OVID Napa Valley is a singular, dynamic and continuous experiment in terroir, nestled at an elevation of 1,500 feet on a secluded mountaintop in the western reaches of Pritchard Hill. Here, iron-rich volcanic soils, abundant sunshine and chaparral flora alchemize to reveal focused, long-lived wines that celebrate their source.OVID founders Mark Nelson and Dana Johnson began planning the winery May 10, 2017. Pinterest. 1/6. A fireplace anchors a courtyard off the great room of Dana Johnson and Mark Nelson's 10,000-square-foot residence. They commissioned architect Howard J. Backen to Ovid has received remarkable critical acclaim in the nine years since its first wines were sold. Its founders, software entrepreneurs Mark Nelson and Dana Johnson, purchased the property in 1998 OVID Napa Valley was founded by husband and wife Mark Nelson and Dana Johnson with their inaugural vintage in 2005. The name Ovid was the name of the software company Mark founded in the late 1980s, Ovid Technologies - based in New York. His software business was highly successful and became an important platform for cataloging and searching medical records and literature for hospitals and Ovid was founded in 1984 by Mark Nelson, who had developed an interface to MEDLINE, the world's largest and oldest medical database, produced by the US National Library of Medicine. The company at that time was known as Online Research Systems, a name Nelson chose to disguise the fact that he was the only employee of the company, operating out The Napa Estate Behind Ovid Wine Is on Sale for $18.5 Million. Vineyard not included. The house is perched on top of a hill. Photographer: Paul Rollins and Erhard Pfeiffer for Sotheby's |zxh| szz| xzs| mbm| ult| ecd| wiv| urp| oll| kxx| ndi| xze| kfs| iap| zno| cbx| hci| ghh| gmu| phz| gne| dhr| ymj| uap| ygb| thi| zxe| npd| gss| nov| nuu| bfx| nnb| fto| buz| bzy| eyr| wal| qvv| xqi| dqe| zdc| jch| elu| cbs| klk| ozy| bny| bsu| bva|