Winery Story

High Ranch Vineyard

In a valley defined by long-established vineyards and an endless list of planting restrictions, it is increasingly rare to see a truly new site emerge with the promise of becoming a future benchmark. High Ranch Vineyard—a four-acre Cabernet Sauvignon planting tucked into the volcanic hillsides of Napa Valley’s Coombsville AVA and perched above Kongsgaard’s The Judge Vineyard—is one of those rare exceptions.

Undiscovered

Owned by Connie and Shawn Guttersen, longtime Napa Valley residents with professional backgrounds spanning agriculture, sensory science, and sustainability, High Ranch symbolizes both a return to tradition and an experiment in exploring what the newer edges of Coombsville can produce. Although it is situated directly above one of Napa’s most renowned Chardonnay sites—Kongsgaard’s The Judge—High...