At Best Startup California we track over 300,000 Californian startups and over 1,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 101 Winery companies in California, United States. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Winery Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Tahoe Blue Vodka
Tahoe Blue Vodka is an original blended vodka that is rigorously distilled in small batches from a mix of grape, grain, and sugarcane.
Founder(s): Matt Levitt
Location: South Lake Tahoe, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Maker Wine
Maker Wine connects wine lovers to premium canned wines from best-in-class independent producers.
Founder(s): Kendra Kawala, Sarah Hoffman, Zoe Victor
Location: Novato, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Winc
Winc is a winery company with a direct connection to the consumer, building a portfolio of brands for the next generation of wine drinkers.
Founder(s): Brian Smith, Geoff McFarlane, Mark Thomas Lynn, Xander Oxman
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Vinebox
Vinebox is a premium wine-by-the-glass subscription service.
Founder(s): Matthew Dukes, Rachel Vodofsky
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Madre Mezcal
Madre Mezcal is a distillery company that specializes in manufacturing and selling alcoholic beverages.
Founder(s): Chris Stephenson
Location: Venice, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Manufacturing, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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WineCountry.com
WineCountry.com is a trusted source for discovering and enjoying global wine destinations.
Founder(s): Michael Cann
Location: Carmel, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Oscar Wilde Spirits
Oscar Wilde Spirits produces gins to provide a blend of carefully selected ingredients.
Founder(s): Conor Quinn, Stuart Hall, Victor Burke
Location: Malibu, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Phase 2 Cellars
Phase 2 Cellars is a producer of nuanced and balanced pinot noir and chardonnay wines intended to provide natural wine for customers.
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Location: San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Brooks Note Winery
Brooks Note Winery is a Marin-based, small family winery focusing on Pinot Noir.
Founder(s): Garry Brooks, Joanne Brooks
Location: Novato, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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The California Fruit Wine
California Fruit Wine is a producer of all-natural wines.
Founder(s): Alan Haghighi, Brian Haghighi
Location: Carlsbad, California, United States
Industries: Craft Beer, Food and Beverage, Winery
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Wine Hooligans
Wine Hooligans bring artisan wines made by passionate winemakers and viticulturists to market.
Founder(s): Dennis Carroll
Location: Santa Rosa, California, United States
Industries: Brewing, Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Halleck Vineyard
Halleck Vineyard provides a variety of farming techniques in an attempt to accomplish this across all their vineyards.
Founder(s): Jennifer Halleck, Ross Halleck
Location: Sebastopol, California, United States
Industries: Agriculture, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Rock Wall Wine Company
The Rock Wall Wine Company represents a new chapter in the East Bay winemaking scene.
Founder(s): Shauna Rosenblum
Location: Alameda, California, United States
Industries: Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Wine + Moxxi
Wine + Moxxi engages in delivering monthly wine subscription for customers.
Founder(s): Lauren Barnard
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Communities, Retail, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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In Good Taste
In Good Taste is a wine company that offers diverse wines in single-serving bottles.
Founder(s): Joe Welch, Zach Feinberg
Location: Graton, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Goods, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Cellar Ventures Inc.
Cellar Ventures offers its app, CELLR, to consumers connecting them in a peer:peer community platform focused on trade & education.
Founder(s): Chris Braine
Location: Newport Beach, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Consumer Software, E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Retail Technology, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Nomadica
Nomadica is a wine company providing premium wine in sustainable designer packaging.
Founder(s): Kristin Olszewski
Location: California City, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Dry Farm Wines
Dry Farm Wines is a digital store that offers a wide range of rose, sparkling, red and white wines.
Founder(s): Todd White
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Purfresh Wine
Purfresh Wine is a provider of specialized Oxygen-3 based services to enhance wine and save harvests.
Founder(s): Christian DeBlasio
Location: Hayward, California, United States
Industries: AgTech, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Sterling Vineyards
Sterling Vineyards, is a winery near Calistoga, California, owned by Treasury Wine Estates.
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Location: Calistoga, California, United States
Industries: Winery
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WineShop
WineShop, a bonded California winery headquartered in the Napa Valley, offers its own exclusive, artisan wine brands.
Founder(s): John Lynch
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Fresh Vine Wine
Fresh Vine Wine is a premier producer of low carb, low calorie premium wines in the United States.
