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TABLE OF CONTENTS | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK
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F E AT U R E
WINERY
S E P T E M B E R 2 5 , 2 0 0 9 – I S S U E 3 9 – V O LU M E 2 8
Trinchero Napa Valley ON THE COVER
ZD Wines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
24
WINE COUNTRY NEWS

Wine Country Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-19
Wineology by Len Napolitano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SPECIAL COUPONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

COVER
WINE COUNTRY GETAWAYS

ON THE
Overnight Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
NAPA VALLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-47
ZD Wines St. Helena Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Calistoga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-39
I N W I N E C O U N T R Y 19
Yountville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Downtown Napa Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Napa Valley Fine Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Napa Valley Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-45
NOT TO MISS
SONOMA COUNTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48-63

Sonoma County Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-51
Russian River Area Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Santa Rosa Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Wine Country Film Festival Geyserville Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Healdsburg Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
O F T H E W E E K 62
Sonoma Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58-63

Sonoma Valley Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
TA S T I N G R O O M
Glen Ellen Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Sonoma Plaza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
MENDOCINO & LAKE COUNTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-65
Lake & Mendocino Counties Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
LIVERMORE VALLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Livermore Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
The Cave
LODI/WOODBRIDGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Lodi/Woodbridge Area Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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NORTHERN CENTRAL COAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68-73

OF THE WEEK
Monterey Bay/Santa Cruz Mountains Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Carmel Valley Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
WINE CLUB
Salinas Valley Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
SIERRAS/FOOTHILLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Sierra Foothills Wineries Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
WINERY LISTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75-86
Whitehall Lane Winery
Head
See the “right” side of the Napa Valley wineries map on page 44-45
WINE COUNTRY NEWS | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK
WINE CLUB
OF THE WEEK WHITEHALL LANE WINERY
WINE CLUB DETAILS
he architecture has
always been striking,
T even more so now with
Whitehall Lane is a family owned winery, and
when you enroll in the Wine Club, you become a
the recent addition which
blends in perfectly with the member of their extended wine family. Enjoy
original. It is indisputably a winetasting in the new Club Room with its
modern structure, but one panoramic vineyard views and tranquil setting.
surrounded by what seem to They also have “The Flash,” who is part super
hero and part wine club concierge, searching
the Napa Valley for great deals and inside
be timeless vineyards and
scoops for you to enjoy!

vines, backed up by the
slopes of the Mayacamas
Range, one of two sets of parallel and dramatic topographical outcroppings that All members receive the following benefits:
make the Napa Valley a true valley. • VIP access to the Club Room for seated tast-
Though the winery was founded in 1979, the history of the soil cultivation on ings and charcuterie
the property dates back to the mid 1800s. In 1993, the Leonardini Family of San • Exclusive use of the Winery Garden for picnics
(up to eight people: complimentary; addi-
tional guests: $15 per person; overall
Francisco took over Whitehall Lane estate, updating the winemaking and starting a
maximum of 16)
new barrel-aging program, all while they keep sourcing the finest vineyards for the
• Exclusive access to Katie “Flash,” the Club
best grapes. Starting with one vineyard they now own prime vineyards that include
concierge
the Whitehall Lane Estate Vineyard, Rutherford West Vineyard and Bommarito
• Special discounts & access to winery-only wines
Vineyard in the Rutherford Appellation, Leonardini Vineyard and Fawn Park Vine-
yard in St. Helena, and the Oak Glen Vineyard in the Oak Knoll District to the • Special re-order pricing
south. The Estate Vineyard is 25 acres of “Rutherford Dust,” offering extraordinary • Access to big bottles and library wines
Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc fruit. The Rutherford West Vineyard offers outstanding • Invitations to special events like the Harvest
Cabernet Sauvignon fruit while the Bommarito Vineyard is planted to Cabernet Party & Will Call “Pick Up” parties
• Complimentary tastings in our main tasting
room for your party of up to six
Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. Fawn Park, on a gentle slope of
• Option to choose reds only

Eastern hillside, produces intense Cabernet Sauvignon and the 25-acre Oak Glen
Vineyard produces flavorful Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.
Choose between two club levels:
The Leonardini Vineyard is 14 acres of gravely soil yielding powerful Cabernet
Sauvignon fruit that goes into the famous and much sought after “Leonardini Vine- The Whitehall Lane Wine Club
yard” vineyard-designated wines. The Leonardini Family Selection wines are avail- • Three shipments per year (January, May,
able at the winery only and include small production wine including the Leonar- September) with an average cost of $170
dini Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, the Rutherford Appellation Cabernet Sauvi- plus shipping and sales tax
• 15% discount on current release 750ml,
and 10% discount on Reserve 750ml wine
gnon, a Pinot Noir and a very limited bottling of Port.
• Club discounts on Club Room & Reserve

Over the years Whitehall Lane has become synonymous with world-class wines,
Room tastings
and the continued efforts of the Leonardini Family are tangible proof of their
• Invitation to the annual Harvest Party &
commitment to crafting elegant, beautifully made wines that are among the best in
Will Call “Pick-Up” parties
the world.
As an example of their commitment and success, in Wine Spectator’s year-end
The Elite Wine Club
• Guaranteed allocations of each wine (select
ranking of wines, Whitehall Lane has been honored an unprecedented three times
six or twelve bottles) shipped as a pre-release

in five years for producing wines rated among the top five in the world.
throughout the year
• Approximately 5 shipments annually with an
average cost of $435 plus shipping and sales tax
• 15% discount on all current release 750ml &
1.5L bottles, including Reserve wine
• Complimentary ground shipping
• Complimentary Club Room & Reserve Room
tastings with charcuterie for your party (six-
person limit. Prior appointment required.
Open Daily 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. May be reserved twice per year)
• Complimentary admission to the annual
1563 St Helena Hwy., St Helena Harvest Party for a total of four persons
(800) 963-9454 ext 19 • www.whitehalllane.com
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | WINE COUNTRY NEWS
Over 250 Quality Wines

Under $25 at Wine Garage
Hidden next to a dilapidated ’40s-era former filling station on Highway 29 in
Calistoga lies the Wine Garage. A unique wine shop in Napa Valley that retails all
wine in the store under $25. Sound crazy? Its true. And the proprietors Todd and
Joy Miller, have hit on a niche in the Valley that had been very missed by the locals
there.
“There are a lot of winemakers here that can’t afford to drink the wine they
make” says Miller. “That’s crazy, yes, but who can afford to drink a $65 bottle with
dinner every night?”
Many people miss The Wine Garage on the first try upvalley, but the search is
well worth it. Miller stocks wine from all of California’s wine growing regions
including fifty Napa selections and 40 from Sonoma County. When he first sought
out buying the initial inventory, “I enlisted a local farmer buddy and his 15-foot
box van and off we went all over California hunting down the deals. I tried to seek
out the small producers who didn’t have distributors so I could pass the savings
on to my customers.” And Miller did just that. His store is stocked with high-
quality juice all under $25 and all are unique. Most labels in the shop are unrec-
ognizable – but all pass the same test; everything passes over Miller’s lips before he
makes a buy. “If I don’t love it, I don’t buy it, period. Sometimes I will taste over a
hundred wines in one day, load up the truck and haul it up to Calistoga, unload
at the store, and maybe I will crawl in bed by 3 a.m. Needless to say my buddy
bowed out of the deal after their second trip. I initially recruited him on a ‘hey lets
go wine tasting in Santa Barbara’ until he realized how much work it entailed. Poor
guy, he had to be at the farm at 5 in the morning.”
It is all worth it. Millers’ customers love him. He has a unique ability to hear a
verbal description of a customer’s favorite wine and translate that into a recom-
mendation for sometimes a third of the cost. “I have people all over the country
that use me as their local wine shop. I ship right to their door – and the cost of the
shipping is a drop in the bucket compared to what they save on the cost of the
wine.
Miller gets deals on Napa wine too. “I have winemakers from small wineries
stop in every week saying ‘I have something that will fit into the store,’ if they only
have 15 or 25 cases of an end-of-vintage wine – I am the perfect outlet for them.”
So head up to the Wine Garage and check out the best deals in the Valley at
1020 Foothill Blvd (Hwy 29), Calistoga, CA 94515. For more information, call
(707) 942-5332. You can also check out the website at winegarage.net.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK
NAPA VALLEY ONGOING ONGOING

