Stack House

The Stack House wines are made in an approachable style, ready to be enjoyed with friends and family. Every good meal and excellent conversation can benefit from a great glass of wine. Anna's journey began at the University of California Davis, where she earned a degree in Viticulture and Enology. She spent her fourth year studying at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. After completing her degree in California, she returned to France to work the 2000 vintage at Château Cheval-Blanc. She was very fortunate to work for their technical director, Kees Van Leeuwen, one of the foremost viticultural professors in Bordeaux. Anna then moved to the Napa Valley and spent two years as the assistant winemaker at Seavey Vineyard before working for five years as the assistant winemaker at Bryant Family Vineyard under the tutelage of Philippe Melka. In 2007, Anna became the winemaker at Piña Napa Valley, where she crafts single-vineyard designate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon wines and where she makes her Ilaria wines. Anna also makes the Stack House and Tether wines in Napa. She and her husband, winemaker Mario Monticelli have winemaking projects in Barolo, Chianti, Maremma Toscana and Abruzzo. They travel to Italy with their three children to work on their wines there.