ABOUT

Our Story

Heritage in the Napa Valley

At Girard, we are passionate about wine, we are dedicated to the land, and we are proud to call Napa Valley home.

For the past 40+ years, Girard has been singularly dedicated to ensuring balance in our wines. Our decades-long relationship with growers along with small-batch fermentation techniques and meticulous blending, produce consistently award-winning wines that offer richness, complexity and balance in each sip. We are dedicated to employing techniques and operating a facility that allows us to take the time with each and every wine to express its true character.

Our Vineyards

Relationships in the Vineyards

Napa Valley is steeped in tradition and built on the hard work of families of growers who pioneered this acclaimed winegrowing region.

Our vintner Pat Roney and winemaking team, Marco DiGiulio and Glenn Hugo, have forged decades-long relationships with growers throughout the valley. We have cultivated friendships with these families whose ancestors were among the first to plant in Napa and whose vineyards we have fallen in love with. Each vintage, we are proud to select fruit from the best sites ranging from mountaintop Cabernet Sauvignon to valley floor Sauvignon Blanc to reflect wines that are authentically Napa.

Pride is at the heart of our relationships: these winegrowers are proud of their fruit and what we do with it. We acknowledge their efforts by respecting their name, their business and the grapes they grow by producing wine that can only be described as authentic and consistent.

Our Wines

Consistency in the Bottle

Devoted. Focused. Passionate. This is what we strive for in order to craft consistent wines to be proud of vintage to vintage, bottle to bottle.

From our long-standing relationships with growers to our meticulous winemaking practices, honoring the true character of each wine is our main goal. We are dedicated to employing techniques and operating a facility that allows us to take the time with each and every wine to express its true character

Our Winemaker

Passion in the Cellar

Much like we are rooted in Napa Valley’s history, our winemaking team is rooted in Girard’s history.

Winemaker Glenn Hugo started his career with Girard ten years ago as a harvest intern and was quickly promoted to Cellar Master and Assistant Winemaker before earning the title of Girard Winemaker.

Glenn’s background in the restaurant industry has led to his artisanal approach to winemaking with a focus on wine as part of the culinary experience. A native Texan, Glenn developed his passion for wine over 12 years in the restaurant industry before moving to Napa Valley with his wife, Pam, in 2003 to pursue his dream of becoming a winemaker.

Glenn’s winemaking experience is concentrated in Napa Valley and includes early assignments with Provenance Vineyards, where he learned from Napa legend Tom Rinaldi, and hands-on experience at Sedna Winery and Fleury Estate Winery. You could say he caught the bug. As the General Manager of The Bounty Hunter Wine Bar in downtown Napa, Glenn soon met Marco DiGiulio, and began his career with Girard.

Glenn’s philosophy is simple: wine is to be shared with friends and family; it is a living and breathing expression that constantly evolves and instills memories.

Glenn Hugo, Winemaker

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Going Green

Responsibility in Practice

Our winery was built for innovative winemaking

Often called “ambitiously efficient”, our state-of-the-art winery in Calistoga, completed in 2018, employs cutting edge energy saving initiatives allowing our team to practice traditional winemaking techniques. Respecting the land does not stop in the vineyards and our facility is another way we reflect and respect the heritage of Napa Valley’s terroir.