Annulus Cellars — St. Helena Winery & Tasting Room

Annulus Cellars is named for the annular eclipse — the astronomical event when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, too distant to cover the sun completely, leaving a ring of light visible from Earth. The annulus is the ring of solar fire surrounding the shadow at the center.

Applied to wine, the annulus metaphor declares the mystery at the center of great Cabernet Sauvignon: the specific vintage character, the unexplainable vintage difference, the thing that can't quite be seen directly but that makes itself felt in the ring of excellence surrounding it. The St. Helena estate produces Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from estate and sourced vineyard blocks with the ring-of-light philosophy the astronomical name implies.