About Tournesol Wine
Tournesol Wine is named for the tournesol — the French word for sunflower, the flower whose Latin name helianthus (sun-flower) describes its defining characteristic: it tracks the sun. Applied to wine, the name declares a philosophy of following the light wherever it leads — choosing vineyard sites for their sun exposure, grape varieties for their sun-driven character, vintages for their relationship with light and warmth.
The Napa Valley estate produces Chardonnay and Roussanne from carefully selected vineyard sources that express the sun-tracking philosophy: sites where the wine's character is most directly shaped by the quality and angle of the light that reaches the clusters during the growing season. Roussanne in particular — the Rhône variety that Tournesol has championed in Napa Valley — produces its finest expression in warm, well-lit sites where the variety's complexity can fully develop.
The appointment-only tasting provides the focused, light-following engagement that the sunflower name implies.