Vinous Map: The Vineyards of St. Helena & Conn Valley

BY ANTONIO GALLONI | MAY 31, 2017 

The Vineyards of St. Helena & Conn Valley is the seventh map in our series of Napa Valley vineyard maps. Vinous Maps are the result of many years of visiting Napa Valley and observing the land with the ultimate goal of gaining a deeper understanding of how the essence of site is ultimately reflected in the glass. Created through extensive proprietary research and boots-on-the-ground work, Vinous’ Napa Valley Maps represent the state of the art in modern vineyard cartography.

Multimedia: Antonio on the making of The Vineyards of St. Helena & Conn Valley

A Little Background 

We started working on this map at the end of 2016. Our first draft, shown below, looks very much like a map of the St. Helena AVA. But as we continued to visit vineyards and do research, we decided to expand the map to include the Eastern Hills of St. Helena and Conn Valley, both of which are outside the formal AVA.

The Vineyards of St. Helena & Conn Valley (First Draft)