Owner and winemaker Steve Mathiasson is one of Napa Valley's leading vineyard consultants. His clients include Eisley, Chappelle, and Spottswoode, and he is known for his well-balanced grape growing. Mathiasson is a small winery run entirely by his family. Steve's white wines are modeled after those from the Friuli region of Italy, and his red wines are mainly Bordeaux-style. He is a hands-on farmer who comes from the fields (on-site), and does all the work in the fields himself as much as possible. Steve also likes to harvest three to four weeks earlier than usual, which is an important factor in determining the taste of wine, surprising the entire California wine industry. In 2014, he was selected as "Winemaker of the Year" by the San Francisco Chronicle, a leading American newspaper, and is a talented young winemaker who is expected to have a bright future. For Steve Mathiasson, making wine is just an extension of working in the fields. The grapes used for Mathiason come from fields in Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley, and Steve personally manages the cultivation of all of them throughout the growing season. Steve is a specialist in reflecting the inherent characteristics and aromas of grape varieties in wine. He is good at not only Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, which are common, but also varieties that are not often seen in Napa Valley, such as Ribolla Gialla and Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso. Whatever the variety, his job is simply to reflect the characteristics of the soil and variety in the wine. Mathiason's wines are characterized by a refreshing taste that is intended to be paired with food, and a lower alcohol content than regular California wines. By using cultivation methods suitable for each field, he grows grapes with a sense of concentration, suppresses his desire for self-expression as a winemaker, and respects the individuality of the grapes, which makes it possible to create well-balanced wines wrapped in aromatic aromas. A former member of In Pursuit of Balance (IPOB), a once-popular organization in California dedicated to the pursuit of well-balanced Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, the winery is renowned for producing elegant, vibrant wines reminiscent of Europe.