Artisan Wines offers their wines under the brand Harvest. Our Harvest label showcases wines of premium quality and character, with emphasis on full fruit, complexity and broad appeal. The Harvest wines are delightful wines for everday drinking and offer exceptional values. The Harvest wines are presented with distinctive packaging that draws on simplicity and the history of wine in California.

Our Harvest label is from the mural in the St. Helena, California Post Office that recognizes the contributions of working Americans in the early development of the wine industry. In 1934 at the height of the Depression, the United States Treasury initiated a New Deal program to decorate public buildings. Regional and National competitions were held and commissions were awarded to artists and sculpturers solely on merit. Lew Keller was commissioned to create this mural on the basis of designs he submitted in a mural competition for the Social Security Board in Washington, D.C.. He completed his mural titled "Grape Pickers" in 1941. It was purchased for $750 and installed in June 1942.

About the principals:

Michael Fallow became interested in wine as a student at San Francisco State University and pursued his interest receiving a Masters of Science degree in Viticulture and Enology at the University of California at Davis in 1975. His career began that year managing mountain vineyards, now known as Pride Mountain Vineyards, and in 1977 he merged the vineyard experience with practical winemaking under such masters as Warren Winiarksi and Philip Togni. His experience includes winemaking, grape purchase and vineyard management at Robert Mondavi winery, Stonegate winery and William Hill winery. At William Hill, he assisted in launching a fledgling operation into one of today's major players in the wine industry. In his role as winemaker he was involved with national and international marketing.

Gavin Gracey is a South African born resident of Napa Valley since 1975. His love and passion for the wine industry came about from his involvement in the hospitality industry, from which he earned his degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. His prestigious positions in California included the General Management of Meadowood Resort in St. Helena and General Manager of the restaurant at Domaine Chandon. In addition to these operations he opened and operated country clubs, San Francisco Bay Area restaurants and nightclubs and finally a nationally popular design store in St. Helena, California (Napa Valley), before joining the wine industry as a permanent fraternity member. An avid home winemaker, he brings skills of management and marketing to Artisan Wines.