About Fait-Main Wines
Fait-Main ('handmade' in French) is the label of winemaker Benoit Touquette, who was born and raised in Lyon, France, and holds a master's degree in Enology and Chemistry from the University of Bordeaux. He is also known for his winemaking work at Realm Cellars, and built Fait-Main around meticulous, single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon production in tiny lots of roughly 200 to 300 cases per wine.
The winery sources fruit from sought-after Napa sites including Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper and Beckstoffer Las Piedras, alongside other vineyards such as Tierra Roja. Rather than a standalone estate, Fait-Main pours through a Tasting Lounge in downtown St. Helena and by appointment at the Brasswood property, with visits booked through Tock.
Fait-Main is winemaker Benoit Touquette's small-lot Cabernet label, pouring from a St. Helena tasting lounge rather than an Oakville estate.
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Winemaker Benoit TouquetteFrench-born, Bordeaux-trained winemaker also known for his work at Realm Cellars.
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Tiny productionFait-Main makes roughly 200 to 300 cases of each single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon.
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St. Helena, not OakvilleThe winery's Tasting Lounge is in downtown St. Helena; it has no dedicated Oakville tasting room.
"Fait-Main is an active, small-production Cabernet label based in St. Helena, despite what the page name implies about Oakville."
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CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Fait-Main Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2022 · Napa Valley
A blended Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, described by the winery as its most approachable current bottling.
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CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Fait-Main Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper Cabernet Sauvignon
2021 · Napa Valley
A single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from the Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper vineyard.
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CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Fait-Main Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2021 · Napa Valley
The first blended Napa Valley release under the Fait-Main label, per the winery's current-release notes.
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Current releases per faitmainwines.com/current-release/, July 2026; retail prices for the 2022 Cabernet were not confirmed at research time.
Tasting Experiences
Visit Website →Private Tasting
A seated tasting for one to six guests at Fait-Main's Tasting Lounge in downtown St. Helena, booked via Tock.
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Brasswood Tasting
A by-appointment tasting held at the Brasswood winery property.
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