Founder(s):
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Ficks Beverage Co
Ficks Beverage Co manufactures a line of better-for-you bar products, including real fruit hard seltzers and premium cocktail mixers
Founder(s): Ron Alvarado
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Brewing, Consumer Goods, Craft Beer, Distillery, Food and Beverage, Grocery, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Wine Warehouse
Wine Warehouse is a wine manufacturing and distribution company.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Manufacturing, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Callaway
Callaway offers a range of wine products along with wine club, Meritage restaurant, reservation, wedding, meetings and events services.
Founder(s):
Location: Temecula, California, United States
Industries: Restaurants, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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ConeTech
ConeTech provides alcohol and flavor management services.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Rosa, California, United States
Industries: Professional Services, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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The Ciatti Company
The Ciatti Company operates globally with expertise in inventory management, sourcing bulk wines, spirit brokerage and market knowledge.
Founder(s): Robert Salles
Location: Novato, California, United States
Industries: Information Services, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Winery Placez
Find Wine, Wineries and Wine Stuff
Founder(s): Robert Roslauski
Location: Newbury Park, California, United States
Industries: Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Barclay’s Wine
Founded by a team of wine lovers to discover great wines from around the world and deliver them directly to consumers
Founder(s): Scott Silva
Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars is a winemaking company that offers a wide collection of wines along with hospitality survives.
Founder(s): Warren Winiarski
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Wines Vines Analytics
Wines Vines Analytics provides data-driven analysis, data, insights and reports for wine industries.
Founder(s):
Location: San Rafael, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Database, Market Research, Winery
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VinTank
VinTank is a winery social media and reputation management software.
Founder(s): Paul Mabray
Location: Yountville, California, United States
Industries: Hospitality, Software, Winery
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The Wine Advocate
The Wine Advocate is publisher of a magazine that offers information on wine.
Founder(s):
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: News, Publishing, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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M. A. Silva USA
M. A. Silva USA is a winery company that manufactures the finest premium corks, glass and packaging for the North American markets.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Rosa, California, United States
Industries: Manufacturing, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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The Wine Spies
The Wine Spies is an e-commerce platform that specializes in selling a wide variety of wines.
Founder(s):
Location: Petaluma, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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The Thornhill Companies
The Thornhill Companies is a vineyard and wineries firm.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Industries: Farming, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Avensole Winery
Avensole Winery is especially rich in the history of Southern California wine making.
Founder(s):
Location: Temecula, California, United States
Industries: Restaurants, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Folio
Folio is a manufacturer that imports and supplies wine to various international markets.
Founder(s): DINA MONDAVI, Michael Mondavi, ROB MICHAEL MONDAVI JR
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: Delivery, Manufacturing, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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101 Cider House
101 Cider House produces a naturally alcoholic and certified probiotic beverage.
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Distillery, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Korbel California champagne
Korbel California champagne produces and retails an array of wines and champagnes as well as offers vineyards and lounge services.
Founder(s):
Location: Guerneville, California, United States
Industries: Brewing, Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Paul Hobbs Winery
Paul Hobbs Winery is a company that produces and markets its own wine.
Founder(s):
Location: Sebastopol, California, United States
Industries: Wine And Spirits, Winery
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LXV Wine
Boutique, Award winning winery out of Paso Robles, CA
Founder(s): Kunal Mittal, Neeta Mittal
Location: Paso Robles, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Fashion, Lifestyle, Manufacturing, Service Industry, Winery
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Sonoma County Vintners Co-op
Sonoma County Vintners Co-op is an agricultural cooperative that runs wine warehousing and distribution network.
Founder(s):
Location: Windsor, California, United States
Industries: Warehousing, Winery
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vinSUITE
vinSUITE provides wineries with tools needed to increase sales and stay connected to customers, from the tasting room to the web.
Founder(s):
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Software, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Vinesse Wines
Vinesse Wines is a wine club that specializes in helping wine lovers discover interesting wines.
Founder(s):
Location: Westlake Village, California, United States
Industries: Winery
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Rodney Strong Vineyards
Rodney Strong is a wine company committed to the creation of world-class wines. Rodney Strong farms 11 sustainable vineyards.
Founder(s):
Location: Healdsburg, California, United States
Industries: Sales, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Castello di Amorosa
Castello di Amorosa is a winery that offers different types of red wines, events, parties, restaurants, clubs, tour and stays services.
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Location: Calistoga, California, United States
Industries: Brewing, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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CustomVine
CustomVine is a winery company that provides custom wine production, process management, and fulfillment for the restaurant business.
Founder(s):
Location: Walnut Creek, California, United States
Industries: Craft Beer, Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Michael David Winery
Michael David Winery produces several brands of wine such as Freakshow, Petite Petit, Earthquake, Inkblot, Lust and Rapture.
