About Panek Vineyards
Panek Vineyards was founded in 2000 when Cindy and Jim Panek, who met at the University of Michigan, purchased a small vineyard just north of St. Helena and replanted it. For years the family sold fruit to other Napa Valley producers before launching their own label in 2017, when son Nathan joined the business as a partner handling marketing and hospitality.
The estate, located at 3440 St Helena Highway North in the St. Helena appellation, produces two wines, an estate Cabernet Sauvignon and an estate Sauvignon Blanc, made by acclaimed winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown, known for multiple 100-point scores and Food & Wine's 2010 Winemaker of the Year honor. The vineyard also continues to supply grapes to other well-regarded Napa Valley wineries.
Panek Vineyards' two estate wines are made by Thomas Rivers Brown, Food & Wine's 2010 Winemaker of the Year.
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Grape growers turned vintnersThe Panek family purchased and replanted their St. Helena-area vineyard in 2000, selling fruit before releasing their own label in 2017.
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Winemaker Thomas Rivers BrownThe estate's Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc are made by Thomas Rivers Brown, a multiple 100-point Napa winemaker.
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A true family operationSon Nathan Panek joined as a partner in 2017, managing marketing, hospitality and member relations.
""A small St. Helena grower-turned-producer whose two estate wines are made by one of Napa's most decorated winemakers.""
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Featured Wines
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Panek Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
2023 · St. Helena
The estate's flagship Cabernet Sauvignon, showing rich fruit concentration and finely grained tannins.
$130
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Panek Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
2018 · St. Helena
The winery's inaugural estate Cabernet Sauvignon release.
$130
SAUVIGNON BLANC
Panek Estate Sauvignon Blanc
2018 · St. Helena
A precise, bright estate Sauvignon Blanc from the family's vineyard.
$95
Prices reflect those published on panekvineyards.com at time of research and are subject to change with new vintage releases.
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Panek offers by-appointment tastings of its estate Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc; specific format and pricing are not published online.
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