Parallel takes its name from the parallel marks skis make on downhill runs. The winery was founded in the early part of this century by four couples who met in Park City, Utah, where all worked and skied. The groups’ winemaker is Philippe Melka, the Bordeaux born and trained star who currently crafts luxury cuvées in Napa Valley and elsewhere. Parallel sources grapes from prestigious Napa Valley areas and makes Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. Robert M. Parker Jr. has complimented Parallel wines as “high-class winemaking…. well-crafted, beautiful….”