Coombsville
Coombsville Vintners and Growers is a Napa Valley wine trade association representing 30+ wineries and 70+ vineyards in the Coombsville AVA, a federally designated volcanic-caldera region producing terroir-driven Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc for direct-to-consumer enthusiasts and fine wine collectors.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2011
- HeadquartersNapa, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingServices
What Coombsville does
Coombsville Vintners and Growers (CVG) is a membership-based wine trade association representing the Coombsville American Viticultural Area (AVA), located in the southeastern corner of Napa Valley, California. Designated in December 2011 as Napa Valley's 16th AVA, Coombsville is geographically defined by a volcanic caldera spanning approximately 5 by 5 miles, with volcanic soils, cool climate influence from San Pablo Bay fog and breezes, and diverse elevations and exposures. The association represents 70+ vineyards and 30+ small family-owned wineries producing Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Bordeaux-style blends characterized by old-world elegance, minerality, and lower alcohol levels (13.5%-14.5% ABV typical for Cabernet Franc).
The association itself does not produce or sell wine; it functions as a collective marketing and promotional body for its member vintners and growers. Its activities center on organizing the annual Discover Coombsville grand tasting at CIA at Copia, hosting educational masterclasses at Napa Valley Wine Academy, and securing press coverage in Forbes, Wine Spectator, Decanter, and San Francisco Magazine. Notable member wineries include Palmaz Vineyards (with proprietary FILCS fermentation monitoring, VIGOR multi-spectral aerial imaging, and an 18-story gravity-flow cave), Paul Hobbs Winery (recently earning a Decanter 100-point score), Caldwell Vineyard, Favia, Far Niente, and Silverado Vineyards.
Revenue mechanics are not disclosed. The association operates on member dues and event-related income, while individual member wineries generate direct-to-consumer revenue through tasting rooms, wine club memberships (typically twice-yearly shipments), direct shipping, restaurant and retail distribution, and auction channels. Pricing spans $72 to $350 per bottle for Cabernet Sauvignons, with member Cab Franc per-ton pricing in Napa now exceeding Cabernet Sauvignon. Geographic distribution is primarily US-focused via direct-to-consumer channels, with recent expansion into the Place de Bordeaux merchant network for fine wine distribution.
Coombsville firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Coombsville
- Legal name
- Coombsville Vintners and Growers
- Website
- https://coombsvillenapa.org
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2011
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Coombsville Vintners and Growers is a Napa Valley wine trade association representing 30+ wineries and 70+ vineyards in the Coombsville AVA, a federally designated volcanic-caldera region producing terroir-driven Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc for direct-to-consumer enthusiasts and fine wine collectors.
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Coombsville industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Wine Region / American Viticultural Area
- NAICS
- Wineries (312130), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (445320), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)
- SIC
- Beverages (2080), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Wine & Sparkling Wine Wineries & Brands (CRADAIAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Wine Production & Winemaking (AFAFAAAB), Wineries & Vineyards (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAE)
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Where Coombsville is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Napa
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Coombsville business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel, Others
Revenue model
- Wine Sales: Individual member wineries generate revenue through direct-to-consumer wine sales via tasting room visits, wine club memberships, and direct shipments. The Coombsville Vintners and Growers association promotes the collective but does not sell wine directly.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels6 records
Coombsville product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Coombsville is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in the southeastern corner of Napa Valley, California, operating as a collective of small family-owned wineries, vineyards, growers, and winemakers. The association produces and promotes small-production wines including Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Chardonnay, and Bordeaux-style blends, distinguished by volcanic caldera terroir and a cooler microclimate. Revenue is generated through member winery tasting room visits, wine club memberships, direct shipments, and trade event participation rather than direct sales by the association.
