Wing Canyon Vineyard is a very small and remote bonded winery and steep hillside vineyard located near the top of Mt. Veeder. Access to the home and winery is a winding gravel road down a canyon, over a creek and through the redwoods.

Production ranges from 400-600 cases per year. Cabernet sauvignon blended with merlot and cabernet franc is their primary wine. Occasionally they produce a Mt.Veeder Merlot called Lolita and rarely a Cabernet Franc.

In 1983 Kathy and Bill Jenkins purchased 160 acres of mostly steep, wooded land in Wing Canyon on Mt. Veeder.

By 1986 ten acres were cleared, terraced and planted with cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot. The vineyard has always been tended within the guidelines of organic, sustainable farming. Cover crops such as mustard, rose and crimson clovers provide home for many beneficial insects while improving soil quality. The vines are dry farmed which reduces yields but produces intense concentrated wines.

The winery was completed in 1991. The 2 foot thick rammed earth walls help maintain the cool, even temperatures required for optimum barrel aging. The cabernet has a minimum of 2 years in French oak, while merlot has 18 months in a combination of American and French oak barrels. The wines are rich, concentrated and intense, with dark ripe cherries, blackberries, violets and currants supported by lush, soft tannins.

From “ The Financial Times”, London, “Weekend” May3-4, 1997 “A Serious Paternity Suit, Jancis Robinson Considers the Revelations Over Cabernet Sauvignon’s Parentage” by Jancis Robinson

“Wing Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon 1993, Mount Veeder. Made by a fanatic on a tiny property-…this is just the sort of wine to prove that the Napa Valley is Cabernet’s second home.”