Friday Night Pulse Tastings Tastings at Silverado Vineyards
ONGOING Acme Fine Wines, St. Helena, 5-7pm, free Napa, 707-259-6611, 800-997-1770x611, www.silveradovineyards.com
Fumé Bistro & Bar Happy Hour 888-963-0440, www.acmefinewines.com • Saddleblock Vineyard Tasting, $75
Napa, Spirit & snack specials, wine & beer, 4-6pm • Library Tasting, $75
ONGOING
• Daily Tasting Room Flights, Estate/$10, Premier/$20
707-257-1999, www.fumebistro.com Buon Amici Members & Guests
Benessere Vineyards, St. Helena,10am-4:30pm • Public Tours & Tasting, 10:30am & 2:30pm, $15
ONGOING WEEKENDS EXCEPT 4TH WEEKEND • Private Tour and or Tasting, 15-25 guests, $20/tour, $25/tour & tasting
707-963-5853, www.benesserevineyards.com
Wine Component Tasting Seminar
• Members Only New Release Tastings ONGOING
at Merryvale Vineyards • Barrel Tastings by appointment Appellation Tastings
St. Helena, 10:30am-12:30pm, $20, free/club members • Vertical Tastings by appointment at Elizabeth Spencer Tasting Room
707-963-7777, www.merryvale.com • Wine & Cheese Pairing by appointment Rutherford, 10:45am & 4pm by appointment, $40
EVERY 4TH WEEKEND ONGOING 707-963-6067, www.elizabethspencerwines.com
Wine & Food Pairing Seminar Jefferson House Reserve Room Tasting ONGOING
at Merryvale Vineyards at Monticello Vineyards Vineyard & Winery Tours
10:30am-12:30pm, $20, free/club members, St. Helena Napa, Reserve Wine Seminar, Corley Family Napa Valley $25 at Raymond Vineyards
707-963-7777, www.merryvale.com RSVP 707-253-2802 x18, www.CorleyFamilyNapaValley.com St. Helena, 11am (by appt), $15, Group tours available (by appt)
ONGOING THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS ONGOING FRIDAYS-MONDAYS 800-525-2659x620, www.raymondvineyards.com
Wine & Food Pairings Cooking Demonstrations at The DeBaun Theatre ONGOING
Peju Province Winery, Rutherford, 11am, Wine & Cheese Pairing St. Helena, Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, $12.50 Wine Tasting Experiences
1pm: Wine & Tapas Pairing, www.peju.com, 800-446-7358 707-967-2320, wsgr@culinary.edu, www.ciachef.edu at Benessere Vineyards
ONGOING St. Helena,707-963-5853x105, www.benesserevineyards.com, by appt
ONGOING
Tour & Taste In Hall Wines’ Ghost Winery • Personalized Wine Flights, daily, $10
Private Tours • Vineyards Walking Tour & Tasting, M-W, 10:30am, $15
St. Helena, Four barrel samples & four current releases, $20
Goosecross Cellars, Yountville, $25, RSVP 707-944-1986, www.goosecross.com • Fudge Pairing Experience, Sun, 10:30am, $15
707-967-2620, www.hallwines.com
ONGOING • Barrel Tasting, RSVP, Tues, Sat-Sun, 11am, $20
ONGOING • Barrel Tasting & Current Release, Tues, Sat-Sun, 11am, $25
Epicurean Explorations
Cabernet Flight Tasting at A Dozen Vintners • Barrel Tasting & Vertical, Tues, Sat-Sun, 11am, $25
Goosecross Cellars, Yountville, minimum 6 people, $95/3-course lunch St. Helena, Taste & compare award-winning Cabernets, $5
$135/5-course lunch, RSVP 707-944-1986, www.goosecross.com • Group Tasting, Sat-Sun, 1:30pm, $15
707-967-0666, www.adozenvintners.com
ONGOING
FIRST FRIDAY THROUGH OCTOBER ONGOING Tours & Tastings at Andretti Winery
Cheers! St. Helena Visitor Programs at Robert Mondavi Winery Napa, 877-386-5070x222, www.andrettiwinery.com
Downtown St. Helena, taste wine & enjoy live music while strolling! 6-9pm For details, 888-RMONDAVI x2000, www.robertmondavi.com • Individual Tastings, $12
$5/taste, $35/nightly pass, www.cheerssthelena.com • The To Kalon Tour & Tasting • A Guided Tasting • Private Winery Tour & Tasting, $15/tour, $20/tour & tasting
• Pleasure in the Glass • The Taste of Wine • Food & Wine Pairing • Vineyard Tour
ONGOING WEEKENDS
• The “Harvest of Joy”Tour & Lunch • Celebrating California Wine & Food • Blending Class • Wine Sensory Seminar
Reserve Room at Markham Vineyards
• Artisan Cheese & Wine-A Perfect Match • The Essence Tour & Tasting
Enjoy reserve and library wines by candlelight in an historic stone cellar ONGOING
$15pp, 11am-4pm, www.markhamvineyards.com, 707-963-5292 ONGOING Wine Tasting Options
Ansel Adams – John Muir Trail Exhibit Bell Wine Cellars, Yountville, 10:30am-4pm, 707-944-1673, www.bellwine.com
ONGOING Mumm Winery, Rutherford, 10am-5pm daily • Current Release Tasting, $15
Napa Valley Wine Train 800-MUM-NAPA, www.mummnapa.com • Reserve Tasting with cheese pairing, $25
Napa, 800-427-4124, www.winetrain.com
ONGOING • Clonal Tasting with cheese pairing, $75
ONGOING Progressive Tasting at Sterling Vineyards • Blending Seminar, $75, 4-10 people
Napa Valley Opera House Calistoga, Taste limited release wines at the winery • Clone 6 Library Tasting, $250
1030 Main Street, Napa, 707-226-7372, www.nvoh.org 800-726-6136, www.sterlingvineyards.com • Sonnette Library Tasting, $75
• Sept 25: Lavay Smith CD Release Concert • Large Group Tastings, $20, 11+ people
ONGOING
• Oct 3: Gala 2009 featuring Pink Martini • Grape to Glass Tour, $45, weekends, spring-fall
Reserve Tour & Tasting at Sterling Vineyards
ONGOING Calistoga, 11am, Private tasting in the Reserve Room after the tour, $45 ONGOING
Live at the Lincoln Theater 800-726-6136, www.sterlingvineyards.com Tasting at Grgich Hills Estate
Yountville, 707-944-1300, www.lincolntheater.com Rutherford, 9:30am-4:30pm, tours at 11am & 2pm, $10
ONGOING
Wine library tasting/$30, barrel tasting on most Fridays 2-4pm
• Oct 10: The Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular VIP Tasting & Artisan Barrel Factory Tour
707-963-2784, www.grgich.com
• Oct 18: Jack & The Beanstalk Bourassa Vineyards, Napa, Mon-Fri by appointment, $15 mid-week special
• Oct 22: The Brubeck Brothers Mention this listing, 800-499-2366, www.bourassavineyards.com ONGOING
• Nov 1: MacHomer Tastings & Tours at Artesa Winery
ONGOING
• Nov 11: John Cleese Napa, RSVP, 877-224-8309, www.artesawinery.com
Tours & Tasting at ZD Wines
• Vino con Queso, Wine & Cheese Experience, $40
• Nov 21: Peter Gros’ Mutual of Omaha – Wild Kingdom Rutherford, RSVP 800-487-7757, www.zdwines.com
• Daily Guided Tours • Vines & Wines, A Vineyard Tour, $40
ONGOING • Traditional Tasting, $10, daily 10am-4pm
• Premier Tasting, $15, daily 10am-4pm ONGOING
Wine Tasting at Back Room Wines
• Private Group Tasting, $20, by appt Tours & Tasting at Black Stallion Winery
Napa, 5-9pm, 707-226-1378, www.backroomwines.com
• Cellar Tour & Tasting, $25, 1pm weekends & holidays, M-F by appt Napa, 10am-5pm, 707-253-1400, www.blackstallionwinery.com
• Sept 25: Languedoc & Roussillon Wine Tasting • Vineyard View Tasting, $40, Sat-Sun 11am, M-F by appt • Regular tasting, $10
• Oct 2: Taste California Red Blends • Abacus Tasting, $600 for 4-6 people, by appt • Reserve tasting, $35, Sat-Sun
• Oct 9: Northeast Italy Wine Tasting • Wine Train, $180 Artisan cheese additional $7.50/person
• Oct 16: 207 Vintage Zinfandel Tasting
ONGOING ONGOING
• Oct 23: Wine Advocate 92+ Tasting
Tastings at the Popcorn Bar Educational Tours & Wine Tasting
• Oct 30: Taste Syrahs from Around the World at Flora Springs Winery at Castello di Amorosa
• Nov 6: Under Twelve Bucks a Bottle Tasting St. Helena,10am-5pm, 707-967-8032, www.florasprings.com Calistoga, 707-967-6272, RSVP, www.castellodiamorosa.com
• Nov 13: A Taste Tour of Italy • It’s all About You Tasting, $15 • Regular tour & tasting, $25-$40 • Reserve tour & tasting, $35-$50
• Nov 20: Back Room Blow Out XXXIV • Everybody’s Talking Tasting, $25 • Tasting only, $10-$25 • Young adult tours, $15-$20
ONGOING • Napa Valley Neighbor Program • Private VIP tours
ONGOING THURSDAY - SATURDAY
di Rosa Preserve Art & Nature Temptastings in the Temptation Cave THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
Napa, 707-226-5991, www.dirosapreserve.org at Flora Springs Winery Bacchus That Rascal
• Oct 17: Art: It’s Alive, 8th Annual Benefit Art Auction St. Helena,11am & 2pm, $25, $15/member Clos Pegase, Calistoga, free, 2pm, Multi-media presentation “History of Wine“
• Oct 31-Jan 30: Altered States, The Collection in Context RSVP 707-967-8032, www.florasprings.com 707-942-4981, www.clospegase.com
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | CALENDAR OF EVENTS
LAST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH EVERY SATURDAY ONGOING THROUGH MARCH 13

Winemaker Dinners at Fumé Bistro Chocolate & Red Wine Saturdays Changing Earth: Photographer’s
Napa, Local favorite wineries are spotlighted in a four-course dinner. $60 at Bennett Lane Winery Call to Action Photo Exhibit
RSVP 707-257-1999, www.fumebistro.com Calistoga, 10am-5pm, www.bennettlane.com, 707-942-6684 Mumm Napa, Rutherford, 10am-5pm, www.mummnapa.com, 707-967-7700
EVERY SATURDAY ONGOING THROUGH DECEMBER 31 SEPTEMBER 26