Product overview
Coombsville is a wine region/AVA in Napa Valley, not a technology product company. The primary 'product' is the Coombsville American Viticultural Area itself—a collective of small-production family wineries and vineyards. The organization offers experiences including the annual Discover Coombsville grand tasting event, educational Cabernet Franc masterclasses, visitor planning concierge services, and member winery access through the Coombsville Vintners & Growers association. The wines produced in the region include Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Bordeaux-style blends, characterized by volcanic soil terroir, cool climate freshness, and minerality.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Coombsville AVA Wine Region The Coombsville American Viticultural Area (AVA) is a collective of more than 70 vineyards and approximately 30 wineries producing small-production, terroir-driven wines in the southeastern corner of Napa Valley, California. Wines include Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Chardonnay, and Bordeaux-style blends distinguished by volcanic caldera terroir, cool-climate freshness from San Pablo Bay fog and breezes, and old-world elegance with distinct minerality, smooth tannins, and balanced structure.
- Discover Coombsville Grand Tasting Event Annual flagship grand tasting event at CIA at Copia in downtown Napa featuring 30 Coombsville wineries pouring their wines to wine enthusiasts, trade professionals, and press. The event showcases the region's diverse portfolio including Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, and Bordeaux-style blends.
- Coombsville Cabernet Franc Masterclass Educational wine masterclass series focused on Coombsville Cabernet Franc, hosted at Napa Valley Wine Academy and led by Master of Wine Mark de Vere. Features tastings and panel discussions with Coombsville vintners exploring the varietal's regional characteristics, terroir expression, and stylistic distinctions.
- Coombsville Concierge Visitor Planning Service Visitor planning concierge service helping wine enthusiasts arrange tasting room visits, wine club sign-ups, and curated experiences across Coombsville member wineries. Provides itinerary design, booking assistance, and recommendations for planning trips to the Coombsville AVA.
Quantifiable outcome
- 6 of 34 wines featured in Wine Spectator's top California Cabernet tasting
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Coombsville
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Coombsville technology and API
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Coombsville partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Hillsborough Concours d'EleganceminorCoombsville Vintners and Growers participated in the first-ever Hillsborough Concours Wine Pavilion on June 22, 2025. Eight Coombsville wineries (Covert Estate, Redmond Wines, Glass Slipper Vineyard, Krupp Brothers Winery and Estate, Porter Family Vineyards, REWA Vineyards, Sciandri Family Vineyards, Terra Solis Vineyard) poured wines at this prestigious automotive event.
- Napa Valley Wine AcademycoreNapa Valley Wine Academy hosts regular Coombsville masterclasses, including the 'Coombsville Cabernet Franc! It's a Thing' seminar led by Master of Wine Mark de Vere. The Academy features Coombsville Vintners and Grower members in educational tasting events.
- Charlotte Wine + Food WeekminorCoombsville Vintners & Growers participated in Charlotte Wine + Food Week with a regional dinner featuring wines from Covert Estate, REWA Vineyards, Sciandri Family Vineyards, and Tournesol.
- Antonio Galloni / VinouscoreAntonio Galloni, founder of Vinous and renowned wine critic, partnered with cartographer Alessandro Masnaghetti to create detailed vineyard maps of Coombsville AVA. The map project involved extensive fieldwork, interviews with vintners, geologists, and experts, and consultation with wine geologist David Howell. The map debuted May 4, 2023, at CIA at Copia, making Coombsville the eighth Napa Valley AVA mapped by Galloni.
- CIA at CopiacoreThe Culinary Institute of America at Copia in downtown Napa served as the venue for the May 4, 2023 Vinous Coombsville map unveiling and associated panel discussions featuring Coombsville luminaries. The venue also hosts the annual Discover Coombsville grand tasting event.
- David Howell (Geologist)minorDavid Howell, co-author of 'The Winemaker's Dance: Exploring Terroir in the Napa Valley' and former US Geological Survey researcher, provides geological expertise and educational tours explaining Coombsville's volcanic terroir. His expertise was consulted for the Vinous AVA mapping project.
- Napa Sanitation DistrictminorCaldera Vineyard (Larry and Maria Dondero) secured a reclaimed water partnership with Napa Sanitation District and Napa Valley Country Club to address water needs for their vineyard operations.