Founder(s):
Location: Lodi, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Priority Wine Pass
Priority Wine Pass is a wine club, also offers membership program that will help elevate wine tasting & virtual tasting experiences.
Founder(s):
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Six Sigma
Six Sigma is a wine supplier company that organizes vineyard tours and events.
Founder(s):
Location: Lower Lake, California, United States
Industries: Sales, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Silverado Vineyards
Silverado Vineyards specializes in the production of wines and spirits.
Founder(s):
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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BevZero
BevZero provides the services and solutions to create the highest quality low and alcohol-free beverages for their clients.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Rosa, California, United States
Industries: Brewing, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Bouchaine Vineyards, Inc
Bouchaine Vineyards produces world class wines in the Carneros district of the Napa Valley.
Founder(s):
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Etching Expressions
Etching Expressions offers labeled wine for fraternity and sorority parties.
Founder(s):
Location: National City, California, United States
Industries: Events, Gift, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Le Chene French Cuisine
Le Chene Restaurant has won a wine critic’s “Best of Award of Excellence” and is noted for its French cuisine and fine wines.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Clarita, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Restaurants, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Jarvis (inc.)
Jarvis (inc.) is a winery & vineyard agency producing the highest of quality wines.
Founder(s):
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Folktale Winery
Folktale Winery is a wine and hospitality service that building a new estate residence and expanding the vineyard,
Founder(s):
Location: Carmel By The Sea, California, United States
Industries: Hospitality, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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3 Badge Beverage Corporation
3 Badge Beverage Corporation specializes in the enology and mixology field with the manufacture of wine, spirits and beer process.
Founder(s):
Location: Sonoma, California, United States
Industries: Manufacturing, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Rabble Wine
Rabble Wine is a wine brand that creates wines from the forces of nature in the vineyard.
Founder(s):
Location: Parlier, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Goods, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Raymond Vineyards
Raymond Vineyards is a winery that specializes in the production of a wide variety of organic wines.
Founder(s):
Location: St. Helena, California, United States
Industries: Wine And Spirits, Winery
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ASV Wines
ASV Wines is an array of customized wines and comprehensive services company located in Delano.
Founder(s):
Location: Delano, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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San Antonio Winery
San Antonio Winery is the oldest winery, a hidden gem and historical landmark operating in the same community.
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Food Processing, Winery
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Winecrasher.com
Hotwire/Priceline inspired Wine Sales Concept: Rated Wine at the Best Price!
Founder(s): Guy Nissenson, Nancy O’Connell, Niv Nissenson, Tal Nissenson
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Gloria Ferrer
Gloria Ferrer is a winery that produces and retails a wide range of sparkling wines, Pinot noir, and Chardonnay wines.
Founder(s): José Ferrer
Location: Sonoma, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Tapp Label
Tapp Label expertise in crafting and printing labels for products like wine and other beverages.
Founder(s):
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: Printing, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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papagni wines
Papagni is a food & beverage firm dealing in grape-growing & winemaking & wine selling business.
Founder(s):
Location: Madera, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Industrial Manufacturing, Sales, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Mike Hess Brewing
Mike Hess Brewing produces a wide range of hand-crafted beers of different styles using a variety of ingredients and techniques.
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Brewing, Manufacturing, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Long Meadow Ranch
Long Meadow Ranch is a sustainable food, wine and agricultural center.
Founder(s):
Location: St. Helena, California, United States
Industries: Farming, Winery
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Colgin Cellars
Colgin Cellars, specializes in red wines, many of which have achieved top marks from well-regarded critics such as Robert Parker.
Founder(s):
Location: Saint Helena, California, United States
Industries: Winery
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Presqu’ile Winery
Presqu’ile Winery is a family-run winery in Santa Maria Valley dedicated to making exceptional cool-climate Pinot Noir.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Industries: Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Wine Industry Network
Wine Industry Network is a business-to-business resource for the wine industry. It provides a collection of services, subscriptions, etc.,
Founder(s):
Location: Healdsburg, California, United States
Industries: Events, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Acrolon Technologies
Acrolon Technologies specializes in web-enabled winery control solutions, network automation, hardware engineering, & web development.
Founder(s):
Location: Sonoma, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Management, Industrial Automation, Information Technology, Network Hardware, Software, Winery
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Domaine Carneros
Domaine Carneros is a winery that produces sparkling wine and Pinot Noir as well as provides a beautiful Chateau for wine tasting.
Founder(s):
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: Retail, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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B Cellars
B Cellars is a boutique winery that produces and markets high quality varietals and blends utilizing grapes.
