Shadybrook Estate Winery

Napa Valley · Rutherford · Rutherford AVA
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Italics Winegrowers' Coombsville cave winery shows strong signs of closure: Yelp marks the business permanently closed, no independent visitor reviews have appeared since 2022, and the online shop's newest vintages date only to 2017-2018. The brand's website remains nominally live, so this could not be independently confirmed with the winery directly. This profile is kept for reference pending verification.
Hours
Live official schedule required
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Phone
(707) 302-2658
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Tasting Fee
From $100
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Reservations
Required
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Est.
2016

About Shadybrook Estate Winery

Italics Winegrowers is best understood as Coombsville estate wines and cave-based hosted experiences. The existing Wino Notion page should lead with that identity instead of treating every Napa winery name as an interchangeable tasting-room listing. The content audit is designed to give travelers a clear answer about what the producer represents, how its wines or hospitality fit into Napa Valley, and whether the record should appear in an active itinerary.

The current handling classification is confirmed or strongly supported visitor destination. Use the official reservation page for current availability; walk-in access should not be assumed unless the live page expressly permits it. Where the winery publishes a physical address, that address still should not be treated as permission to arrive unless the official visit page or a written confirmation identifies it as the guest entrance. Prices, tasting duration, purchase waivers, food, outdoor seating, tours, age restrictions, pets, accessibility, and group limits should remain tied to the exact reservation selected.

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Italics Winegrowers' Coombsville cave winery, not Rutherford, appears to have gone quiet: its Yelp listing is marked permanently closed and no visitor reviews have appeared since 2022.
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Visit pending, based on winery profile & reputation
Region mismatchThe estate sits in the Coombsville AVA at 70 Rapp Lane near downtown Napa, not Rutherford.
Est. 1995 caveThe winery's cave was originally built in 1995 by commercial pilot turned vintner Bill Frazier, later passing through Zhang Winery before the Martin family's 2014 purchase.
Signs of closureYelp lists the business as permanently closed and no independent reviews have appeared since 2022; the newest wines still listed for sale date to 2017-2018.
"Wino Notion likes Italics Winegrowers's Coombsville estate wines and cave-based hosted experiences. The page can give travelers a stronger reason to consider the producer while clearly explaining the exact access format."
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Featured Wines

CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Italics Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
2017-2018 · Coombsville
The estate's flagship Cabernet Sauvignon from the Martin family's Coombsville vineyard.
$95
RED BLEND
Sixteen Appellations
2018 · Napa Valley
A proprietary blend sourced across sixteen Napa Valley appellations.
$75
These are the newest vintages still listed on the winery's own shop; the absence of any releases after 2018, combined with the Yelp closure flag, suggests the operation may be dormant, so this content should be reconfirmed before publishing.

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Italics Winegrowers's tasting room hours are By appointment only. Hours can change seasonally, so confirm with the winery before visiting.

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