John C. Pina, Davie Pina, Johnny WhiteI’m sure I’ve confused some folks with the variety of posts I’ve done on this blog. Some are directly related to wine & wineries, some get into the details of vineyards and vineyard management, and some are unrelated to just about anything. Let me explain.
Piña Vineyard Management (PVM) was started in the late 50’s by my father as “John Piña Jr. & Sons”. It has grown steadily over the years and is now owned by my brothers Davie & John, and Johnny White. PVM manages about 50 vineyards mostly in Napa County with a few in Sonoma County. In addition to these ranches, PVM also does a variety of custom jobs for ranch owners & other vineyard management companies.
Piña Cellars first wine was a Chardonnay made in 1979. The winery was completed in 1982, and was owned by my father and his 4 sons: John, Larry, Ranndy & Davie. Since our father passed away in 1983, it has been owned & operated by the 4 brothers.
From the time the winery was completed, Piña Cellars and PVM shared the same building for about 15 years until PVM moved their offices down the road a ways. With the rapid growth of PVM in the 80’s, the winery operation was given a lower priority and put on the back burner for several years. PVM purchased the Howell Mountain property in the mid 90’s. They developed the Buckeye Lane vineyard and soon realized its potential for outstanding fruit. Because of this one vineyard, the four brothers decided it was time to jump back in with both feet (make that 8 feet) and Piña Napa Valley was born.
The first Howell Mountain-Buckeye vintage was the 2000 (337 cases), and it exceeded everybody’s expectations. People would come to taste and say “That’s great! What else do you have?” We soon realized this 6 acre vineyard would not be enough to carry the winery and started looking at other vineyards to expand our line.
The vineyard requirements were: 1) 100% Cabernet, Proven location, Farmed by PVM.
Piña Napa Valley now produces 6 Napa Valley Cabernet Single Vineyard wines from vineyards owned or leased by Piña Cellars or PVM, all developed and farmed by PVM.
Buckeye Vineyard – Howell Mountain
D’Adamo Vineyard - Napa Valley
Firehouse Vineyard – Rutherford
Ames Vineyard – Oakville
Wolff Vineyard – Yountville
Stone Corral Vineyard – Napa Valley (Not yet released)
In addition to the above single vineyard wines, later this year, we will be releasing a 2007 Reserve wine made from specially selected barrels of the single vineyard wines – Stay tuned.
Piña Vineyard Management (PVM) was started in the late 50’s by my father as “John Piña Jr. & Sons”. It has grown steadily over the years and is now owned by my brothers Davie & John, and Johnny White. PVM manages about 50 vineyards mostly in Napa County with a few in Sonoma County. In addition to these ranches, PVM also does a variety of custom jobs for ranch owners & other vineyard management companies.
Piña Cellars first wine was a Chardonnay made in 1979. The winery was completed in 1982, and was owned by my father and his 4 sons: John, Larry, Ranndy & Davie. Since our father passed away in 1983, it has been owned & operated by the 4 brothers.
From the time the winery was completed, Piña Cellars and PVM shared the same building for about 15 years until PVM moved their offices down the road a ways. With the rapid growth of PVM in the 80’s, the winery operation was given a lower priority and put on the back burner for several years. PVM purchased the Howell Mountain property in the mid 90’s. They developed the Buckeye Lane vineyard and soon realized its potential for outstanding fruit. Because of this one vineyard, the four brothers decided it was time to jump back in with both feet (make that 8 feet) and Piña Napa Valley was born.
The first Howell Mountain-Buckeye vintage was the 2000 (337 cases), and it exceeded everybody’s expectations. People would come to taste and say “That’s great! What else do you have?” We soon realized this 6 acre vineyard would not be enough to carry the winery and started looking at other vineyards to expand our line.
The vineyard requirements were: 1) 100% Cabernet, Proven location, Farmed by PVM.
Piña Napa Valley now produces 6 Napa Valley Cabernet Single Vineyard wines from vineyards owned or leased by Piña Cellars or PVM, all developed and farmed by PVM.
Buckeye Vineyard – Howell Mountain
D’Adamo Vineyard - Napa Valley
Firehouse Vineyard – Rutherford
Ames Vineyard – Oakville
Wolff Vineyard – Yountville
Stone Corral Vineyard – Napa Valley (Not yet released)
In addition to the above single vineyard wines, later this year, we will be releasing a 2007 Reserve wine made from specially selected barrels of the single vineyard wines – Stay tuned.
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