
Bella Union Winery
St. Helena · $$

St Helena, CA · $$$
The history of Orin Swift Cellars dates back to 1995 when on a lark, David Swift Phinney took a friend up on an offer and went to Florence, Italy to spend a semester “studying”. During that time, he was introduced to wine, how it was made, and got hooked. A few more years of university led to graduation and eventually a job at Robert Mondavi Winery in 1997 as a temporary harvest worker. Deciding that if he was going to work this hard, it would eventually have to be for himself, he founded Orin Swift Cellars in 1998; Orin is his father’s middle name and Swift is his mother’s maiden name. With two tons of zinfandel and not much else, he spent the next decade making wine for others as well as himself and grew the brand to what it is today.
“Amazing wines and even better stories! Dave is the most humble genius I've ever met. To meet him you wouldn't know he was such a Napa icon. The wines are great but the stories are fantastic!”
“came in with my family on a trip to napa! wines were tasty and lyndsey was awesome. music was great too as well as the atmosphere! if I ever come back to napa, i’ll make sure to visit again.”
“Had a great informative and fun tasting. I was so excited to try out this tasting room and I would definitely stop by again. There are options to do different styles of tastings and by the glass. I got to do a standing bar tasting and got to enjoy the artwork, space and wonderful hospitality from the two gentlemen helping me. (Darren and I forgot the other guy that welcomed me in and started the tasting!) The music, labels and everything was on point for an edgy space like this. Wines offered were delicious and unique.”
“We visited from Colorado and made this stop our grand finale of our vacation. We had an amazing time during the Scissors experience. Our host- Greg was so knowledgeable and truly made it a memorable moment to wrap up our trip . The wine selections were incredible and we enjoyed every moment. We will go back again and again!”
“The wines were delicious, and our wine guide was very helpful in reviewing the wines, the label and the effort that went into each blend. They took note that we were celebrating a birthday, and greeted us with Champayne. I'd go back again for sure”
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