En Garde Winery

En Garde founder and winemaker Csaba Szakál grew up on his family’s vineyards learning the art of winemaking from the ground (or soil!) up. As a boy in Hungary he spent his summer holidays helping his grandparents take care of their grape vines and fruit trees. He quickly learned the value of hard work. He also witnessed the relationship between his family’s disciplined, methodical approach and producing high-quality fruit at harvest. Csaba believes great wine is made in the vineyard; he collaborates closely with the best and most dedicated growers in California’s Napa and Sonoma counties. Szakál creates exceptional wine from sites that are both ideally suited for particular varietals and which also provide fully expressive fruit in less-than-perfect vintages.