About Claudio Family Cellars
Claudio Family Cellars is the project of winemaker Chris Jones, who left a career in software (including a stint at Amazon Web Services) to make wine full-time. The label's name honors his mother's maiden name and a family winemaking tradition that traces back to his cousin Sammy Russo and great-uncle Rocco Pompeii, home winemakers in a heavily Italian immigrant neighborhood of Binghamton, New York.
Jones began making wine as a hobby in 1994, hauling fermenting must in carboys between Minnesota and New York before building a proper home winery on Lake Vermilion. After completing UC Davis's Winemaking and Viticulture Extension program and working harvests at Gravity Wine House and Sojourn Cellars, he founded the commercial label in 2021, moving production to Napa Valley and sourcing fruit from mountain vineyards including Yates Family Vineyard on Mt. Veeder.
A software engineer turned home winemaker who now sources fruit from Mt. Veeder and Diamond Mountain for a St. Helena custom-crush label.
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Founded 2021Launched by home-winemaker-turned-professional Chris Jones after years of amateur winemaking in Minnesota and New York.
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Mountain fruit sourcingWines are made from purchased fruit off Mt. Veeder, Diamond Mountain District, and other Napa hillside vineyards rather than an estate vineyard.
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St. Helena Custom Crush productionWine is produced at St. Helena Custom Crush (The Campus); tastings are hosted off-site at The Saint in downtown St. Helena.
"A young, small-production label built around one winemaker's family winemaking heritage and purchased mountain-fruit Napa Cabernets, not a Spring Mountain estate winery."
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CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Claudio Family Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon
Current release · Napa Valley mountain AVAs
Mountain-grown Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from Napa hillside appellations, made with minimal intervention.
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CABERNET FRANC
Claudio Family Cellars Cabernet Franc
Current release · Diamond Mountain District
Cabernet Franc from Diamond Mountain District fruit, part of the winery's mountain-focused red lineup.
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MERLOT
Claudio Family Cellars Merlot
Current release · Mt. Veeder
Merlot from Mt. Veeder vineyard sources, reflecting the label's mountain-fruit sourcing philosophy.
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Varietal lineup and appellations confirmed via claudiofamilycellars.com/wines (July 2026); the site does not publish specific current vintages or bottle prices, so those are listed as not published rather than guessed.
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Seated tastings of the current lineup are poured by appointment at The Saint Cocktail Club & Tasting Lounge in downtown St. Helena; the winery is not open to walk-in visitors.
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