About Peter Franus Wine Company
Peter Franus Wine Company is included in the Napa master inventory as a winery, vineyard or wine brand, but the current public visitor pathway is not sufficiently clear to promise a tasting-room visit. A producer can remain active, release wine and operate an online store without maintaining a routine public tasting room. For that reason, an office, mailing, vineyard or production address should never be converted automatically into an invitation to arrive.
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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.
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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.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Brandlin Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
2023 · Mount Veeder, Napa Valley
Mountain-grown Cabernet Sauvignon showing bay, rose petal, and wild blueberry character.
ALBARIÑO
Lake County Albariño
2024 · Lake County
A crisp, aromatic white sourced from Lake County fruit.
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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Private Appointment Tasting
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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