Mark Gudgel

Sep 11, 2023 | napavalleylife.com | Mark Gudgel |Erin Seal

Through the window in Dustin Baxter’s office, he can see the road leading up to the building, hedged on one side by a white fence running parallel past a well-maintained lawn.

Aug 18, 2023 | napavalleylife.com | Mark Gudgel |Erin Seal

If an image is worth a thousand words, how much more so is the experience of a taste? Wesley Steffens has combined his passions for photography and viticulture in a unique endeavor dubbed Correlation Wine Company. “Photography has given me so much,” says Steffens. “It’s allowed me to see the Napa Valley in a whole new way.”Slim, sporting a trim beard, short hair, and a ready smile, Steffens began his journey into winemaking in 2001 after graduating from the Culinary Institute of America.

Aug 14, 2023 | napavalleylife.com | Mark Gudgel |Erin Seal

Photo courtesy of Conn Creek Bill and Kathleen Collins had a vision that they knew would require nearly flawless execution. Back in 1973, there were certainly people making wine in Napa Valley, but while the soil and climate of the area seemed ideal, the idea that a living could be scratched out in the California wine industry was far from a sure thing.

Jul 3, 2023 | napavalleylifemagazine.com | Mark Gudgel |Erin Seal

Written by Mark Gudgel | Photo courtesy of Conn CreekBill and Kathleen Collins had a vision that they knew would require nearly flawless execution. Back in 1973, there were certainly people making wine in Napa Valley, but while the soil and climate of the area seemed ideal, the idea that a living could be scratched out in the California wine industry was far from a sure thing.

Jun 17, 2023 | napavalleylifemagazine.com | Mark Gudgel |Erin Seal

The Robert Keenan Winerywritten by Mark Gudgel | PHOTOs COURTESy OF robert keenan wineryHigh up on Spring Mountain, dug deep into the earth, an ancient stone winery surveys the scene below. Underneath the watchful gaze of the Robert Keenan Winery, a small pond and rows of vineyards, a couple of houses surrounded by massive redwoods and pines, and all manner of creatures frolic in the relative isolation.