Collection: Realm Cellars

About Winery

Realm Cellars produced their first vintage in 2002 (made at Sherwin Family Winery by winemaker Mike Hirby). In addition to their estate vineyards in the Stags Leap District, Coombsville and on Pritchard Hill, Realm Cellars sources fruit from several other premium vineyards located around Napa Valley including Dr. Crane and To Kalon vineyards. These vineyards are well-regarded in the industry both for the pedigree of their grapes as well as in some cases, historical significance. Both Dr. Crane and To Kalon are closely tied to the vineyard history of Napa Valley and these specific sites combine the best in terroir and grapes to produce premium wines.

Co-founding partner, Juan Mercado, who we originally met with many years ago in their small office in St. Helena at the time, switched careers from hospital administration in the San Francisco Bay Area to working in the wine industry. This is a career change that we venture a guess to say Juan certainly has no regrets about. Juan is no longer involved in the day-to-day activities at Realm Cellars as he is currently focusing on wine activities in Paso Robles.

Managing partner, Scott Becker took ownership of Realm in 2012; today, Scott, along with winemaker Benoit Touquette oversee the operations at Realm Cellars. Scott has been involved in the wine industry for many years – first working at Cakebread Cellars and later for Global Wine Partners, (a company that focused on wine investments) and then for Bill Harlan to help develop PROMONTORY.