Happy Mommy Wines was founded by Dana Volk, a single working Californian mom of two kids. Dana has been making wines along California’s Central Coast since 1996. 

In 2011, while working in Santa Barbara County (Bridlewood, Byron), Dana conceptualized her brand, Dana V. Wines. Later, her first purchase of fine wine grapes for her inaugural collection; was an eponymous portfolio of vineyard-designated wines, hand-made by Dana and her team in the Santa Ynez Valley. 

At wine events around the country, Dana met many similarly hard-working women with equally discerning tastes and interests. Like her, they care about where their food and beverages come from, enjoy the finer things in life, and adhere to household budgets, with either familial needs or personal bills to consider. These women inspired the creation of Happy Mommy Wines.