Saddleback Cellars

Saddleback Cellars was established in 1976 in the heart of the Napa Valley by Nils Venge. Nils is universally regarded as one of the foremost pioneers of the Napa Valley wine industry, garnering the first 100-point wine score on his 1985 vintage of Reserve Cabernet produced for one of our Oakville neighbors.

Born to Danish immigrants, Venge's exposure to wine came at an early age: his parents operated a wine and liquor import and distributi...

Saddleback Cellars is a small winery located off the beaten path Money Road, off of Oakville Cross Road in the heart of Napa Valley.  

We manage our own estate vineyard of 14.8 acres. The estate vineyard contains 8.4 acres are planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.9 acres to Chardonnay, 1.75 acres to Merlot, 1.1 acres to Pinot Blanc, 0.3 acres to Pinot Grigio and 0.3 acres to Zinfandel.

All of our grapes are hand-harvested and rushed right to...