Fifth-generation Napa natives, John and Maggy began the Kongsgaard wine endeavor planting the Judge Vineyard to Chardonnay in the 1970s on family land in the hills east of Napa. 1996 was the inaugural vintage. Their sons Alex and Evan Frazier, both winemakers, joined the partnership a decade later. Their production, limited to what Alex, Evan and John can make with their own hands, is primarily two Chardonnays–The Judge and the Napa Valley bottling. They also make small quantities of Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah, and minuscule amounts of Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc, and Albariño in their cave on the eastern rim of Napa Valley. Their intensely farmed, shy-bearing vineyards and their archaic, low-intervention winemaking produce powerful, graceful wines–vivid expressions of vineyard and variety.

Kongsgaard wines are generally only available only to mailing-list customers and are highly sought after. Older vintages are not easy to find on the market.

This item includes three wines: The 2011 Napa Valley Chardonnay, the 2010 Napa Valley Syrah, and the 2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.