Meet Nick.

Nick started his journey in 2008, in the famed Spring Mountain District of Napa Valley working at Fantesca estate and winery, cutting his teeth under industry legends like Heidi Barrett, Phillip Melka, Julian Fayard and Sarah Gott. Followed by more harvests at Gargulio and Bond in Oakville. In 2012 Nick started working at O’Shaughnessy on Howell Mountain and enjoyed three years of cellar work. Winemaker, Sean Capiaux allowed Nick to take a few summers out of the cellar to work on rivers in Colorado and Utah.

In February of 2015, inspired by peers, Nick travelled to New Zealand to work the harvest for Vavasour in the Awatere Valley of the Marlborough region.

Returning to Napa, Nick starting immediately working for consulting winemaker Chris Dearden and his multiple labels. During 2018 while working as the enologist at Italics winegrowers in Napa, Nick decided to start this small label. Inspired by his years of working in the Ski and Whitewater industries, he strived to make wine his friends and family could enjoy during and after adventures in the great outdoors.

Nick’s family has a long history of cattle ranching and beef production in the Midwest. Creating wines that pair well with family beef has long been a goal and influences the winemaking. Each bottle, just like the cattle, carries the brand of the quarter circle spear.

Each bottle is a story of land, weather, and the winemaker. Whether that be a river, a mountain or a vineyard, Nick lives by the rule of always find your path.