In all my years of traveling to Napa Valley, I had not had the opportunity to visit Spring Mountain. The thrilling, hilly, twist turning drive up Spring Mountain to Cain Vineyards & Winery explained why. Spring Mountain is off the beaten path and is perched up above St. Helena on the eastern slope of the Mayacamas Mountains that separate Napa and Sonoma Valley. It is in these rugged hills that I fell in love with a part of Napa Valley that is quiet, remote and rural. After my visit to Cain Vineyards I made a couple of other trips up Spring Mountain and discovered small family owned vineyards with a deep sense of community and history. Spring Mountain was one of the first areas planted in Napa Valley, going back to the 1800’s
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