ZD Wines: Wine & Cheese Seminar Book Launch Party, Alan Jacobson Author of Crush
Classic Rock Photography Exhibit
Peju Winery, Rutherford, 5-7:30pm, $30, 800-446-7358, www.peju.com
Rutherford, Includes visit to Wine Library & Cellar, 11am, $40 Markham Vineyards, St. Helena, 707-963-5292, www.markhamvineyards.com
800-487-7757 x107, 707-963-5188, www.zdwines.com SEPTEMBER 26
TUESDAYS THROUGH OCTOBER An Afternoon of Food & Wine
EVERY SUNDAY Weekly Art Shows at Monticello Vineyards
Sensory Component Tasting Clubhouse, River Pointe Resort, Napa, 5:30-8:30pm, 707-252-4200x152 Napa, New Releases – The Big Reds, 2-5pm, $35, 707-253-2802
at ZD Wines www.CorleyFamilyNapaValley.com
THURSDAYS THROUGH OCTOBER
Rutherford, 11am by appointment only, $20, 707-963-5188, www.zdwines.com
Harvest Night at Luna Vineyards SEPTEMBER 24-27
EVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY Until 7pm, specially priced wine tastings, $7.50 & special pricing on bottles of 23rd Wine Country Film Festival
Wine & Artisanal Cheese Pairings Pinot Grigio & Freakout. www.lunavineyards.com Napa Valley Expo, Napa River Inn, Cuvee Napa; various venues in Napa.
at Havens Wine Cellars www.wcff.us
ONGOING THROUGH OCTOBER 4
Napa, 10am-4:30pm, 707-261-2000, www.havenswine.com SEPTEMBER 26-27
Portals to the Past Exhibition
ONGOING Napa Open Studios
Napa Valley Museum, Yountville, Includes photo of Mike Grgich
Arts Council Napa Valley,www.nvopenstudios.com
Friday Night Winemaker Events www.grgich.com
Napa, 5-7pm, JV Wine & Spirits, $2, 877-469-9463, www.jvwine.com SEPTEMBER 26
ONGOING THROUGH OCTOBER 31 7th Annual Support Our Canine Heroes
ONGOING SATURDAYS Cathy Trachok Exhibition Wine Gala & Auction
Napa Riverwalk with Historian George Webber at Folio Winemakers’ Studio The Historic Carriage House, Charles Krug Winery, St. Helena, 4:30-10pm
2 hour tour with tales & lore of old town Napa, 10am, $20, 707-251-8500 Napa, 10am-4:30pm, 707-256-2757, www.foliowine.com 800-295-4050x4045, RSVP, $350
SEPTEMBER 26 OCTOBER 10-11 ONGOING

St. Supéry 20th Anniversary Party 30th Anniversary Celebration Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
Rutherford, proceeds go toward Valley Oak High School, 3-5:30pm at Prager Port Works Santa Rosa, 707-546-3600, wellsfargocenterarts.org
707-963-4507, www.stsupery.com St. Helena, join the Pragers for a special fall tasting-celebration! • Oct 1: Pink Martini
10:30am-4:30pm, $10/includes glass, www.pragerport.com, 800-969-7678 • Oct 2: Carlos Mencia
SEPTEMBER 26 • Oct 3: Neil Berg’s 101 Years of Broadway
Raymond Vineyards Harvest Celebration OCTOBER 11 • Oct 6: Emmylou Harris
St. Helena, 5-8pm, www.raymondvineyards.com Profile Club 9th Annual Harvest Party • Oct 10-12: Santa Rosa Symphony Set One
at Merryvale Vineyards • Oct 13: Goodnight Moon & The Runaway Bunny
SEPTEMBER 26 St. Helena, music by The Brian Cline Band & rotisserie from RoliRoti • Oct 14: Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt
9th Annual Cruisin’ Calistoga 1-4pm, 877-887-7763, RSVP, www.merryvale.com • Oct 16-17: Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
Beer & Wine Festival & Car Show
OCTOBER 15 • Oct 17-18: American Philharmonic
Napa County Fairgrounds, Calistoga, 707-942-1473
Brix Unpaved: Street Feasts of Sicily at Brix Restaurant • Oct 21: Complexions Contemporary Ballet
SEPTEMBER 26 Aromas, tastes & sounds of the international street food scene. • Oct 22: Rodney Carrington
Napa River Rock & Stroll Yountville, 6-9:30pm, 707-944-2749, www.brix.com • Oct 24: Stephen Sondheim
Napa, Napa River Trail from Kennedy Park to Veterans Memorial Park, 8:30am • Oct 25: SRCA Red Priest
OCTOBER 16 • Oct 27: Spanish Harlem Orchestra
$15-$30, 707-252-1123
Johnny’s Lobster Feed Atop The Room • Oct 29: Of Mice and Men
OCTOBER 1 at Flora Springs Winery
4th Annual Pink Party ONGOING
St. Helena, 6-8pm, 707-967-6723, www.florasprings.com
Domaine Chandon, Yountville, Proceeds benefit Breast Cancer Research at Spreckels Performing Arts Center
OCTOBER 17 Rohnert Park, 707-588-3400, www.spreckelsonline.com
Queen of the Valley, 7-11pm, 707-944-2280, www.domainechandon.com
Oktoberfest Napa Valley • Oct 4: Film Series, Casablanca
OCTOBER 2-4 Napa Valley Expo, Napa, Live entertainment, beer garden, marketplace & more! • Oct 10: Joni Morris sings Legendary Ladies in Country Music
ZD Wines Celebrate 40th Anniversary 11am-10pm, www.oktobefestnapa.com, $10/online, $15 • Oct 11: Film Series, It Happened One Night
Rutherford, 800-487-7757, www.zdwines.com OCTOBER 17 • Oct 18: Film Series, The Maltese Falcon
• Oct 2: 40th Anniversary Abacus XI Dinner Cooking Class: A Trip to the Oxbow Market ONGOING
• Oct 3: 40th Anniversary Festival with Chef Mike C & Graeser Winery Sonoma Film Institute
• Oct 4: 40th Anniversary “Return to the Past” at di Rosa “Art Alive” Cedar Gables Inn, Napa, 2-8:30pm, $125 Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park
707-224-7969, www.cedargablesinn.com 707-664-2606, www.sonoma.edu/sfi
OCTOBER 3
• Sept 25, 27: Tulpan
The 2nd Annual Yountville Chili Cook Off OCTOBER 17 • Oct 2: Touch of Evil
9am at Yountville Park, live entertainment, salsa competition, chili. Freemark Abbey 2005 Bosché Release Party • Oct 9: My Father, My Lord
Judging at 2:30 p.m. Prizes and more! St. Helena, 12-3pm, $20/members, $30, 707-963-9694 • Oct 16: Age of Consent
For more information or an entry form, call the Chamber at 707 944-0904 www.freemarkabbey.com • Oct 23: Watermelon Woman
OCTOBER 3 OCTOBER 25 ONGOING THURSDAYS
1st Saturday Stroll Halloween Concert Thirsty Thursdays at Anaba
Downtown Calistoga, live music & wine tasting, 1-7pm at Grgich Hills: Les Violettes Sonoma, enjoy complimentary cheese & crackers to pair with your wine tasting.
www.calistogavisitors.com Rutherford, 2pm, $25, $15/members, 707-963-2784, www.grgich.com 4-5:30pm, 707-996-4188, www.anabawines.com
OCTOBER 3 OCTOBER 31 ONGOING SUNDAYS
Annual Harvest Party & Grape Stomp Club Artesa Casino Night Domaine Carneros Sparkling Brunch
Peju Province Winery, Rutherford,12-2pm: Grape Stomp, 6-11pm: Dinner & & Costume Party at Artesa Winery at the Fairmont Mission Inn & Spa
Dancing, $150, $130/members, 800-446-7358, www.peju.com Napa, 6:30pm, www.artesawinery.com, 877-224-8309 Sonoma, 9am-1pm, 707-938-9000, www.fairmont.com.sonoma
OCTOBER 3 NOVEMBER 5 ONGOING
Bennett Lane Harvest Party Napa Valley Wine & Grape Expo The Center for Performing Arts
Calistoga, 12-4pm, 877-MAX-NAPA, www.bennettlane.com Lincoln Theatre, Yountville, Napa Valley Grapegrowers, 9am-5pm 707-664-2353, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park
707-944-8311, www.napagrowers.org www.sonoma.eduperformingarts/perf/
OCTOBER 3
Mount Veeder Appellation Wine Tasting NOVEMBER 7 ONGOING
Vintner’s Golf Club, Yountville, 3-6pm, www.mtveederwines.com Red Cross Harvest Night Sunday Brunches by the Sea
at Castello di Amorosa Timber Cove Inn, Timber Cove, 10am-2pm
OCTOBER 3-4 707-847-3231, 800-987-8319, www.timbercoveinn.com
Eric Christensen at Galley 1870 Calistoga, Benefit for the Napa County Chapter of the American Red Cross
Hors d’oeuvres, elegant sit down dinner, silent & live auctions. 6:30-10pm ONGOING
V Marketplace, Yountville, 1-5pm, www.gallery1870.com, 800-322-1870
$195, www.napacountyredcross.org Winemaker Tasting
OCTOBER 10 Wine Spectrum, Santa Rosa, 6-8pm, $10
Harvest Party & Lu’au 707-525-8466, www.winespectrum.com
at Flora Springs Winery
SONOMA COUNTY
ONGOING
St. Helena, Complete with a Ukulele Festival Terroir & History Tour at Chateau St. Jean
ONGOING SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
707-967-6723, www.florasprings.com Kenwood, A visit to Chateau St. Jean lifts all of your senses.
Wine & Food Sampling at Hop Kiln
OCTOBER 10 Russian River Valley, Visit the historic tasting room to enjoy delicious wine & Complimentary, 11am-2pm, 707-833-4134, www.chateaustjean.com
Crush Party at V. Sattui sample over 80 food items in their gourmet marketplace, 10am-5pm ONGOING
St. Helena, Special evening of wine, food & fun! 6:15-9:30pm 707-433-6491, www.hopkilnwinery.com Escape to Wine Country Concert Series
$69/members, $75, 800-799-2337, www.vsattui.com EVERY FIRST THURSDAY THROUGH OCTOBER Landmark Vineyards, Kenwood, Bocce ball, wine, picnic & horse-drawn wagon
Downtown Sebastopol Art Walk • Sept 26: Jazz Keyboardist, John Simon
OCTOBER 10
• Oct 3: French Cabaret Artist, Michel Saga
Release Party at Mumm Napa Downtown Sebastopol, 6-8pm, 707-874-9462,
• Oct 10: Saxophonist, Ylanda Nickell
Rutherford, 2004 DVX & DVX Rose, hors d’oeuvres & live music, 1-4pm ONGOING • Oct 17: Folk Artist, Adam Traum
$25/members, $30, $35/at door, RSVP 800-MUM-NAPA, www.mummnapa.com Vineyard Walk & Photography Workshop • Oct 24: Blues Performer, Mark McDonald
OCTOBER 10 at B.R. Cohn Winery • Oct 31: Jazz Keyboardist, John Simon
Club Artesa Grape Stomp at Artesa Winery Glen Ellen, 10am-1pm, $45, $35/members ONGOING
Napa, 10:30am-3pm, $100, limited to 60 people 707-931-7924x123, www.brcohn.com Wine & Food Pairing at Kendall-Jackson
877-224-8309, www.artesawinery.com ONGOING Fulton, Special reserve food & wine tasting, 10am-4pm, $25
OCTOBER 10 Exclusive Wine & Cheese Tasting 707-571-7500, www.kj.com
Hot October Nights at B.R. Cohn Winery ONGOING THURSDAY-SATURDAY
Napa Valley Expo, Napa; wine, food, auctions & live music by Pride & Joy! Glen Ellen, 11am & 3pm, $25, $20/members Michel-Schlumberger Winery Green Tour
6-11pm, 707-258-1202, www.kiwanisclubofnapa.org 707-931-7924x123, www.brcohn.com Healdsburg, 10:30am, $25, 800-447-3060, www.michelschlumberger.com
ONGOING MONDAY-SATURDAY ONGOING FRIDAYS-MONDAYS ONGOING

