Ana Diogo-Draper

Coming Up

Ana Diogo-Draper has been Director of Winemaking at Artesa Vineyards and Winery in Napa since 2015. The work fits a method built on repetition, parcel by parcel and vintage by vintage: listen to the site, keep the process clear, and let the vineyard speak before the blend does. Portuguese by nationality, she puts the point bluntly: "I was born and raised in Portugal in a little town outside of Lisbon." That background reads through the wines in a style that favors line over ornament, texture over volume, and restraint over noise.

Where They Are Now

Since 2015, the Napa post has anchored Ana Diogo-Draper’s work in estate fruit, precision, and control. She is also founder and winemaker of Ana Diogo-Draper Wines, a separate label that extends the same disciplined approach beyond a single property. In 2023, she worked as a consultant, adding another mode of practice to a career already marked by range. Her method is low-intervention and component-driven: one small lot at a time, with distinct parcels expressed before the final blend is assembled. That is a practical way of working, not a slogan — each piece is given room before the whole is built. On estate fruit, she has said, "We really focused our attention since 15 on our estate vineyard." She has also said, "I think the Douro table wines are top," which places her palate squarely within a wider respect for wines with structure and lineage.

Signature

Ana's signature wines include Tempranillo, Touriga Nacional, Verdelho, Amador Touriga 2024, and Portugal Tempranillo 2024. Together they sketch a portrait of a winemaker attentive to structure, freshness, and the expressive possibilities of varieties that reward nuance.

In Their Words “We really focused our attention since 15 on our estate vineyard.” “I was at Rutherford Hill Winery for about eight years.”

Honors

Her named recognition on the page is professional: Director of Winemaking at a Napa winery, founder and winemaker of her own label, and consultant in 2023.