- Stanford UniversityminorMark Herold instructs a wine and geology course at Stanford University, connecting academic expertise with practical winemaking experience from his Coombsville vineyards.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Coombsville competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Rutherford Dust Society: Non-profit trade association representing Rutherford AVA wineries and growers. Mirrors Coombsville's structure of organizing tastings, masterclasses, and AVA promotion, with comparable scale (dozens of member wineries) and a distinct, marketable terroir narrative.
- Mount Veeder Appellation: Appellation committee representing Mount Veeder AVA wineries in Napa Valley. Operates the same kind of member-driven AVA promotional model focused on a defined geographic sub-region with distinct terroir characteristics, paralleling Coombsville's structure.
- Calistoga Winegrowers: Association representing the Calistoga AVA in northern Napa Valley. Like Coombsville, Calistoga has volcanic soil influence and a member-driven promotional structure; the comparison is direct given overlapping terroir characteristics (volcanic soils) and parallel association governance.
- Carneros Wine Alliance: Wine trade alliance representing Carneros AVA producers across Napa and Sonoma counties. Functions as a comparable sub-regional promotional body with member wineries, events, and consumer education—sharing the cool-climate marketing angle that Coombsville also leverages.
- Stags Leap District Winegrowers: AVA-specific association for the Stags Leap District in Napa Valley. Same non-profit, member-driven model focused on promoting a defined sub-region's wines through events, tastings, and PR—an organizational template that closely resembles Coombsville Vintners and Growers.
- Oakville Winegrowers: Membership association representing vintners and growers in the Oakville AVA of Napa Valley. Operates with the same non-profit collective model, hosts grand tastings, and promotes a defined terroir-driven sub-region—directly comparable to Coombsville Vintners and Growers.
- Howell Mountain Wine Alliance: Howell Mountain AVA member organization promoting mountain-grown Napa Cabernet. Comparable to Coombsville in structure (non-profit grower alliance), function (AVA promotion, tastings, masterclasses), and member composition (small premium Cabernet-focused producers).
- Spring Mountain District Association: Member association for the Spring Mountain District AVA in Napa Valley. Shares the non-profit sub-appellation governance model, premium Cabernet positioning, and reliance on member dues, events, and earned media for collective promotion.
- Atlas Peak Winegrowers: Association for the Atlas Peak AVA in Napa Valley. Comparable as another small, member-driven Napa sub-appellation organization promoting defined terroir, with similar scale and promotional activities (tastings, trade events) to Coombsville.
Broad incumbents
- Napa Valley Vintners: Umbrella non-profit trade association representing the entire Napa Valley wine industry. While not a direct sub-regional peer, it is the broad incumbent governing body that Coombsville Vintners and Growers operates under, providing industry context for comparison.
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Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Frequently asked questions about Coombsville
What does Coombsville do?
Coombsville is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in the southeastern corner of Napa Valley, California, operating as a collective of small family-owned wineries, vineyards, growers, and winemakers. The association produces and promotes small-production wines including Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Chardonnay, and Bordeaux-style blends, distinguished by volcanic caldera terroir and a cooler microclimate. Revenue is generated through member winery tasting room visits, wine club memberships, direct shipments, and trade event participation rather than direct sales by the association.
Is Coombsville a public or private company?
Coombsville is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.
When was Coombsville founded?
Coombsville was founded in 2011. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Coombsville based?
Coombsville is headquartered in Napa, United States, in the North America region.
How does Coombsville make money?
One revenue line is on record: wine Sales.
Who are Coombsville's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Rutherford Dust Society, Mount Veeder Appellation, Calistoga Winegrowers, Carneros Wine Alliance, Stags Leap District Winegrowers, Oakville Winegrowers, Howell Mountain Wine Alliance, Spring Mountain District Association and Atlas Peak Winegrowers. Napa Valley Vintners is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Coombsville have an API?
No public API is recorded for Coombsville.
What industry is Coombsville in?
Coombsville's product category is Wine Region / American Viticultural Area. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRADAIAB, Wine & Sparkling Wine Wineries & Brands, with a secondary code of AFAFAAAB, Wine Production & Winemaking. Its NAICS code is 312130 and its SIC code is 2080.