Elyse Winery

We make wine. Very, very good wine.

I’m Ray Coursen, winemaker and owner at Elyse Winery in Napa Valley, California. My wife Nancy and I run the winery and these are our children, Elyse and Jake. Before you look around the website and see what we’re up to now, I’d like to tell you how we have gotten this far. In 1983, when Nancy and I were both working in Cape Cod restaurants, I asked Nancy when she’d be ready to move to...

Story In 1983, Nancy and Ray arrived in California from Cape Cod to fulfill Rays dream of making wine and Nancys taste for adventure. After working harvest at Mt. Eden Winery in Saratoga, they moved to Napa Valley and became innkeepers for a bed &breakfast. Ray then spent formative time at Tonella Vineyard Management, where he gained philosophical perspective and practical knowledge working in...

Elyse Winery is a boutique producer of single vineyard wines of uncompromising quality. We are critically and publicly acclaimed for our Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, and Rhone-inspired wines. Our tasting room is intimate, casual, and staffed by fun and informative attendants.