Robert Young Estate Winery Vineyard Tours Hanna Winery Reserve Tasting Gallery Guided Winery Tours at Gloria Ferrer
& Tasting in a Remodeled Grape Gondola Alexander Valley, Taste limited-production reserve Bismark Mountain wines Sonoma, 11am, 1 & 3pm, $10, 707-996-7256, www.gloriaferrer.com
Geyserville, 11:30am, $10, box lunch provided for $20 paired with local artisanal cheese selections from The Cheese Shop in
ONGOING
707-431-4811, www.ryew.com Healdsburg, $10pp, 707-431-4310, www.hannawinery.com
Tastings at the Vine & Barrel
ONGOING FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS EVERY FRIDAY Petaluma, 3-5pm, 707-765-1112 www.vineandbarrel.com
‘Come Crush With Us’ at Icaria Creek Winery Complimentary Wine Tasting at Flamingo Hotel • Oct 3: Syrah & Rhone Varietal Tasting
Winemaker Jeff Smith leads a tasting of bottled & barreled wines Santa Rosa, in the Terrace Grille featuring Sonoma County wines, 5:30-7pm • Nov 14: The Great Petaluma Pinot Noir Tasting
RSVP 707-486-9623, www.icariawinery.com 707-545-8530, 800-848-8300, www.flamingoresort.com
ONGOING FRIDAYS THROUGH OCTOBER 30
THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH ONGOING Summer Jazz Series at the Ledson Hotel
Twilight Tours & Tapas Wine Experiences at Chateau St. Jean Sonoma, 6-10pm, 707-996-9779, www.ledsonhotel.com
Audellsa Estate Winery, Glen Ellen, $35, 5:30pm Kenwood, Ten person minimum, 2 hours, $50, by appointment
ONGOING
707-933-8514, www.audellsa.com 707-833-4134x5258, www.chateaustjean.com
Live From the Middle Reach Summer Music Series
• Cinq Cépages Blending Seminar, Eight person minimum, 2 hours, $75
ONGOING WEEKENDS C. Donatiello Winery, Healdsburg, 1-4pm, tasting 11am-5pm, free
• Cinq Cépages Component Tasting, Eight person minimum, 1.5 hours, $25
Wine & Chocolate Pairings at Fritz Winery 707-431-4442, www.cdonatiello.com
• Private VIP Wine Tasting, 10:30am, 1 & 3pm, $25, 1 hour
Cloverdale, 10:30am-4:30pm, $5 tasting fee covers the pairing • Sept 27: Dani Paige Band
• Box Lunch Prgram with Tour
707-894-3389, www.fritzwinery.com
FRIDAYS THROUGH OCTOBER
ONGOING
EVERY WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY Music in the Courtyard
Tours, Tastings & Seminars at St. Francis Winery
Santa Rosa Original Farmers’ Market Michel-Schlumberger, Healdsburg, 5:30-8:30pm, $5
Santa Rosa, Ten person minimum, Call for more information & reservations
Santa Rosa Veteran’s Building parking lot, 707-522-8629, 8:30am-noon 707-433-7427, www.michelschlumberger.com
888-675-WINE(9463)x255, www.stfranciswinery.com
EVERY FRIDAY MORNING • Winery Tour & Tasting, 1.5 hours, $25 ONGOING SATURDAYS
Sonoma Valley Farmers’ Market • Vineyards Tour & Tasting, 1 hour, $20 Pizza Café at the Simi Winery
Depot Park, Sonoma, 9am-noon, 707-538-7023 • Blending Seminar, 1.5 hour, $65 Healdsburg, 11am-4pm, 707-473-3236 www.simiwinery.com
EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26 OCTOBER 2

