyards Once again, as springtime emerges throughout Napa Valley, the vineyards are rapidly coming to life. The vines have awakened from their winter dormancy in a revival that signals the onset of the new crop. Fresh tender buds are emerging from...
Playbills & Platters
Playbills and Platter ~ Yountville Pride Dinner The weeklong 2023 Yountville Pride Celebration Week will occur from June 5th through June 11th. A notable highlight of the week’s activities is the Playbills, Platters, and Rising Stars event, a special dinner hosted by...
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 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...
Handwritten Takes 2nd place for “Best Boutique Winery”
While customers and visitors to Handwritten Wines have been exploring the virtues of this excellent boutique winery for years, public recognition by readers of a well-respected wine industry publication officially underscores this opinion. After tallying the result of...
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
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 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
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
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
“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
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
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
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...
Holiday Gifting and Experiences 2022
The Holiday Season is near, and it’s time to show your loved ones and associates how much you care and appreciate them with a gift that brings comfort and joy. For those wine-loving friends and others, Handwritten Wines, a premier Yountville boutique winery in the...
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,...
Tastings
Handwritten tasting experiences are available 7 days a week from 10am to 6pm by appointment only.
Member Circle
Become a member of the Handwritten Member Circle for access to limited bottling and exclusive events.
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.