About Us
Wine Lovers Now Winegrowers
Karen and David...that's us the winegrowers...were from our early twenties into wine, and the food and people that surrounded it. From our home in the Midwest we visited Napa Valley and the North Coast wine regions constantly. Finally the lure of the life we wanted to live in Napa was too strong so we hung up our careers and moved to the valley. That was 2004 and after all these years we both still remember the very first decision we made..."we will never bottle a wine that we are not proud of" We've had a lot of help over the years from some very talented people who have done more than help us keep our word.
We Are A Very Small Producer and We Commit To Staying That Way Daily
Excellence in Winegrowing takes vigilance and attention to detail. We found out once we got started that small producers have more options to manage that detail and to produce wines of the best quality, character and complexity. Our desire to stay small is because we are people who want to always do our best and that means we want our wines to be as good as they can be. We use and emulate the knowledge we absorbed from the early Napa pioneers that befriended us as well as the expertise of some excellent and famous winemakers of our times. For us, small is where it's at!
Two Wine Labels...One Winery...One Desire
We started two separate wine labels...Black Cordon Vineyards and Sixteen by Twenty Wines...at the same time. One is not junior to the other. I suppose the main reason is that it gives us the chance to let the unique characteristics of each and every one of our vineyards show up in a bottle of wine. All the growing and winemaking is the same...the winery is the same...and the winemaker is the same. But up until now we kept the two labels separate. Well, our wine loving fans kept saying "come on, you're one big happy family so why not act like it" They are right, and we are, so here all of our wines are finally in one place. Cheers!
About Our Wine Shop
In The Shop You Will Find Wines From Both Of Our Wineries...Black Cordon Vineyards and Sixteen By Twenty Wines
The selection of wines available here online is limited because most of our wines and vintages are available only to our Wine Club Members. If we have what you are looking for here then great, click away. If however you would like to expand your experience with our wines you might consider becoming a Wine Club Member. For more information on the options and benefits of being a member please contact us below. Cheers! David and Karen