The Art of Winemaking Workshop Wine & Chocolate Pairing B.R. Cohn Charity Auction Dinner
Petroni Vineyards, Sonoma, 10:30am-12pm Lambert Bridge Winery, Healdsburg, 2-4pm In the Olive Grove, Glen Ellen, 6pm
707-935-8311, www.petronivineyards.com www.lambertbridge.com, 800-975-0555x13 800-330-4064x27, 707-931-7927, www.brcohn.com
ONGOING TUESDAYS SEPTEMBER 26 OCTOBER 2-4
Tuesdays in the Plaza Concerts & Farmers’ Market Michel-Schlumberger Stargazers Dinner 2009 Sonoma County Harvest Fair
Healdsburg Plaza, Healdsburg, Market: 4-6:30pm Healdsburg, 6-9:30pm, 707-433-7427, www.michelschlumberger.com Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, Wine tasting, microbrews, live music,
707-431-1956, www.healdsburgfarmersmarket.org SEPTEMBER 26 chef demos & more. 707-545-4203, www.HarvestFair.org
WEDNESDAYS THROUGH OCTOBER 7 Earle Fest – A Celebration of Americana Music OCTOBER 2, 9
Ravenswood After Hours Johnny Rawls and the Blues Defenders, Houston Jones, The Rhythm Rangers, Fête de la Vendange Chez Copain
Ravenswood Winery, Sonoma, 5:30-7pm, $20 Trailer Park Rangers, Solid Air, Old Jawbone, The Mighty Chiplings, Jam Session (Harvest Celebration Lunch Series)
707-933-2332, www.ravenswood-wine.com Noon-6:30pm, Earle Baum Center, Santa Rosa, $15/advance, $18/gate Copain Wines, Healdsburg, 11am-2pm, $40,
www.earlefest.com, 707-523-3222, benefits people with sight loss 707-836-8822, www.copainwines.com
ONGOING THROUGH OCTOBER 20
SEPTEMBER 26 OCTOBER 3
The Wine Country Plein Air Invitational Exhibition
3rd Annual Healdsburg Arts Festival Annual Vertical Tasting & Reception
Fairmont Gallery, Sonoma, 707-996-2667, www.fairmontgallery.com Plaza Park, Healdsburg, 10am-5pm, 707-431-1970, www.plazaartscenter.org Chateau St. Jean Winery, Kenwood, 11am-3pm
ONGOING THROUGH OCTOBER 31 www.chateaustjean.com, 707-833-4134x5258
SEPTEMBER 26
Tuesday Night Farmers’ Market
Taste of Petaluma OCTOBER 3
Sonoma Plaza, Sonoma, 5:30-8:30pm, 707-538-7023
Putnam Plaza, Petaluma, Food, wine, beer, art & more. 11:30am-4pm From the Vine to the Wine & Lunch
ONGOING FRIDAYS THROUGH OCTOBER www.tasteofpetaluma.org at St. Francis Winery
Celebrate Late SEPTEMBER 26 Santa Rosa, Wine Club Exclusive Event, 10:30am, $55/members, $65/guests
at Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery Promenade et Pique-nique Series (Stroll & Picnic) RSVP 888-675-WINEx254, www.stfranciswinery.com
Sonoma, 7-9pm, 707-933-3204, www.sebastiani.com Copain Wines, Healdsburg, Walking tour & French inspired picnic with Rhone OCTOBER 3
LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH style wines, 10:30am-1:30pm, $35, 707-836-8822, www.copainwines.com Ledson Family Harvest Celebration
50 Mile AV Vintner's Dining SEPTEMBER 26 Kenwood, Exclusively for Wine Club Members
Glen Ellen, Barrel tasting & Old Vine Pinot Noir & Syrahs from Ashton Vineyard. 707-833-2330, www.ledsonwinery.com
Sonoma County Harvest Fair
Foods sourced locally. 4-7PM, RSVP. 707-935-3456, ashtonwines.com Awards Night Gala OCTOBER 3
SEPTEMBER 24 Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Santa Rosa, Unlimited food & wine tasting of Celebrate 2nd Anniversary of Ty Caton Vineyards,
Wine Tasting FUNdamentals winning wines! 7-9:30pm,$65, 707-545-4203, www.HarvestFair.org Muscardini Cellars Tasting Room in Kenwood
Gloria Ferrer Winery, Sonoma, 10:30am-12pm, $25 Live music, knockout wines, delectable food and unbelievable discounts.
SEPTEMBER 26
707-996-7356 , www.gloriaferrer.com Chinese Medicinal Herb Walk 5-8pm; $15, Club/free; RSVP MuscardiniWineClub@yahoo.com
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 18 Quarryhill Botanical Garden, Glen Ellen, 10am-12pm, $25, $20/members OCTOBER 3-4
Thirteen Local Artists – All Media Showcase 707-996-3166, www.quarryhillbg.org B.R. Cohn Fall Music Festival
Plaza Arts Center, Healdsburg, 11am-5pm SEPTEMBER 26 In the Winery Amphitheater, Glen Ellen, $95, $170/2 day pass
707-431-1970, www.PlazaArtsCenter.org Corvettes at the Castle at Ledson Winery 800-330-4064x27, 707-931-7927 www.brcohn.com
Kenwood, 11am-4pm, 707-833-2330, www.ledsonwinery.com • Sat: Doobie Brothers, Pablo Cruise, Little Feat, Jackie Greene,
SEPTEMBER 25 Pat Simmons Jr. & Eyewitness News Band
Fête de la Vendange Chez Copain SEPTEMBER 26-27
• Sun: Journey, Pablo Cruise, Taj Mahal, Lara Johnston & Whiskey Thieves
(Harvest Celebration Lunch Series) Weekend Along the Farm Trails
Copain Wines, Healdsburg, 11am-2pm, $40 Sonoma County Farm Trails, 10am-5pm, 707-837-8896, www.farmtrails.com OCTOBER 4-5
707-836-8822, www.copainwines.com Jocelyn Lonen Winery Golf & Grapes Event
SEPTEMBER 26-27
Mayacama, Healdsburg, 4:30-11pm, 707-832-6263, www.golfandgrapes.org
SEPTEMBER 25 10th Annual Art on the Ridge
It’s all in the glass, Riedel, that is! Bennett Valley, Santa Rosa, Bennett Ridge Artists Open Studios, 12-5pm OCTOBER 5
Seasons After Hours Series charbanach@comcast.net, 707-696-1055 B.R. Cohn Charity Golf Classic
Seasons of the Vineyard Tasting Bar, Healdsburg, 5:30-6:30pm, $15 Sonoma Golf Club, Sonoma, 11am tee-off
SEPTEMBER 26-27
RSVP recommended, walk-ins welcome 800-330-4064x27, 707-931-7927, www.brcohn.com
113th Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival
707-431-2222, www.seasonsofthevineyard.com Sonoma Plaza, Sonoma; wine tasting, live music, grape stomp, parade & more! OCTOBER 7
10am-6pm, www.sonomavinfest.org, 707-996-2109 Winemaker Dinner Series at Santé Featuring
SEPTEMBER 25
SEPTEMBER 27 Gundlach Bundschu Winery
Movie on the Green
Book Signing Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Sonoma, 6:30pm
Chateau St. Jean Winery, Kenwood, 6:30-10pm
with Louis J. Foppiano Sr. & Vivienne Sosnowski RSVP 707-938-9000, www.fairmont.com.sonoma
707-833-4134x5258, www.chateaustjean.com
Foppiano Vineyards, Healdsburg, Author of When the Rivers Ran Red OCTOBER 8, 22
SEPTEMBER 25 Petite Sirah & food pairings, 1-4pm, 707-433-7272, www.foppiano.com Wine Tasting FUNdamentals at Gloria Ferrer
Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival
SEPTEMBER 27 Sonoma, 10:30am-12pm, $25, 707-996-7356, www.gloriaferrer.com
Patron’s Night Gala
Food & wine tasting! Sonoma Plaza, Sonoma, 6-9pm Petaluma Downtown Antique Faire OCTOBER 9
www.sonomavinfest.org, 707-996-2109 8am-4pm, 707-762-9348, www.petalumadowntown.com, free B.O.B. II – Big Oktoberfest Bash
SEPTEMBER 25 SEPTEMBER 27 Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, Santa Rosa, Microbrew tasting, live
Finally Friday at Wilson Winery Great West End & Railroad Square Handcar Regatta music, food & more! 5-9pm, 707-579-1500x13, $35
Healdsburg, 707-433-4355, www.wilsonwinery.com Santa Rosa, 11am-6pm, handcar-regatta.com OCTOBER 10
SEPTEMBER 25 SEPTEMBER 27 Pendulum Club Harvest Party at Cline Cellars
Only Women Can Touch the Grapes Sonoma, 11am-4pm, 707-940-4000, www.clinecellars.com
Opening Reception:
Thirteen Local Artists – All Media Showcase to Stomp Out Breast Cancer OCTOBER 10 – NOVEMBER 15
Plaza Arts Center, Healdsburg, 5-7pm, 707-431-1970, www.PlazaArtsCenter.org Amphora Winery, Healdsburg, 12-4pm, 707-431-7767 www.amphorawines.com Animal House
SEPTEMBER 27 707-875-2244, www.localcolorgallery.com, Local Color Gallery, Bodega Bay
SEPTEMBER 25-27
Petaluma Fall Antique Fair OCTOBER 16
Simi Fall Forage
Kentucky & 4th Streets, Petaluma, 8am-4pm Dinner with the Winemaker Series:
Healdsburg, 707-473-3213, www.simiwinery.com
707-762-9348, www.petalumadowntown.com at The Bay View Restaurant
• Sept 25: Evening Kick-Off Celebration, 4-7pm, $25
• Sept 26: Forage Workshop & Lunch, 10am-1pm, $75 SEPTEMBER 27 Inn at the Tides, Bodega Bay, Featuring Francis Ford Coppola, $79
• Sept 26: Fall forage Feast, 6:30-9:30pm, $125 Blessing of the Animals at St Francis Winery 800-541-7788, www.innatthetides.com
Santa Rosa, 3-5pm, free, 888-675-WINEx255, www.stfranciswinery.com
SEPTEMBER 26 OCTOBER 24
1st Annual Baker Ridge Release Party SEPTEMBER 27 Promenade et Pique-nique Series (Stroll & Picnic)
Thomas George Estates, Healdsburg, free/members, $50 Porches at the Palace at Ledson Winery Copain Wines, Healdsburg, Walking tour & French inspired picnic with Rhone
707-431-8031, www.thomasgeorgeestates.com Kenwood, 11am-4pm, 707-833-2330, www.ledsonwinery.com style wines. 10:30am-1:30pm, $35, 707-836-8822, www.copainwines.com
OCTOBER 24 SAN FRANCISCO EVERY THIRD WEEKEND OF THE MONTH

