La Pelle Wines was founded in 2016 by Maayan Koschitzky, Miguel Luna and Pete Richmond.

Though their backgrounds are varied (Maayan ~ a winemaker and farmer from Israel, Miguel ~ a viticulturist and winemaker from Mexico, and Pete ~ a vineyard manager and business owner from Northern California), all three share a connection to farming, a curiosity about the science of winegrowing and a love of Napa Valley.

Two vineyards located in the southeast and southwest corners of the City of Saint Helena are the source of our Sauvignon Blanc and a portion of our Cabernet Sauvignon. These vineyards are made up of alluvial soils that allow for minimal irrigation inputs during the growing season.

The narrow distance between the Mayacama Range to the west and Vaca Mountains to the east contain the heat during the day and funnel in a cool breeze during the night, resulting in dramatic temperature swings which create ideal growing conditions for Bordeaux grapes.

Montagu Wines is a boutique winery dedicated to showcasing wine from some of the finest vineyards in Napa Valley and Sonoma. Each wine is a true expression of the world-class terroir from which it comes. Dedicated to minimal intervention in the winery, Montagu allows each wine to naturally express its authentic and full potential.

Montagu Wines was founded by Weston Eidson in 2012 and from the beginning has been focused on extremely limited production. Learning from mentors Jason Moore and Russell Bevan, Weston is committed to producing wines that are richly layered, complex and balanced.

“Montagu Wines is a tribute to my great-grandfather John, the second Lord Montagu of Beaulieu and a British automotive pioneer responsible for much early automotive legislation. He was also the first person to drive an automobile to Parliament, gave the future Edward VII his first car ride, and whose assistant served as the model for the iconic Rolls-Royce hood ornament known as the Spirit of Ecstasy.

His son, and my great-uncle Edward, the third Lord of Montagu, continued his father’s legacy by founding Britain’s National Motor Museum and worked tirelessly to promote the heritage and preservation of British history. He was also a lover of wine and produced his own from a vineyard he planted in Southern England.

Both my great-grandfather and great-uncle led innovative and adventurous lives and it is my hope that you discover this spirit and zest for life in each bottle of Montagu Wines.” - Weston Eidson, founder/winemaker of Montagu

The Conterno family’s roots in the Barolo village of Monforte d’Alba go back to the 19th century, and it was Aldo’s father, Giacomo, who was among the first to commercialize bottled Barolo back in the 1920s and ‘30s. The Giacomo Conterno estate, still one of Barolo’s most iconic, is where Aldo and his brother, Giovanni, cut their wine teeth in the ‘50s and ‘60s—but in 1969 Aldo Conterno struck out on his own, purchasing a farm called “Il Favot” in Monforte and leaving Giovanni to run Giacomo Conterno. While the Giacomo Conterno winery was/is based in Monforte, its legendary ‘Francia’ vineyard was/is in the neighboring village of Serralunga; Aldo’s vineyards were/are in the ‘Bussia’ hamlet of Monforte, with a little more of a full-south exposure than the west-facing Francia. Traditionally, the Aldo Conterno Barolos are perhaps a little burlier and darkly fruited than the earthy, ethereal Giacomo Conterno wines, though both produce some of the longest-lived wine in the zone.

Aldo Conterno passed away in 2012, but the estate is ably run by his sons, Franco, Stefano, and Giacomo.