Sorry no details.
I just saw this mentioned on FB by my friend Rob Renteria (as a rumor). A man so full of life, talent and kindness. How did you hear?
Rob lives in SF instead of up here so he’s a little slow on the info. Look at May-Britt’s FB page if you want more confirmation.
Still unable to confirm. Michael Scherzberg, replied to Rob saying it is not a hoax. So far, mutual friends we know hadn’t heard anything, but none of them are in Deni’s inner circle.
Wait! What? Oh, this is so sad. Very kind person.
My deepest condolences.
Nothing on Google
May-Britt’s FB page confirms it. You could have given me a list with with a million possibilities for today. This would have been at the bottom of the page. Stuff like this reminds us that life isn’t fair. No day is promised.
There was a fatal car accident in Yountville last night. The driver/victim was from St. Helena and no name was given, just his age which was close, but not the same as Deni’s.
Very sad to hear. I did not have the opportunity to meet Denis, but I have enjoyed many of the wines he has made. What a terrible loss.
Horrible news.
Randy, it was that car crash.
Josh Phelps was a passenger. He survived.
Such a horrible tragedy. We were drinking the 2009 Aleinor last night and my family wanted to know who made such a wonderful wine.
This is so sad
Oh my God. So awful. So awful…
He was just playing on my Facebook page Friday. He was a great guy and talented winemaker. He will be missed.
He is the third person I know who has died in the last 24 hours. This is awful news.
Brian Tuite posted on FB, that’s how I heard. Terrible. R.I.P.
This is just so sad and heart-breaking to hear… 
Denis was so utterly kind, generous and warm-hearted. So sad.
From The Press Democrat ;
Denis Malbec, winemaker at Captûre Wines, dies in Napa County crash
CLARK MASON
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | April 16, 2016, 10:13PM
| Updated 2 hours ago.
A well-known North Bay winemaker was killed in an early morning crash Saturday in Yountville.
Denis Malbec, 46, of St. Helena, was driving a 2016 Mercedes-Benz west on Washington Street at an unknown speed around 1:10 a.m. when it ran off the road near Highway 29, according to the CHP. The vehicle struck a fence and a number of trees, according to investigators.
Malbec was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger, Josh Phelps, escaped injury, but was taken to Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa as a precautionary measure. Both men were wearing seat belts, according to authorities.
Phelps, 30, is the winemaker and co-founder of Taken Wine Co in St. Helena.
The CHP said it was unknown whether alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash.
Malbec, along with his wife, was a founding winemaker at Captûre Wines, with an estate vineyard on Pine Mountain near Cloverdale. He formerly worked at Chateau Latour, a famed French winery in Bordeaux.
With his wife, May-Britt, Malbec owned Notre Vin, a small-batch winery offering premium wines sourced from Napa and Sonoma county vineyards.
I picked up flowers and headed over the hill today to leave them at a memorial at the scene to honor the man’s memory and life. It is a fairly short section of road and I drove it both ways slowly. I saw no signs of an accident anywhere, or a memorial for that matter. I will scatter the petals to the wind.