Venge Vineyards

Venge Vineyards is a family-owned producer in Napa Valley, California. It is located in the eastern foothills of the Palisades Mountain range in Calistoga, and makes a large range of wines sourced from multiple vineyards around Napa Valley and Sonoma. Venge has a focus on full-bodied red blends such as the Zinfandel-based blend Scout's Honor, and the powerful Cabernet Sauvignon Family Reserve, sourced from the Oakville Estate.

In 1976, Nils Venge purchased a 7-hectare (17-acre) vineyard in Oakville and planted it to Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. His son, Kirk Venge, wanted to continue his father's legacy, and in 2008, became the sole owner of Venge Vineyards. In addition to the Oakville property, he purchased a vineyard in Calistoga, where the winery stands today. Venge uses dry farming in the vineyard, as well as cover crops, and the vines are tended by hand. No herbicides of any kind are used.  

In the winery, all red wines are fermented with native yeasts, are aged in a combination of new and old French oak barrels, except for Scout's Honor, which is aged in American and French oak. All white wines, like the Spettro Sauvignon Blanc – Chardonnay blend, go through malolactic fermentation and are aged on their lees, making them rich and creamy on the palate. 

Venge also produces a range of single-vineyard wines from purchased fruit, including a Cabernet Sauvignon from the Bone Ash vineyard in Calistoga, a Syrah from the Stagecoach vineyard, and a Pinot Noir from the Bacigalupi vineyard in Russian River Valley, to name a few. Production for each wine is only a few hundred cases, and with their high scores in the press, they sell out quickly and often.