The winemaker turns out exquisite, one-off bottles every year to make sure his flagship wines are the best they can be.
In the Wine Advocate, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Master of Wine and editor in chief of that publication, comments that Ovid Napa Valley’s 2015 Proprietary Red “comes charging out of the gate with gregarious crushed black cherries, chocolate mint, and crème de cassis s...
OVID (Publius Ovidius Naso) was a roman poet who lived from 43 bc–17 ad. His mo. famous work, Metamorphoses, + poetic narrative of the Greek myths, celebrating the themes of transformation and change. Since winemaking . about transformation from grapes to something more sublime, that forms one connection. Our admiration for the art & culture of the romans, who had so much figured out so long ago, forms another.
The works of OVID, rich and ...
From the beginning, David Abreu has worked with Ovid Napa Valley as Consulting Vineyard Manager. In the year 2000, he supervised preparation of our rocky mountain soil for planting and also selected, laid out, and planted our 15 acres of Bordeaux varietal vines. He and Vineyard Manager Jesus Pena continue to meticulously farm the vineyard at Ovid.
Our organically farmed, 15-acre vineyard is perched on a secluded mountaintop at 1,400 ft. ele...
Austin Peterson grew up immersed in the wine industry in Santa Rosa where his father is a winemaker. He made his first wine at age 15 and subsidized his college education making and selling his own wine. Before coming to Ovid, Austin worked at a number of wineries in Napa and Sonoma, and also worked at Chateau Le Bon Pasteur in Pomerol. He began working at Ovid in 2006 as Assistant Winemaker. He continued to travel to gain experience during th...
To take the best possible care of our beautiful little piece of Pritchard Hill, we are committed to environmental stewardship. We farm the vineyards organically, keep bees, use cover crops, create and use compost, and encourage beneficial animals and insects through the use of owl boxes, bluebird boxes and an insectary garden. To increase biodiversity, we also farm an assorted fruit and nut orchard, including, cherries, plums, pluots, peaches,...
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