Welcome to Our B(ooze) Log
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| Spring 2023 | Summer 2023 | Fall 2023 | Winter 2023 |
| Chai Goes the Lemon | Isla Pear'rito | Rusty Bramble | GingerBee |
| Fashioned of Chai | Kola Tai | Valley Floor | Fireside Tonic |
| Parche'd Apple | Slung Pear | Petite Soufrance | NVD Watsonian |
| Mule'd Apple Cider | Napa Libertad | Winter Pomito |
| Spring 2022 | Summer 2022 | Autumn 2022 | Winter 2022 |
| *W.W.A.D.? | Acadian Buttefly | Spicy Dog | Breakfast Sour |
| *NVD Beautiful Day | Paramour | Fall French 75 | Sgroppino Pie |
| *Geranium Lemon Drop | Peach Mojito | Dirty Grapefruitini | Spicy Toast |
| *Up North Old Fashioned | St Angele | Holiday Leftovers |
| Spring 2021 | Summer 2021 | Autumn 2021 | Winter 2021 |
| * Indian Springs Spritz | * Caribbean Sunset | * Blue Da-Ba-Dee | * Portland Old Fashioned |
| * Carmel by the Sea | * Pineapple Sunrise | * Jennifer Juni-Pear | * Poms'mo |
| * Garden Grove | * Pink Flamingo | * BlueBerry Sangria | * By the Fire |
| * Citrus Heights | * Bird of Paradise | * Rosey Mule | * Pom Beach Tea |
| Spring 2020 | Summer 2020 | Autumn 2020 | Winter 2020 |
| * Yellow Brick Road | * Strawberry Coast | * Goldfinger | *Winter Wonderland |
| * Ruby Shoes | * Pirates Booty | * The Oscar Goes to... | *Sugar n' Spice |
| * There's No Place like Home | * Walk the Plank | * The Manhattan Experiment | *Naughty & Nice |
| * Behind the Curtain | * Davy Jones Locker | * Key Largo | *Mint Condition |
Arthur Hartunian - The Man Who Started It All
The Man
Who Started It All
Everybody, meet Arthur – the Owner and Proprietor of Napa Valley Distillery!
Like his wife and Distillery Co-Owner Lusine, Arthur was born in Armenia. When he was a kid, his family moved to Canada and soon after to central California. When he and Lusine met and started a family, Arthur went through a multitude of careers that he never truly fell in love with. He was a driver, a paralegal, an insurance broker and even a cards dealer in Las Vegas. Even if he was financially successful, Arthur decided that he didn’t want to live or work in a place that didn’t make him truly happy. So, in 2009, he and his family set out in pursuit of his true passion – spirits!
After what Arthur describes as “about six minutes of research” into the industry, Napa Valley Distillery was founded in 2009. Arthur has always been committed to living in the moment, so he took his passion for spirits and brief experience with making liqueurs at home and started the brand we all know and enjoy a decade later!
Today, Arthur prides himself and the Distillery in the ambition to create unique products beyond people’s perceptions of spirits. Arthur has always set out to make classic spirits with historical roots and a modern twist – as evidenced by our wide array of brandies, for example. Having made brandy from grapes, pears, plums, nectarines, apricots, cherries and more, he fancies Napa Valley Distillery to be one of the most creative brandy makers in the industry!
In terms of Arthur’s favorite Napa Valley Distillery product, he says it is without a doubt the Old Hollywood Ginn. He got the inspiration for the Ginn by researching the way gins were made in the 1800s. One of his most creative libations, he says the Ginn describes our company in a nutshell. 
Perhaps not surprisingly, Arthur’s cocktail of choice is a gin and tonic, although he considers himself an “equal opportunity drinker”. Some of his favorite places to eat and drink in the Napa Valley include Morimoto and Bouchon Bistro.
Over the next ten years, Arthur only wants to see more of the ambition and growth the Distillery has shown since the beginning. Going forward, he would like the Distillery to continue making things that other distilleries don’t necessarily want to make, proving that you don’t have to follow a trend to be successful – you just have to follow your passion!
As Arthur always says, “The best is yet to come.”
Jan 25, 2019 at 1:00 PM
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Comments (5)Theodore Alexander - Tour Director & Spirited Specialist
Tour Director
& Spirited Specialist
Everyone, meet Theodore – Napa Valley Distillery’s Grand Tasting Salon Tour Director!
Theodore was born and raised in Sonoma County and currently lives in Napa. He’s been working for our Distillery since July 2015 – and in the words of Theodore, it all started with “a curly mustache and a fancy waistcoat.”
His cousins-in-law were bar Club Members and brought him to a tasting one night at the Distillery. The tasting made Theodore fall in love with our spirits (especially our Old Hollywood Ginn, which he still considers his favorite to this day!). Theodore was working as a bartender at the time and had a lot of questions. His cousin made a joke that he looked like the guys behind our bar and that maybe he should work there. Theodore jokingly asked if they were hiring – and the answer was yes. The next day he dropped off his resume, was interviewed on the spot and the rest is history.
As Tour Director, Theodore leads tours and tastings at our Distillery’s main location, facilitates our guests’ experiences and is one of the chief trainers for all new employees. In the years to come, Theodore would like to have a small hand in the manufacturing of our spirits. He would love to see the Distillery produce a bottled Sazerac sometime soon. 
Theodore is currently a licensed Certified Specialist of Spirits, as awarded by the Society of Wine Educators. This basically makes him the guy to ask for knowledge of any and all things booze. He hopes within the next 5 years to become a Certified Spirits Educator to take his expertise to the next level. He would also like to continue adding his own flavor to our tour program at the Grand Tasting Salon.
When Theodore goes out, he enjoys a French 75 or a Rum Fashioned (even though he once was served one with 1/8 cup of sugar by mistake). One of his favorite spots in Napa is Tannery Bend Beerworks, where they have a beer that’s been aged in our Brandy Cordial barrels!
Come do a tour and tasting with Theodore sometime!
December 2018 | A Very Pear-y Christmas
A sneak preview of what is in store for our Winter Bar Club Shipment!
