John & Joy Caldwell

Your hosts, John & Joy Caldwell, are the duo behind the legendary Caldwell Vineyard in Napa Valley. A passion project four decades in the making, Caldwell Vineyard is home to the most genetically diverse collection of Bordeaux grape varieties in North America. But the real intrigue of JFC’s life’s work lies somewhere between a hair-raising tale of clones, cops, and smuggled Cabernet vines, and Caldwell's portfolio of nearly three dozen estate wines made by a 100-point winemaker – arguably, among the world’s best.

Not content to stop at wine alone, John and Joy also own a barrel cooperage, a spirits brand with truly exceptional bottlings of barrel-aged bourbon and tequila, and a phenomenally rare portfolio of French Grower Champagne. All this adds up to a wine cruise that – from tales to tastings – will be anything but ordinary.