4th Annual Fall Fest at Christopher Creek Open for Tasting
ONGOING
Healdsburg, 11am-4pm, $10/incl. logo glass Wednesday Sunset Sessions Martin Ranch Winery, Gilroy, 11am-4pm, $10/refundable w/purchase
707-431-8243, www.christophercreek.com Americano Restaurant at Hotel Vitale, 5-8pm free/club members, 408-842-9197, www.martinranchwinery.com
OCTOBER 27 – NOVEMBER 2 415-278-3777, www.americanorestaurant.com EVERY TUESDAY
Charles Schwab Cup Invitational ONGOING Focus on Monterey County Wines
Sonoma Golf Club, Sonoma, www.pgatour.com Film Night in the Park Cepage Wine Bar, Rancho Cellars, Carmel, 3-8pm
8pm, $6, $3/kids, 415-453-4333, www.filmnight.org 831-625-5646, www.ranchocellars.com
OCTOBER 30 – NOVEMBER 1
4th Annual Food & Wine Pairing Festival • Oct 3: Slumdog Millionaire, Washington Park ONGOING
Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Sonoma Golf Club, Sonoma,12:30-4pm World of Wine 2009
SEPTEMBER 29
800-868-7563, www.charlesschwabcupchampionship.com Chateau Julien Wine Estate, Carmel Valley, 831-624-2600, www.chateaujulien.com
New Zealand Wine Dinner, Tasting & Seminar
NOVEMBER 4 Campton Place, San Francisco, Bob & Julie Bath, Robert Bath Imports, $160 • Oct 7: Languedoc, France • Nov 4: Champagne
Winemaker Dinner Series at Santé 415-955-5574, Richard.Dean@tajhotels.com ONGOING TUESDAY - SATURDAY
Featuring Pride Mountain Vineyards Oya Salon and Ventana Vineyards
OCTOBER 11
Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Sonoma, 6:30pm Wine and Cheese Event
Treasure Island Wine Fest –
RSVP 707-938-9000, www.fairmont.com.sonoma Monterey, 2pm-on. Oya patrons can sample Ventana Vineyards award winning
Lodi Wine on the Water
NOVEMBER 6-8 Treasure Island, over 45 wineries, food, music & more…during Fleet Week! wines personally selected by Ventana Vineyards Manager Barbara Pluth. Wines
Holiday Affair Wine Country Weekend 1-5pm, $55/adv, $65, 209-365-0621, www.tiwinefest.com change monthly. 831-372-7415 X213, Ventana & 831-656-0570
at Ferrari-Carano Winery OCTOBER 13 SEPTEMBER 25
Healdsburg, 707-433-6700, www.fcwinery.com Tour de France Wine Dinner Harvest Wine Seminar
NOVEMBER 13 Campton Place, San Francisco, Martine Saunier w/Martines Wines, $160 Chateau Julien Wine Estate, Carmel Valley, 7pm grape crush, 8pm dinner
Dinner with the Winemaker Series: 415-955-5574, Richard.Dean@tajhotels.com $115, $90/members, 831-624-2600, www.chateaujulien.com
at The Bay View Restaurant OCTOBER 16 SEPTEMBER 25 – OCTOBER 11
Inn at the Tides, Bodega Bay, Featuring Hall Napa Valley, $79 3rd Annual WhiskyFest The Baker’s Wife
800-541-7788, www.innatthetides.com Western Stage, Salinas, 831-375-2111, www.westernstage.com
San Francisco Marriott, San Francisco, 6:30-9:30pm, $95, www.WhiskyFest.com
NOVEMBER 14 OCTOBER 24 SEPTEMBER 26
Artisano in Geyserville
Edgewood Hope Ball Corralitos Wine Trail Festival
Geyserville Inn, Geyserville, a boutique festival celebrating small production,
The Fairmont Hotel Nob Hill, San Francisco, 415-682-3201, www.edgewood.org Corralitos, 12-5pm, $35/adv, $40, 831-685-6680, www.corralitoswinetrail.com
locally handcrafted wine, food and art and the people who produce it. A
benefit for Slow Food Sonoma County's School Garden Project in elementary OCTOBER 26 SEPTEMBER 26
schools in Santa Rosa, Windsor, Healdsburg, Geyserville and Cloverdale. Chef Domaine Carneros Tasting Harvest Haikus at Poetic Cellars
demonstrations & live music. 12-5 pm, www.artisano.org Seminar & Dinner Soquel, Food/wine pairings, live music, art & haiku contest! 12-5pm, $10
Campton Place, San Francisco, Eileen Crane, CEO/Founding Winemaker, $160 831-462-3478
NOVEMBER 14
Wild Game Winery Dinner 415-955-5574, Richard.Dean@tajhotels.com SEPTEMBER 26-27
at St Francis Winery OCTOBER 29 – NOVEMBER 1 Bottle Your Own at Martin Ranch Winery
Santa Rosa, 6:30pm, $130, $104/members, RSVP 888-675-WINEx255 The San Francisco Fall Antiques Show Gilroy, 9am-4:30pm, RSVP, wine@martinranchwinery.com
www.stfranciswinery.com Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, 415-989-9019, www.sffas.org 408-842-9197, www.martinranchwinery.com
yers MONTEREY BAY AREA SEPTEMBER 26-27
LAKE/MENDOCINO ASA/Boardwalk Cheer & Dance Competition
ONGOING Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, 831-460-3342
EVERY SECOND SATURDAY Sunset Cultural Center-Carmel www.beachboardwalk.com
Food & Wine Pairings Carmel, 831-620-2048, www.sunsetcenter.com
OCTOBER 3
McNab Ridge Tasting Room, Hopland, 707-744-1986, www.mcnabridge.com • Sept 25: Carmel Author & Ideas Festival
Moonlight Dinner Train Party
• Oct 2: The Handsome Little Devils
ONGOING Roaring Camp Railroad, Felton, 831-335-4484, www.roaringcamp.com
• Oct 17: Carmel Music Society
Classic Concerts by the Lake
• Oct 18-19: Monterey Symphony Concert One OCTOBER 3-4, 10-11
Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa, Kelseyville
• Oct 28: David Sedaris Harvest Fair
800-660-LAKE, www.konoctiharbor.com
• Oct 30: 3 Mo’ Divas Roaring Camp Railroad, Felton, 831-335-4484, www.roaringcamp.com
• Sept 27: Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley & Jimmy Wayne
• Oct. 3: Jonny Lang ONGOING OCTOBER 10
• Oct 18: Rascal Flatts w/Darius Rucker Live at Golden State Theatre Afternoon of Fun at Mesa Del Sol Vineyards
Monterey, 831-372-3800, www.goldenstatetheatre.com Greenfield, 2-5pm, free, reservations needed, 831-624-8527
SEPTEMBER 25-26
• Oct 18: Jean Osborne, The Holmes Brothers & Paul Thorn www.mesadelsolvineyards.com
17th Annual Kelseyville Pear Festival
• Oct 25: Garrison Keillor OCTOBER 23-24
Main Street, Kelseyville, www.kelseyvillepearfestival.com
ONGOING WEDNESDAYS THROUGH OCTOBER Ghost Train
OCTOBER 10-11
Winemaker Wednesdays Roaring Camp Railroad, Felton, 831-335-4484, www.roaringcamp.com
Steele Wines Harvest Festival
Shadowbrook Restaurant, Capitola, Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers
Kelseyville, Wine, food, art & entertainment! 10am-5pm NOVEMBER 5-8
Association, 5pm, 831-685-VINE (8463), www.scmwa.com
707-279-9475, www.steelewines.com Big Sur Food & Wine Festival
ONGOING Big Sur resorts & restaurants, winemaker dinners & much more!
OCTOBER 11
Thursday Night Music Series www.bigsurfoodandwine.org, 831-667-0800
20th Annual Vineyard Run for Literacy
Bargetto Winery, Soquel, Enjoy music, food & Bargetto wine! 6-8pm SOUTH BAY
Steele Wines, Kelseyville, 5K/10K run, 5K walk
831-475-2258x11, www.bargetto.com
707-279-9475, www.steelewines.com ONGOING
ONGOING THIRD THURSDAYS Concerts at Montalvo Arts Center
NORTH CENTRAL COAST Sweet Thursdays at Cannery Row Saratoga, 408-961-5858, www.montalvoarts.org
Monterey, Family fun, music, fine dining & great discounts, 4-8pm
MARIN COUNTY 831-649-6690 ONGOING
Summer Concert Series
ONGOING ONGOING TUESDAYS The Mountain Winery, Saratoga
Marin Center in San Rafael Farmers’ Market at the Barnyard 408-741-2817, www.MountainWinery.com
Carmel, Organic fruit, vegetables & flowers, 11am-3pm, 831-624-8886 • Sept 26: Tony Bennett
SEPTEMBER 26
Floating Homes Tour ONGOING THIRD THURSDAYS • Sept 27: Cheech & Chong with guest: Shelby
Kappas Marina, Sausalito, 11am-4pm, $35 Monterey Museum of Art • Oct 2: Pink Martini
415-332-1616, www.floatinghomes.org Monterey, Evening of music, wine and hors d'oeuvres, 5-7pm, 831-372-5477 • Oct 5-6: Loggins & Messina
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Discounts SEPTEMBER 25 SIERRAS/FOOTHILLS
Tasting with Violet Grgich
ANDRETTI WINERY at Joseph George Fine Wines
San Jose, 5-7pm, www.grgich.com, 408-448-9464, www.josephgeorge.com
ONGOING WEEKENDS NOVEMBER 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 3
28th Annual Vintners’ Holidays
Two for one tasting with ad Seminars, discussions, dinners featuring wineries such as Mumm Napa,
SAN MATEO COUNTY
PAGE 7 Rombauer Vineyards, Chalk Hill Estate, Joseph Helps, Simi, Topel and many
EVERY SATURDAY
more. For details: www.YosemitePark.com/Vintners
Wine Tasting at Beltramo’s
The Ahwahnee, Yosemite Valley, 801-559-4949
CALIFORNIA WINE TOURS Menlo Park, 2:20-5:30pm, 650-325-2806, www.beltramos.com
EL DORADO COUNTY
Tour and tasting from OCTOBER 17-18
$69 per hour PAGE 31 39th Annual Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival ONGOING THURSDAY - SUNDAY
Main Street, Half Moon Bay, Celebrate harvest with a parade, music & more! Private Tastings with the Winemaker
9am-5pm, free, 650-726-9652, www.miramarevents.com Winery By the Creek, Fair Play, Taste with Charles B. Mitchell or a staff wine
CALISTOGA CELLARS ALAMEDA COUNTY educator! 11am-5pm, by appointment, $25, $20/members
530-620-2402, www.winerybythecreek.com
Complimentary tasting OCTOBER 14
with ad PAGE 39 Educational Seminar: ONGOING SUNDAYS
Component Analysis – Sensory evaluation Jam Sessions Every Sunday Afternoon
Rosenblum Cellars, Alameda, 6:30-8:30pm, $40, $35/members Fitzpatrick Winery, Fair Play, 530-620-3248, www.fitzpatrickwinery.com
FOLIO WINEMAKERS’ STUDIO 510-995-4100, www.rosenblumcellars.com AMADOR COUNTY
Complimentary tasting ONGOING
with ad PAGE 87 LIVERMORE Wine Tasting at Amador Vintage Market
C.G. di Arie, Four Vines & Cedarville Vineyards, 10am-7pm, taste the wines
EVERY FRIDAY
in a flight for $3, 209-245-FOOD, www.amadorvintagemarket.com
GOLDEN HAVEN Wine Dinners at Café Garré
Vineyard Nights & Live Music on the Patio Enjoy gourmet seasonal wine-paired ONGOING
Mud Treatment for 2, cuisine with locally grown & produced ingredients. 6-9pm Summer Music Concert Series
$54 per person PAGE 3 925-371-8200, www.garrewinery.com Story Winery, Plymouth, 209-245-6208, www.zin.com
ONGOING WEEKENDS • Oct 3: Bob Williams Jazz • Oct 4: Mimosa
HAGAFEN CELLARS Wine Cave Tasting Experience ONGOING
Wente Vineyards, Livermore, 1 & 3pm, $20 Happy Hour Wine Tasting Seminar
Free tasting with ad PAGE 7 RSVP 925-456-2405, www.wentevineyards.com/caves Story Winery, Plymouth, 1pm, 209-245-6208, www.zin.com
ONGOING • October 17 • November 14 • December 12
JESSUP CELLARS La Luna Fridays
OCTOBER 3-4
2 for 1 tasting with ad PAGE 40 Murrieta’s Well Winery, Livermore, 6-9pm, $55, $45/members Big Crush Harvest Festival
RSVP 925-456-2395, www.murrietaswell.com Amador Vintner’s Association, 10am-4pm, Visit 30 member wineries for wine,
• Oct 2: Top Secret Band food, music & more! 209-245-6992, www.amadorwine.com
KENDALL-JACKSON WINERY ONGOING FRIDAYS CALAVERAS COUNTY
Complimentary reserve tasting Fridays at Fenestra
Fenestra Winery, Livermore, 12-5pm, 925-447-5246, www.fenestrawinery.com SEPTEMBER 26
with ad PAGE 27 Concours d’Elegance
ONGOING
Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys, 10am-4:30pm
Thursday Night Music & Dinner
MARTIN RAY WINERY The Restaurant at Wente Vineyards, Livermore, 6-9pm, $125/couple
209-728-1251, www.ironstonevineyards.com
15% discount with ad PAGE 49 RSVP 925-456-2400, www.wentevineyards.com OCTOBER 3