Founder(s):
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: Manufacturing, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Pellegrini Wine
Pellegrini Wine Company offers custom winemaking services to our clients with a staff dedicated to producing.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Rosa, California, United States
Industries: Brewing, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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TCW Equipment & Systems
TCW Equipment & Systems provides equipment and services to wineries, breweries, distilleries, and specialty food and drink producers.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Rosa, California, United States
Industries: Manufacturing, Service Industry, Winery
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Cass Winery
Cass Winery is the original exhibit manufacturer, providing a diverse selection of winery products to its customers across the globe.
Founder(s): Steve Cass
Location: Paso Robles, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Leisure, Manufacturing, Winery
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Fairwinds Estate Winery
Fairwinds Estate Winery offers wine tasting experiences, wine country social events, and corporate meetings.
Founder(s):
Location: Calistoga, California, United States
Industries: Events, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Thornton Winery
Thornton Winery is a wine making company that processes and produces wines.
Founder(s):
Location: Temecula, California, United States
Industries: Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Intervine
Intervine is a full-service international wine management company.
Founder(s):
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: Aerospace, Wholesale, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Mumm Napa
Mumm Napa is an online shop for wine that sells winery products.
Founder(s):
Location: Rutherford, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Retail, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Vintegrate
Vintegrate is a winery software.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Rosa, California, United States
Industries: Software, Winery
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Sip Whiskey
Sip Whiskey is an online liquor store that offers whiskey, beer, wine, and other high-end spirits.
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Municipal Winemakers
Municipal Winemakers is a winery company.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Sales, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Springboard Wine Company
Springboard Wine Company is a wine brokerage firm that develops and promotes small and family-owned wineries.
Founder(s): Elizabeth Corsini
Location: Petaluma, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Stonestreet Wines
Stonestreet Estate Vineyards and Winery in the Alexander Valley stands as one of the most extensive mountain estates in the world.
Founder(s):
Location: Healdsburg, California, United States
Industries: Wine And Spirits, Winery
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L’Aventure Winery
L’Aventure Winery is a family-owned winery that produces red wine blends of the Bordeaux and Rhône grape varieties.
Founder(s): Stephan Asseo
Location: Paso Robles, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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750 Wines
750 Wines is a wine company that focusing on hard-to-get luxury labels.
Founder(s):
Location: St. Helena, California, United States
Industries: Wine And Spirits, Winery
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6 Days Productions
6 Days Productions, maker of hangover prevention drink Hangnever.
Founder(s): Mario Mare
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Wine And Spirits, Winery
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The Wine Connection
The Wine Connection is an online store that offers wines and gift packs.
Founder(s):
Location: Del Mar, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Vines Online Solution
Vines Online Solution is a winery e-commerce and wine club software for wineries.
Founder(s):
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Software, Winery
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Winesona
Winesona helps wine retailers sell more wines.
Founder(s): Tiffany Xingyu Wang
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Wine Software
Wine Software delivers integrated CRM and direct-to-consumer sales management software solutions for the wine industry.
Founder(s):
Location: Napa, California, United States
Industries: CRM, Software Engineering, Winery
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OAG Global
OAG Global is a food production company that offers high quality, fresh and delicious table grapes from South America.
Founder(s):
Location: Fresno, California, United States
Industries: Farming, Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Sundale Vineyards
The Kinosian family initially farmed Thompson & Emperor table grapes and wine grapes in early 1930s.
Founder(s):
Location: Tulare, California, United States
Industries: Agriculture, Winery
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V. Sattui Winery
V. Sattui Winery is a manufacturing company that provides alcoholic products, events, and delivery services.
Founder(s): Dario Sattui
Location: St. Helena, California, United States
Industries: Manufacturing, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Winery Finder App
Winery Finder App is a social media app that helps users locate and make reservations at wineries in California Wine Country.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Android, Hospitality, iOS, Mobile Apps, Winery
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Newton Vineyard
Newton Vineyard engages in producing and selling wines and spirits.
Founder(s):
Location: St. Helena, California, United States
Industries: Sales, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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VGS Chateau Potelle
7VGS Chateau Potelle is a winery and restaurant that produces and supplies wines, spirits and food.
Founder(s):
Location: St. Helena, California, United States
Industries: Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Restaurants, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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Lodi Winegrape Commission
Lodi Winegrape Commission supports Lodi’s vibrant, multi-generational farming community and California’s wine region.
Founder(s):
Location: Lodi, California, United States
Industries: Communities, Wine And Spirits, Winery
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