About Damian Rae Winery

About Damian Rae Winery | Vineyards | Winemaking Team | Retail Locations

Wine celebrates life. And many times a special bottle of wine will make an ordinary occasion, well…magical. That’s the essence of the philosophy at Damian Rae Winery — to create captivating moments, any day of the year.

Worlds away from the mass-produced wine products found on supermarket shelves, the boutique offerings that are Damian Rae are uniquely different, and perhaps reflective of the driving personalities of the winery’s founders, John and Sharol Tarabini. Veterans of the corporate world, the Tarabini’s have married the best practices of their business experiences with an uncompromising passion for quality winemaking. That powerful combination of complex forces has lead to something very simple: first-class wines.

Making quality wines of character, however, requires more than just strong personalities and desire. It calls for premium grapes from California’s top vineyards. And a talented, experienced winemaking team. That’s why we source the best fruit available from the Napa Valley and other distinguished appellations, and then put it in the hands of talented professionals who nurture the grapes and patiently coax out their fullest potential. Not a quick or easy process, but magically rewarding for the end user.