When the team at Cakebread Cellars broke ground on Suscol Vineyard, a wild undeveloped property just south of Napa, a female mountain lion and her cubs kept watch on the process from a nearby rocky ...

Women have long been a part of West Coast viticulture, today more than ever in key positions as winemakers. . Thus, during Women’s History Month, I interviewed three West Coast women who work for ...

Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux ...

at the time, but a $1,500 deposit and handshake more than 40 years ago purchased — and built – a Napa Valley legacy for Jack and Dolores Cakebread. Jack, a former professional photographer, and wife ...

I’ve been enjoying Cakebread Cellars wines for years, especially its Napa Chardonnay, richly perfumed with golden apple, pear and citrus aromas. But I never dreamed that “Cakebread” is a family name.

(FORTUNE Small Business) – Ah, the legendary romance of winemaking. Apple-cheeked peasant girls treading grapes under a harvest moon. Intimate tastings. And, of course, multispectral imaging and ...

"The vineyard is where everything starts for us—it's central to how we welcome people," said Mike Jaeger, President and CEO of Cakebread Cellars. "Our new offering, in partnership with Stanly Ranch, ...

Few wineries have weathered the years as well as Cakebread. When founders Jack and Dolores Cakebread released their first vintage in 1973 - a small batch of Chardonnay - the valley was hardly the ...