Tor Kenward

Founder - Owner, TOR Napa Valley

A little bit about Tor …

Tor Kenward is a winemaking icon, having spent nearly five decades on the front lines as a Napa Valley vintner. In 2001 he and his wife Susan founded TOR Wines to focus on small production, single-vineyard wines from esteemed family owned vineyard sites including; Beckstoffer To Kalon, Beckstoffer Dr. Crane, Vine Hill Ranch Vineyard, Melanson Vineyard, and Hyde Vineyard. TOR has collected twenty 100-point scores across multiple vintages released. The 2018 vintage of their flagship Cuvee, Black Magic, is now a 500-point wine.

In 2022, Tor released his best selling memoir, Reflections of a Vintner: Stories and Seasonal Wisdom from a Lifetime in Napa Valley to critical acclaim. The first printing sold out and a second printing will be released in 2025.