Favia Wines joins a historic Coombsville home with selected Vaca Mountains sites and gentle handling across Cabernet Sauvignon led reds.
The producer
Annie Favia and Andy Erickson built Favia as a viticulture and winemaking partnership, with a historic Coombsville home and winery at its centre. The project works with selected Vaca Mountains vineyard sites and uses gentle handling and minimal intervention in the cellar. Its range includes La Magdalena, a Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc blend, alongside Cabernet Sauvignon wines named for Coombsville and Oakville. Favia became steward of an Oakville parcel in early 2023.
Known for
Coombsville Cabernet and gentle handling
Notable facts
Favia's first noncommercial wine was made in 2001; the first commercial vintage and release was in 2003.
The historic Coombsville stone winery was built in 1886 and remained in production until Prohibition.
Favia became steward of an 86 acre Oakville parcel in early 2023.
The Coombsville property includes two acres of established walnut trees, an orchard, a vegetable garden and Italian olive varieties.
Native plants, insectaries, diversified agriculture and careful canopy management form part of Annie Favia's farming system.
Favia uses gentle handling and minimal intervention in the cellar.
The story
The Garage Before Favia
Favia's first noncommercial wine was made in 2001; the first commercial vintage and release was in 2003. They traded bottles instead of selling them, with Annie working the vines and Andy handling the fermentations. Those early wines came before the family home and winery in Coombsville, so the partnership began with small lots, a garage and bottles passed between friends. Each lot came from carefully chosen vineyards, and the bottles were shared before they were sold. The garage was Favia's first cellar.
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Favia Wines
Favia Wines combines a historic Coombsville home, selected Vaca Mountains sites and gentle cellar handling across Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc wines.
At A Glance
Place
Coombsville, Napa Valley
Main grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc
Range
La Magdalena, Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon and Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon
Defining feature
Native ecology, diversified agriculture and gentle cellar handling
The Producer
The stone winery and family home sit on a historic property in Coombsville, where Annie Favia and Andy Erickson built Favia around farming and winemaking. Annie is the viticulturist and Andy is the winemaker. Before starting the project, both had worked at prominent Napa Valley wineries and vineyards.
Favia's first noncommercial wine was made in 2001; the first commercial vintage and release was in 2003. The winery works with selected Vaca Mountains vineyard sites and maintains relationships with growers while refining viticultural practices. In the cellar, the team uses gentle handling and minimal intervention.
Place
Coombsville is Napa's youngest AVA, and Favia's family home and winery occupy a historic property there. The range also includes an Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon, connected to the 86 acre Oakville parcel that Favia became steward of in early 2023.
Coombsville and Oakville appear as separate place names on the Cabernet Sauvignon bottles, while La Magdalena brings Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc together in one wine.
Wines
The range includes three 2018 red wines: Favia La Magdalena Napa Valley, Favia Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley and Favia Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley. La Magdalena is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. The other two wines are Cabernet Sauvignon bottlings identified by Coombsville and Oakville.
The Oakville Cabernet has a full body and layered concentration while retaining freshness. The labels place a Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc blend beside two place named Cabernet Sauvignon wines.
Final Word
Favia brings together a Coombsville home, selected Vaca Mountains sites and gentle cellar handling, with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc at the centre of the range.