DeLoach Vineyards, Russian River’s Finest {VIDEO}   It’s early. 9am on a Monday. Driving up from Napa to Russian River Valley it occurs to me

Diminutive and slight, its difficult to imagine Delia Viader taking on Napa Valley with her namesake, Viader Vineyards, in the early 80’s. But take it on she did. Dominated by testosterone & tradition, Napa Valley was a man’s realm. There were few women (if any) starting up a winery and doing their own farming and winemaking. Particularly young female upstart Vintners.

Flirting with Autumn, this years harvest takes place on a cloud covered pre-dawn morning at Ehlers Estate.  VIDEO INTERVIEW  “Before this last heatwave, we had a completely different