The Mondavi family’s current winemaking venture is an estate on Pritchard Hill run by the brother-sister team of Tim and Marcia Mondavi. They make a well-reviewed Bordeaux-style blend.

Founder Randy Dunn worked for years at Caymus and purchased a vineyard on Howell Mountain in 1978. He and his wife make Cabs, which are some of the most consistent and well-made in Napa Valley.

Martinelli has a terrifically romantic history. In 1887 a teen-aged couple from Tuscany eloped to the Russian River Valley. Giuseppe Martinelli, a young winemaker, then 19, and his 16-year-old wife set to work growing grapes and making wine.