Female-owned Wineries in the United States
The wine industry is a male-dominated environment with very few female-owned wineries. In fact, according to winemaker Gina Gallo, women often have to forge new paths and push through conventional boundaries. And, that is exactly what the following two ladies have done, to run their female owned wineries.
Female Owned Wineries
1. Hall Wines and Walt Wines (Napa Valley, California)
The name Kathryn Walt Hall often comes up whenever people discuss female wine producers. She is the proprietor of both Hall Wines and Walt Wines. Kathryn’s introduction to the wine industry happened in the 1970’s when she started working in her family’s Mendocino Vineyards. While working for her family, she often fantasized about owning a winery where she would showcase fine wines. Today, Hall and Walt
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Today, the winery is famous for its handcrafted, vineyard designate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay varietals. In fact, Walt Wines have received tremendous accolades from top wine critics, including Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, and Wine Advocate.
Early 2003, Kathyrn in partnership with her husband Craig acquired the historic St. Helena Bergfeld Winery. And in re-opened as HALL St. Helena in July of the same year. HALL St. Helena winery combines the Halls passion for wine and art, creating a superior destination in the Napa Valley.
Since establishing Hall wines, the winery has managed to produce large quantities of wine, without compromising on quality. An achievement, she is most proud of, because often large production is synonymous with low-quality wine.
As a result, Hall’s wines are consistent in earning high marks from wine critics and publications such as WineEnthusiast and Wine Spectator. Furthermore, 3 of their vintages received a perfect 100 rating from Robert Parker’s WineAdvocate, which happens to very few other