Jennifer Brown of BACA - On The Wine Road

In this episode, you’ll meet Jennifer Brown of BACA, which is a brand of Napa Valley’s Hall Family. They are more or less based in three counties, they source from a good number of appellations across California, and they have two other brands that we’ll touch upon, but we’ll focus on Jennifer’s BACA Wines.

BACA only produces Zinfandel, which I found interesting knowing that Jennifer’s family has gained notoriety for Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Sauvignon Blanc. Jennifer and I met in 2020 at the Zinfandel Advocates and Producers Zinfandel Experience Grand Tasting event and she told me she loved to skip through the Zinfandel vineyards as a child. Zinfandel? Hearing that from a Hall family member struck me with enough curiosity I wanted to hear the full story of how she ended up focusing on Zinfandel instead of the other varieties her family is well-known to produce. Today, you will get to hear that story.

We recorded the interview on BABA’s outdoor lounge sofas.

Just off the outdoor patio area is a Zinfandel vineyard…and a tractor.

The BACA tasting bar. There are more chairs and tables as well.

BACA artwork

It’s a desire of the Hall family to include compelling, stunning artwork on all their properties indoors and out. Here’s some of what you’ll see at BACA just west of Healdsburg.

As you’ll hear in the interview BACA offers a playful atmosphere including their own board game which is part of their BACA Sensory Experience.