Sitting along the Napa River in the city of Napa you can find the ultra cool tasting room for Scalon Cellars located in a repurposed tannery. The vineyard itself is located in the scenic Coombsville AVA just east of the city and tastings take place at the tannery by appointment.. Tim Goodwin is the General Manager at Scalon and took time out of his morning to give me the history and background of Scalon as well as the Coombsville AVA. My advice, seek out the small wineries. You’ll be glad you did.

You can also hear Tim on our Vino Lingo segment defining the term “Apple Juice”

Learn more by visiting scaloncellars.com

There are many AVA’s in Napa Valley, in fact Napa Valley itself is an AVA. The Coombsville AVA is located just east of downtown Napa and is something not found in the other viticultural areas of the Valley. Coombsville features softly rolling hills and peaceful country roads with vineyards of all sizes. Not glitzy and not super touristy, it is a place to chill and drink incredible wine. I spoke with several vintners in Coombsville during Premiere Napa Valley Week and got an insiders look at the place that grows premium grapes for exceptional wine.

Learn more by visiting coombsvillenapa.org

The following is a list of those interviewed for this podcast:

Elan Villamore/Coombsville Vintners & Growers

David Jelinke/Faust Wines

John Caldwell/Caldwell Vineyard

Kina Kreer/Tournesol Wine

Tim Goodwin/Scalon Cellars

Susan Owen/G3 Enterprises

Lisa Redmon/Redmon Wines

Mark de Vere MW/Master of Wine

Sarah Berger/Wine Industry Professional

Rebecca Sciandri Griffin/Sciandri Family Vineyards

Ron Sciandri/Sciandri Family Vineyards

Julian Fayard/Fayard Wines

Teresa Lutwak/Palmaz Wines

Elan Villamore/Coombsville Vintners & Growers

Jim Pennella/Farang Wine

Florencia Palmaz/Palmaz Vineyards

Gloria Bazan/Bazan Cellars

Steve Contursi/Arrow & Branch

Csilla Kato/Napa Valley Wine Academy

Ken & Elise Nerlove/Elkhorn Peak Cellars