If you open up a winery in an old service station, folks are bound to take note—they will also try to pump gas, of course, until they find out that you’re actually making wine.

But that’s just what Tank Garage Winery’s founder James Harder did when the winemaker opened their doors in 2014. “We always said Napa didn’t need another farmhouse or Tuscan or French-style chateau winery,” admits Harder. “We needed to do something different. It was really about our willingness to explore, take risks, and try things. It felt like a cool backdrop for that.”