Jones Family Vineyards was started in 1996 when Sally and Rick Jones decided to make wine out of the grapes they were already growing near St. Helena, in Napa Valley. The couple had purchased a few acres of vineyards in 1992 as a retirement project, and were selling their grapes to Stags Leap. But the couple began producing their own wine and with the help of David Abreu, vineyard consultant, they had their first vintage in 1996. The estate is still run by Rick Jones and his daughters, and it produces Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. Thomas Rivers Brown is current winemaker. The boutique winery wins praise from reviewers, including Robert M. Parker Jr., who has written that Jones Family wines “have been consistently well made since the first vintage…”