Maldonado Vineyards
Maldonado Vineyards is a family owned and operated winery – located in the far northern reaches of the Napa Valley. We spend much of our time in the southern part of the Napa Valley – based on numbers as this is where most of the producers are located. There are really very few physical wineries in and around Calistoga. As a result it is a treat when we discover a new winery in this appellation.
Maldonado’s Napa story begins when Lupe Maldonado came to the Napa Valley in 1962 at the age of 19 from the small farming community of Atacheo, in Michoacán, Mexico. Only 9 wineries who were producing wine commercially in 1962 are still in production today. There certainly was a much smaller pool of wineries who were hiring then versus today. Sterling Vineyards wasn’t even in existence yet – but it was at Sterling and Newton Vineyard where Lupe would spend 30 years of his wine career. When founder Peter Newton sold Sterling and decided to start Newton Vineyards it was Lupe who came with him and was instrumental in developing all their new vineyards. Son Hugo, a UC Davis graduate with a degree in Enology & Viticulture succeeded him in 1999 as Newton’s Vineyard Manager.
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Maldonado Vineyards is a family owned and operated winery – located in the far northern reaches of the Napa Valley. We spend much of our time in the southern part of the Napa Valley – based on numbers as this is where most of the producers are located. There are really very few physical wineries in and around Calistoga. As a result it is a treat when we discover a new winery in this appellation.
Maldonado’s Napa story begins when Lupe Maldonado came to the Napa Valley in 1962 at the age of 19 from the small farming community of Atacheo, in Michoacán, Mexico. Only 9 wineries who were producing wine commercially in 1962 are still in production today. There certainly was a much smaller pool of wineries who were hiring then versus today. Sterling Vineyards wasn’t even in existence yet – but it was at Sterling and Newton Vineyard where Lupe would spend 30 years of his wine career. When founder Peter Newton sold Sterling and decided to start Newton Vineyards it was Lupe who came with him and was instrumental in developing all their new vineyards. Son Hugo, a UC Davis graduate with a degree in Enology & Viticulture succeeded him in 1999 as Newton’s Vineyard Manager.