The Counselor is a single vineyard producer and label that is part of a group of producers owned by Distinguished Vineyards & Wine Partners. The company also owns Argyle Winery in the Willamette Valley, along with several other producers in the U.S. and elsewhere. The Counselor is a single vineyard Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from the seven-acre River Pass Vineyard north of Healdsburg. Nick Goldschmidt is the winemaker.