About Mending Wall Winery
Mending Wall was founded in 2014 as a partnership between Frank and Kathy Dotzler (co-founders of Outpost Winery), Mark Pulido and Donna Walker of Pulido-Walker Wine, and winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown. Ground broke in April 2014 and the first harvest followed that same fall; the name is drawn from Robert Frost's poem of the same name and its line 'good fences make good neighbors.'
The winery sits at 3730 Silverado Trail, in the far northeast corner of the St. Helena appellation in the Howell Mountain foothills near the Calistoga border. Thomas Rivers Brown sources grapes from small, family-owned vineyards across the valley floor and hillsides, blending them into limited-production wines; annual output has grown from roughly 2,000 to about 4,000 cases since founding.
A partnership named for a Robert Frost poem, built around winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown's small-vineyard sourcing across Napa Valley.
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Four Founders, One WinemakerMending Wall was co-founded in 2014 by Frank and Kathy Dotzler of Outpost Winery, Mark Pulido and Donna Walker of Pulido-Walker Wine, and winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown.
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St. Helena's Northeast CornerThe 3730 Silverado Trail property sits in the Howell Mountain foothills at the edge of the St. Helena AVA, close to the Calistoga line.
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Growing ProductionAnnual case production has roughly doubled since founding, from about 2,000 to around 4,000 cases.
"A partnership label leaning on Thomas Rivers Brown's small-vineyard sourcing rather than a single estate vineyard."
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Featured Wines
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Mending Wall Cabernet Sauvignon
2021 · Napa Valley
A 100% varietal Cabernet Sauvignon blending valley floor and hillside fruit.
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RED BLEND
Mortar and Stone
2022 · Napa Valley
A field blend of 70% Zinfandel and 30% Petite Sirah.
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SAUVIGNON BLANC
Stone on Stone
2022 · Napa Valley
A blend of estate Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon.
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A 60–90 minute seated tasting of current-release wines with a personal wine curator.
$85 per person
Collector's Tasting
A 60–90 minute tasting of rare single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons crafted by Thomas Rivers Brown.
$125 per person
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