Keenan Winery and Vineyards is recognized as a pioneering vineyard of the Spring Mountain District; Peter Conradi planted vineyards there in the late 19th century; in 1974, Robert Keenan, Michael Keenan’s father, purchased 180 forested acres, including the original 100-acre site of the old Conradi vineyard. Robert re-planted with rows of Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and […]
California Chardonnay has gone through a transformation over the years. It was the Judgement of Paris in 1976 that put it on the map as a serious wine that could rival Burgundy producers who’d been making wine for centuries. But during the 1990’s, a lot of experimentation in the California wine market took place. The […]
Keenan Winery rated best winery in Napa Valley California for producing top range of wines that reveal wonderful character, combined with complex, tight-knit tannins, great structure, and definitive age-ability. We make wine from using only the finest grapes to the Portuguese cork in the bottle, the Keenan commitment to quality is consistent. 2013 Chardonnay Spring […]
February seasonal temperatures in Napa Valley can be remarkably cool and wet, especially in the Spring Mountain District, high above the town of St. Helena. The mountainside vineyard elevations are anywhere from 400 to 2100 feet and rainfall is usually abundant during the winter season, although much of California has experienced drought conditions the past […]
Randy’s early winemaking “education” began in the early 1980s when he worked for one of Napa Valley’s unique wine bottling services. Courses on winemaking at Napa Valley College followed and lead to a position at Lake Spring Winery in Yountville where he became the assistant winemaker, managing all cellar responsibilities, from harvest to bottling for […]