Annual Grape Stomp
EVERY SUNDAY
Murphys Community Park, Murphys, Calaveras Winegrape Alliance, 9am-5pm
Sunset Suppers
O’BRIEN ESTATE PAGE 29 The Restaurant at Wente Vineyards Livermore, 4:30-5:30pm
866-806-WINE, www.calaveaswines.org
Complimentary tasting with ad 925-456-2450, www.wentevineyards.com NEVADA COUNTY
WEDNESDAYS THROUGH SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 26
OLD FAITHFUL GEYSER Bocce Ball & Italian Dinner Night Taste of the Gold Country
at Garré Winery Fairgrounds, Grass Valley, 1-4pm$30/adv, $35, www.downtowngrassvalley.com
$1 off with ad PAGE 38 Livermore, 5:30pm, $38.95, RSVP 925-371-8200, www.garrewinery.com
SEPTEMBER 27
FRIDAYS THROUGH SEPTEMBER Music in the Vineyard, Sierra Starr Winery
SIMI WINERY Dinner & Live Music at Garré Winery Grass Valley, 2-6pm, www.sierrastarrwine.com, 530-477-8277
Livermore, 6-9pm, RSVP 925-371-8200, www.garrewinery.com
Save $10 on public tour
or tasting PAGE 25 SEPTEMBER 26 LODI/WOODBRIDGE
Harvest Tours & Tasting
Wente Vineyards, Livermore, 10am, 12, 2 & 4pm, $20, $15/members OCTOBER 3
SONOMA WINE HARDWARE 925-456-2305x4, www.wentevineyards.com Roy Tyler & The New Directions Concert
Jessie’s Grove Winery, Lodi, $20/adv, $25, 209-368-0880, www.jgwinery.com
Free offer PAGE 4 SEPTEMBER 25
Comedy Uncorked SEPTEMBER 27
Retzlaff Winery, Livermore, 7pm, 925-447-WINE, www.retzlaffwinery.com Taste of Lodi
STAGECOACH EXPRESS SEPTEMBER 26
Wine & Roses Hotel, Lodi, 1-5pm, $40/adv, $50, 209-365-1195
Complimentary Ghouls in the Vineyard…Bite Nite www.tasteoflodi.com
shipping box PAGE 31 Chouinard Vineyards, Castro Valley, 6:30pm, $20/car, 510-582-9900 OCTOBER 2
SEPTEMBER 26 Fusion FridayBorra Vineyards, Lodi, 5-7:30pm, $10,
Release Party www.borravineyards.com, 209-368-2446
SUMMERS WINES Mitchell Katz Winery, Pleasanton, 12-5pm, $20, www.mitchellkatzwinery.com NOVEMBER 14-15
10% discount with ad PAGE 39 OCTOBER 23, 24, 30 The First Sip Lodi Wine Weekend
Ghost Walk of Downtown Pleasanton Wineries in Lodi wine country! 11am-4pm, 209-365-0621,
Museum on Main, Pleasanton, 925-462-2766, www.museumonmain.org www.firstsiplodi.com
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Complimentary tasting with ad
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23rd Annual Napa/Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival

Rolls into Downtown Napa Venues, September 24-27
The 23rd Napa/Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival is a dazzling
assortment of extraordinary films, special presentations, galas under
the stars, world premieres and small intimate events that proudly
reflect the festival’s mission to bring people together for enlightened
dialogue and cultural exchange. Festival venues are all within walking
distance – cuvee Napa’s Grand Cru Room, Hatt Hall at Napa River Inn,
Merlot Hall at Napa Valley Expo and outdoors in the Carnival Field at
the Expo. Each venue is transformed into a state-of-the-art movie
theater.
“Shifting the festival to late September during harvest season is the
perfect time for locals and tourists” states Justine Ashton, Executive
Director.
“Schools are back in session which is important because many of
the films are green-centric and educational. Our beneficiary is the
edible school garden at Valley Oak High School. And, the sun sets Ingredients – Sunday, September 27th, 12:30pm, Merlot Hall
earlier so the outdoor movies will start around 8 p.m.” she adds. Ingredients is a documentary that explores the workings of sustain-
The program is packed with world premieres, intimate gatherings able food systems in the United States – with the help of top farmers
and special events. The festival’s programming team recommends the and chefs – and shows how community support of local agriculture
following as “not to miss” presentations. can revitalize our economies and our health. Join the filmmakers, local
farmers and teachers from Valley Oak High School’s edible garden
Invention of Lying – Opens the Festival program for a delicious tasting of healthy food after the film.
Thursday, September 24, under the stars at Napa Valley Expo
The story is a comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied,
until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain. Film stars Ricky
Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman and Tina Fey. Gates open at
6 p.m.
America’s Wine: The Legacy of Prohibition – World Premiere
Saturday, September 26th, Reception 6pm / Film 7pm
Merlot Hall – Napa Valley Expo
This compelling documentary tells the story of how entrepreneurial
leaders overcame the constitutional barriers of the prohibition era.
Meet legendary figures in their last on-camera appearances such as
Ernest Gallo, Robert Mondavi and Brother Timothy among others,
who formed the “Phoenix Generation”
Join Ms. Worfolk, her former CNN colleagues: Larry Woods, Sideways – Sunday, September 27, 6:30pm Wine Tasting/Film 8pm
narrator; Kari Birdseye, producer; and her father, John De Luca, Closing the 23rd NSWCFF is the world premiere of Sideways. This
former President and CEO of Wine Institute, for a wine tasting recep- is the Japanese “re-imagination” of the 2005 Academy Award-winning
tion before the film’s screening and post-film discussion. film of the same title, filmed almost entirely in the Napa Valley. There
will be a tasting of wines from the wineries featured in the movie
Billboard with Producer/Director Bruce Barrett including Frogs Leap, Darioush, Newton Vineyard, MX, Azur, Lynmar
Sunday, September 27, 1pm, Hatt Hall, Napa River Inn Estate and St. Supéry Winery.
Following the Film There will be a Dove Release over the Napa River Food, wine, beverages and classic theater concessions are available
With historical footage and commentary by former Israeli and for purchase at the outdoor movie theater. Please no outside food or
Palestinian soldiers, this film condenses the essentials of an ancient drinks.
conflict and gives it faces and voices that unite to create an historical Pick up a Festival Guide at the festival’s venues or visit the website
billboard. at www.winecountryfilmfest.com.
WINERY FEATURE | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK
Winemkaer Mario Monticelli
TRINCHERO NAPA VALLEY

Getting the Goods
by Richard Paul Hinkle luxury end brand Trinchero Napa Valley. The and their heritage. (All are “Estate Bottled,”
new winery for that brand – the family “Single Vineyard” and “Napa Valley” appella-
The Trinchero family has been making bought the old Folie a Deux Winery’s 21 acres tion. As if you didn’t know. Duh.)
wine in the Napa Valley for more than a half a couple miles north of St. Helena in 2004 – Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Mary’s Vineyard
century. I can still remember the first time I is utterly fabulous. “This is a jewel of a site,” ($24): Sweet straw and lemon in the nose,
visited Bob Trinchero at the old Sutter Home says Robert Torres, Senior VP and grandson with crisp apple tartness; the texture is oily
Winery (now the Highway 29 tasting room). of Mario. “It’s convenient for visitors, has and sappy, the best of what Sauvignon Blanc
This was in the 1970s. We chatted about how enough elevation change to accommodate a can offer. Pretty much any sort of seafood that
his uncle John had revived the old Thomann multi-level winery, and offers incredible views you can imagine. (The vineyard name honor’s
Winery in 1946, and then been joined in the of Spring Mountain to the west and Howell Mario Trinchero’s wife, Mary.)
effort by his brother Mario (Bob’s dad) a Mountain to the east.” Merlot 2007 Vista Montone Vineyard,
couple of years later. “There was a time when Mario Monticelli is the winemaker for Day Break Block ($35): Ah, a Merlot with
we had fifty-two different wines under the Trinchero Napa Valley. “As a winemaker, I am subtlety and substance, from the heady
Sutter Home label,” he told me with a mighty a minimalist,” says the Modesto-born, Davis- blackberry and currant aromas to the juicy-
laugh at the absurdity of it all. At that time, educated Monticelli. “I’m just trying to draw fleshy pomegranate and black currant in the
Bob was narrowing the focus to Zinfandel. out the best expression of the fruit . . . and the mouth. This is what Merlot is supposed to be,
The great Amador County Zinfandels and land from which it is grown. I really don’t like and just the thing for the more subdued meat
Sutter Home’s wildly successful White to use enzymes or chemicals. We like to keep dishes, including game. “This vineyard is in
Zinfandel. (Just so you know, it’s pronounced things as natural as possible.” A new father, the southern half of the valley, which is cooler
“trin-care-oh.”) Mario is also an avid mushroom hunter. Or and allows slower, more even ripening,” says
Today, the Sutter Home label still exists for was, until his spare time was commandeered Monticelli, who earned a double major at
those wines, but the Trincheros have by Ilarria, his first child, who was born in Davis: Enology and Italian. “This block liter-
branched out, buying Montevina (Amador August. ally faces the rising sun each morning, hence
County) for Italian-themed Terra d’Oro (land When you taste the wines, it’s easy to see the name.”
of gold) wines, adding several other labels that Monticelli is getting the goods. The Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 St. Helena,
(like Napa Cellars, Folie a Deux, Three following are the most current releases of Central Park West Vineyard ($35): Sounds
Thieves, Angove, Trinity Oaks) and Trinchero Napa Valley wines, the high-end like a New York City address, but the name is
expanding the family’s name with the new label designed to honor the family’s father just meant as a paean to the family’s New York
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | WINERY FEATURE
City origins (in this country).

