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Amulet Estate is an understated, yet elegant, family-owned winery estate located in the Napa Valley on a legacy vineyard site within the northeastern corner of the St. Helena appellation, focused upon a single vineyard portfolio of traditional Cabernet Sauvignon wines from historic vineyards and heritage properties.

www.amuletestate.com

Foxen

Bill Wathen and Dick Doré, also known as the “Foxen Boys,” have been making wine together since 1985, when they founded Foxen on the historic Rancho Tinaquaic in northern Santa Barbara County. Their first vintage was made in the old blacksmith shop on the ranch. Since that time, their mission has remained the same: to create small production, sustainably-farmed, vineyard-focused wines using a minimalist approach to winemaking.

Foxen is named in memory of William Benjamin Foxen, an English sea captain and cofounder Dick Doré’s great-great-grandfather, who came to Santa Barbara in the early 1800s. In 1837, this Santa Barbara County pioneer purchased Rancho Tinaquaic, a Mexican land grant that originally totaled nearly 9,000 acres and comprised most of what is now known as Foxen Canyon. Captain Foxen adopted the distinctive “anchor” as his ranch cattle brand, and the winery has since adopted it as our trademarked brand.

www.foxenvineyard.com

Fess Parker Winery and Vineyard

In December 1987, the Fess Parker family purchased a piece of ranch property in Santa Barbara County’s Foxen Canyon, already the home of several outstanding wineries. Under Eli Parker’s leadership the winery has received lavish praise and awards from wine critics and competitions alike. The past several years Eli has overseen the rapid expansion of the winery’s vineyard holdings, Farming over 600 acres of vineyards on four different sites in Santa Barbara County.

www.fessparker.com

Obsidian Wine Co.

Obsidian Wine Co. was established by brothers Arpad and Peter Molnar and winemaker www.obsidianwineco.com

Michael Terrien after the trio discovered an abandoned walnut orchard on the volcanic slopes of the high Mayacamas Mountains of Lake County, CA. They suspected the location, half a mile above sea level, would be an ideal site to grow mountain fruit. In 1999, they planted the vineyards in red volcanic soils shot with black obsidian, overlooking a dormant volcano. The first 98 cases of Obsidian Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon were vinified in 2002, and today the Red Hills of Lake County are proving to be the next great frontier in Cabernet Sauvignon.

Wine Hooligans

Wine Hooligans was founded in 2013 with one simple goal: develop & deliver you cutting edge products in growth categories. To that goal, we’ve built an award-winning portfolio of National, Private Label & Control Brands that collectively sell 800,000 cases annually.

www.winehooligans.com

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