John Kongsgaard

Kongsgaard was the much lauded winemaker at Newton Vineyards for 13 years...

John Kongsgaard is a well-known Napa Valley winemaker who was born and raised in Napa, and worked for several wineries while in college...

During this time, Kongsgaard was busy at Luna Winery as owner and winemaker...

John Kongsgaard is a busy guy these days: winemaker at Luna, Kongsgaard and Arietta (with Christie's auctioneer Fritz Hatton); consultant at Newton (where he worked through the 1990s), Harrison and...

John Kongsgaard has figured out how to do something that too few California winemakers can do: make extraordinarily rich, layered wines that maintain vibrancy...