About Peter Franus Wine Company
Peter Franus began his winemaking career in 1980 as a viticulturist on Mount Veeder and released his first wine under his own name in 1987, driven by a passion for old-vine Zinfandel. He left his post as head winemaker at Mt. Veeder Winery in 1992 to focus full-time on his own label, which he formally rebranded as Peter Franus Wine Company in 2001.
The winery is a 'virtual winery', it owns no vineyards or tasting facility of its own; wines are made at the Laird Family Estate production facility north of the city of Napa. Franus sources fruit from a range of appellations, most notably the century-old Brandlin Vineyard on Mount Veeder for his flagship Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel, alongside Lake County and other Napa Valley sites for Albariño, Merlot, and Mourvèdre.
A 'virtual winery' with no estate of its own, built on four decades of Mount Veeder's century-old Brandlin Vineyard fruit.
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Mount Veeder roots since 1980Peter Franus started as a viticulturist on Mount Veeder and spent a decade as head winemaker at Mt. Veeder Winery before launching his own label in 1987.
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No estate vineyard or tasting roomThe winery operates as a négociant-style 'virtual winery,' producing its wines at the Laird Family Estate facility north of Napa rather than an owned property.
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Brandlin Vineyard flagshipFranus's best-known bottlings, a Cabernet Sauvignon and an award-winning Zinfandel, come from the century-old Brandlin Vineyard on Mount Veeder, planted in the 1920s.
""An insider's Napa label, no estate, no tasting room, just four decades of hands-off winemaking built around old-vine Mount Veeder fruit.""
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Featured Wines
ZINFANDEL
Brandlin Vineyard Zinfandel
2023 · Mount Veeder, Napa Valley
From vines planted in the 1920s on Brandlin Vineyard; previously named Wine & Spirits magazine's top Zinfandel.
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CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Brandlin Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
2023 · Mount Veeder, Napa Valley
Mountain-grown Cabernet Sauvignon showing bay, rose petal, and wild blueberry character.
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ALBARIÑO
Lake County Albariño
2024 · Lake County
A crisp, aromatic white sourced from Lake County fruit.
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Current wines and vintages are listed on the winery's own site; no bottle prices are published, and wines are sold primarily through a mailing-list club and by appointment.
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By-appointment tastings hosted by the winery's business partner Deanne Franus; there is no public tasting room or regular walk-in tours.
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