A True Generational Estate

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As stewards of exceptional land, Rudd Estate seeks to craft wines that reflect the ultimate expression of our world-class terroir – respecting traditions of the past, challenging the present, and imagining future possibilities.

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We Dare to Think
Differently

Our team members work together in the relentless and uncompromising pursuit of a shared singular goal: to achieve the absolute pinnacle of our land’s potential.

It is our intention that Rudd Estate embodies a sense of timelessness, passing down expertise and commitment to our vision through generations, with each generation earning the right to steward the land and accept the responsibility to do better than the preceding one.

At Rudd Estate, we farm our land organically and biodynamically by our own farming team for two primary reasons.

First, to ensure the health of our land will be here for the next generation. Second, to obtain the best possible expression of our terroir. Our in-house farming team is dedicated to the year-round care of the vineyards from pruning through harvest – their meticulous attention to detail plays an essential role in realizing the potential of our land.

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The Rudd Estate winegrowing team has always felt a deep connection to the land here.

We are embracing the entire Estate by reintroducing the Crossroads label to craft wines that reflect the unique geological properties and winemaking techniques available to our winegrowing team.

The Rudd Estate winegrowing team has always felt a deep connection to the land here.

We are embracing the entire Estate by reintroducing the Crossroads label to craft wines that reflect the unique geological properties and winemaking techniques available to our winegrowing team.

Our People

All in the Family

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Natalie Bath

A native Californian who grew up in St. Helena, Natalie Bath came back to the Napa Valley after graduating college with the intention of applying to law school. However, she fell back in love with the beauty of the Napa Valley and gained a new appreciation for wine while working in restaurants, and set about to explore if winemaking was the right path for her.

A native Californian who grew up in St. Helena, Natalie Bath came back to the Napa Valley after graduating college with the intention of applying to law school. However, she fell back in love with the beauty of the Napa Valley and gained a new appreciation for wine while working in restaurants, and set about to explore if winemaking was the right path for her.

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