Emmolo Sauvignon Blanc

Emmolo carries on a family tradition dating back to 1923 when my great-grandfather salvatore emmolo immigrated from italy to rutherford napa valley. Buying property that remains in the family he built a winery and started a grapevine rootstock nursery. Managed for many years by my grandfather frank emmolo the nursery became the leading supplier to napa valley vintners. My mother cheryl launched emmolo wines in 1994 – she doen’t have any brothers and wanted to ensure that the family namelives on. I feel really fortunate that she passed the reins on to me. Grapes for my fifth vintage of sauvignon blanc are still grown on family property and my grandparents frank and annie still live in rutherford – where they sit on their porch keeping an eye on the vines. Production and style i see great potential to creat a singular expression of sauvignon blanc. My goal is to make the most of the climate soil and growing conditions of napa valley to craft a distinct style of this varietal