I make wine because I need the intellectual challenge and the satisfaction of crafting something beautiful for those that will appreciate it.  I look forward to those foggy, pre-harvest mornings when you taste the grapes and begin to imagine what they will do in the glass.

I practice viticulture because the vine is the ultimate teacher, no matter how long you have been at it.  Vines respond to the slightest interaction; a leaf removal here, a shoot positioning there. In every case they show you, often with humor, how wrong or right you were! Vines give you back the effort you put in, which is a rarity in life and utterly satisfying.

I have made wines from all over Napa Valley and I relish the freedom to choose exactly the vineyards and blocks I want, and to dictate their management.  There are many fascinating terroirs in Napa, and even more fascinating owner-characters! Pott Wine is the best way I can think of to share with you the Napa I know and love.