Krys and Randy Wulff have been growing premium grapes in Napa Valley for over 20 years, selling to many ultra premium wineries such as Lewis Cellars, Mumm, Robert Mondavi and The Prisoner. The husband and wife team hand selects specific rows/blocks in their vineyard from which to produce their own label, Lobo, Spanish for wolf, as a play on their last name and to show respect to the Hispanic workforce in Napa agriculture.

Where the Wulffs made their home to retire, this 4-acre vineyard sits 1350’ in elevation on the volcanic slopes of Atlas Peak. The rock doesn’t offer easy access to water or nutrients, so the vines must root deep and yet, they struggle. Close-row planting increases this stress, resulting in highly concentrated and complex fruit. It is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, each block , sometimes each row ripening on their own schedule, which makes crafting this wine complicated and intricate.

Victoria Coleman began her wine career at Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars. She graduated from the viticulture & enology program at UC Davis and studied for a season under Erick Tourbier at Chateau Mouton Rothschild. Upon her return to the valley, she began crafting Lobo wines in 2008. Victoria is both the first black woman to graduate viticulture/enology from UC Davis and also the first black woman winemaker in Napa Valley!