Art Finkelstein, Winemaker
With over 30 years of winemaking experience, Art Finkelstein was literally making "garage wines" before the term was coined to describe small winemaking operations in which the wines develop a cult-like following.

After a successful career as an architect in Los Angeles, Art began making wine in the early 70's. Wines made in his garage garnered top honors from virtually every competition entered. A trip to Napa Valley in 1971 began the germination process of wine as a profession and in 1979, Art purchased a vineyard just south of St. Helena where he designed and built Whitehall Lane Winery.

At Whitehall Lane, he continued his efforts as a commercial winemaker, releasing his first wine in 1980. As demand for the wines grew and production increased Believing that smaller is better, Art and his wife Bunnie purchased a 14-acre hillside vineyard in the eastern hills of Napa Valley outside of St. Helena. Here he designed and built his second winery, Judd's Hill with the first release of wine in 1989. The goal has remained to produce no more than 3000 cases each year, an amount that allows Art a hands-on approach to every aspect of wine production. In the 1990's Art's son, Judd, joined the winery and now works alongside Art in wine production. Art and Judd craft our Happy Valley Cellars wines at their new, state-of-the-art winery in the Napa Valley.
 
Judd Finkelstein, Winemaker
Judd Finkelstein is a Napa Valley native. Being raised in the heart of wine country while his very creative parents were developing their own winery, Judd was involved from an early age in every facet of grape growing and winemaking.

Judd left Napa Valley to work towards his undergraduate degree with the intention of pursuing a career in radio and film  Soon Judd came to realize that he wanted to fully establish himself in the wine business. As his passion for winemaking and his interest in the wine business grew, he decided to follow in the family business and went on to study winemaking at U C. Davis and Napa Valley College.