This wine has that enticing cigar
box nose, with black currant fruit
and an equally-enticing bacon-
like oak accent. Smoked meats,
for sure. Or, dare I say it, a New
York steak? It only makes sense.
Some things in life do actually
make sense.
Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Mount Veeder, Cloud’s Nest
Vineyard ($50): Rich and stylish
and concentrated – as befits its
mountain heritage – this wine is
all about the cassis and the black-
berry, with a little rare filet
mignon character to really add
complexity. Yes, the filet. “As the
name suggests, this vineyard sits
high atop Mount Veeder,” says
Monticelli. “This block is incred-
ibly steep, with gravelly soils, and
must be farmed with great
patience and by hand. The cool,
eastern exposure allows for
extended hang time, which gives
the berries greater complexity
and character. I think this wine
has great cellaring potential.”
Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
St. Helena, Mario’s Vineyard
($50): A little closed at first, this
wine opens up with bramble-like
blackberry fruit that is hard-
edged and even blustery, with a
hint of blueberry in the finish. T-
bone steak. (This vineyard name
honors the original Mario, not
the winemaker. The wine honors
both.)
Trinchero Napa Valley’s tasting
room is located at 3070 North St.
Helena Hwy., St. Helena (just
north of Freemark Abbey). It is
open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For further information, phone
(800) 473-4454.
[Hinkle’s newest book is Clos
Pegase: The Architecture of Wine.
His other work can be viewed at
RichardPaulHinkle.com.]
Carneros Harvest Passport Event, October 17

For the first time in its history, the wineries widely lauded by industry professionals. incurring tasting fees. At the door tickets will
of the Carneros Wine Alliance (CWA) will The region recently was awarded 94 points be sold for $59.
hold a Harvest Passport, a unique wine trail for its ’07 Pinot Noir vintage by the Wine The Carneros Harvest Passport will run for
through the highways and back roads of Spectator. one day only. Attendees will receive a logo’d
Carneros on October 17 from 10 to 4 p.m. Carneros is also widely considered one of wineglass, a map of passport locations, a list
Many CWA wineries never before open for the major Chardonnay regions in the world. of online auction items and discounts on
a public passport event will be open to pass- Also featured will be varietals including many wines not generally available in retail
port participants and pouring for the first Merlot, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc and others. outlets.
time. The On-Line Auction of The Carneros Advance tickets will be sold for $49 Beneficiaries are the Carneros Land Stew-
Experience will offer holiday gifts, shared through the CWA website www.carneros.com. ardship Foundation and the CWA’s Cru
experiences with friends and family and Passport tickets will entitle purchasers to Carneros educational and training program
special wines from the ’07 and ’08 vintages sample wines and special offerings without for early stage wine and food professionals.
Mount Veeder Appellation to Host ‘Napa Valley Wines

at Their Peak’ at Annual Autumn Tasting Event
Wine lovers will have a chance to meet winemakers and taste Admission to the tasting is $50 per person and free to the trade.
wines from 15 Mount Veeder wineries at the Mount Veeder Appel- Tickets are available at www.mtveederwines.eventbrite.com.
lation Council’s annual autumn tasting, “Napa Valley Wines at For further information, contact Stacey Pytlewski by email at
Their Peak,” slated for Saturday, October 3. Stacey@fontanellawines.com or visit www.mtveederwines.com.
The event, scheduled to take place from 3 to 6 p.m. at Vintner’s The Mount Veeder Appellation is located high in the Maya-
Golf Club, 7901 Solano Avenue in Yountville, will include the camas Mountains overlooking the Napa Valley with some of its
mountain wineries and growers of Robert Craig Winery, Fontanella vineyards reaching an altitude of 2,600 feet. The appellation is
Family Winery, Godspeed, Hess Collection and La Tour Vineyard, known for its steep slopes, thin soils, scarce water and labor-inten-
as well as Lagier Meredith, Mayacamas and Lampyridae Vineyards. sive viticulture, conditions that produce the distinctive, intense,
Also represented will be O’Shaughnessy, Random Ridge and and multi-dimensional mountain grape flavors that define Mount
Rubissow Wines. Handmade by Marketta, Spotted Owl, Vinoce, Veeder wines.
and Yates Family Vineyard round out the group of wineries sched- Mount Veeder Appellation features award-winning Cabernet
uled to pour at the event. Sauvignon, Merlot Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Syrah and many other
Food pairings and live music will also be featured. varietals.
Norm & Robert
Norm & Gino Rosa Lee, Norman, Julie and Robert
ZD Wines: Historical Perspective

It was the early 1960s and the Russians had family-operated wineries at the time.
launched Sputnik; Kennedy spurred us into the race If they wanted to get into the wine industry,
to space; the Civil Rights Movement was changing the Norman and Gino would have to come up with a
way we looked at the world; and two aerospace engi- name for their business. There was no hesitation.
neers were dreaming of grapes. The air was electric While working at Aerojet General, a “Zero Defects”
with change and possibilities, and Norman deLeuze quality control program was in effect and large ZD
and Gino Zepponi were ready to capitalize on that posters were hung around the facility as a constant
energy. Norman deLeuze began working for Aerojet reminder. ZD also happened to fit Norman and Gino’s
General in Sacramento for his chance to participate in last names: Zepponi and deLeuze. The families agreed
the race to space that was driving the nation. and a name was born, ZD Wines.
With a new wife, Rosa Lee, and children on the In 1968, Norman applied for an Alcoholic
way, Norman began working in the design department Beverage Control license from Sonoma County and a
for the liquid rocket plant where he was responsible year later the two men were spending weekends
for advanced concepts in liquid rocket engines used on projects such as refurbishing an 1100 sq.ft. farm building in Carneros. Each man had
Apollo. It was here that Norman first met Gino Zepponi and a friend- $3000 to invest in the startup of the winery that went directly to rent,
ship formed that would change both of their lives forever. supplies and grapes. A business was born.
By 1962, Aerojet General had grown exponentially from 7,000 to That year they produced their first Pinot Noir from 4.9 tons of grapes
20,000 employees in a short period of time and the advanced concepts purchased from Winery Lake Vineyard in Carneros. This was enough to
that Norman had been working on were taking shape and becoming create 375 cases of wine. By comparison, ZD Wines now produces
operational. There was a lessening need for design development and 30,000 cases of wine annually. For the label, Norman and Gino
Norman left six years later in search of new work. Along with thousands recruited an old friend from Aerojet to design the label that was used for
of other engineers, Norman became a sort of gypsy as he contemplated the first eleven years. This label is of historic importance as it was the
his skills and how to apply them in other fields. It was around this time first to use the Carneros appellation with the statement, “Made in
that Norman and Gino began making small amounts of wine out of their Sonoma from grapes grown in the Carneros region of Napa.”
homes that were not half bad! By 1978 the winery, originally a hobby, became a full-time occupa-
In 1968, while Gino continued working at Aerojet, Norman accepted tion for Norman and Rosa Lee. Gino had accepted a position as Execu-
a position with Optical Coating Laboratory in Sonoma County where he tive Vice President at Domaine Chandon and he simply didn’t have the
applied his skills as an aerospace engineer to the development of thin time to be at ZD everyday. As a result, with the production of wine
films. His true passion, however, had become the wine industry. Every continuing to increase, Norman began spending hours drafting
spare moment was spent researching the newest technologies of wine- proposals for expansion and submitting loan requests for a piece of land
making. They met Dr. Maynard Amerine at UC Davis who was a driving on the Silverado Trail. After the twenty-fifth bank had rejected him,
force behind the success of Napa Valley. His book, “Wine: An Introduc- Norman finally found a bank willing to grant him the loan. With this
tion for Americans” became their winemaking bible and the two men money, Norman purchased the land in Rutherford and the two families,
spent hours pouring over its pages. They also paid a visit to Fred deLeuze and Zepponi, came together to baptize it with wine, food and
McCrea at Stony Hill Winery, which was one of the few successful laughter. With Norman as the sole employee (paid employee), develop-
The deLeuze Family
ment began at the new facility where ZD Wines continues to reside

today.
Sadly, Gino passed away in 1985 from an automobile accident.
Shortly after his death, the deLeuze family purchased Gino’s interest in
the winery from his estate. Today, three generations of the deLeuze
family continue on in the tradition established by Norman and Gino
forty years ago.
Robert, the middle child, followed closely in his father’s footsteps,
becoming Winemaker in 1983. After holding the position for eighteen
years, Robert is currently the CEO/Winemaster of ZD Wines overseeing
the management of the winery.
Chris Pisani, the current Winemaker, studied closely with Robert for
five years before taking over in 2001. He is now responsible for
producing ZD’s signature-style well balanced, fruit-driven Chardonnays;
intense, flavorful Pinot Noirs; and opulent, rich Cabernet Sauvignons.
Robert’s two siblings, current partners at ZD Wines, are also very
involved in furthering their father’s vision. Julie, Norman’s daughter,
serves as Administrative Director at ZD Wines. Brett, Norman’s youngest
son, serves as President of ZD Wines where he strives to further the
success of his father’s vision.
In 2007, Norman passed away after a battle with Lymphoma but his
family continues to carry on his indelible legacy. That legacy has its roots
in organic farming, eco practices and nontoxic research; principles that
Norman helped put into practice both is personal life and at ZD Wines.
Today, Rosa Lee and her three children are looking forward to seeing
the grandchildren become involved in the family business. Robert’s son
Brandon is currently working closely with Chris Pisani as Assistant
Winemaker at ZD and he is actively becoming involved in the marketing
side of the industry. Brett’s children are still too young to contribute, but
ZD cannot wait to see what they have in store for this remarkable place.
The future is bright.
Celebrate these 40 momentous years with a Harvest Festival on
October 3, 2009. From 4 to 8 p.m., join ZD at the winery in Rutherford
where you will be among the first to taste new release 2006 Reserve PIZZA
Cabernet Sauvignon, sample delectable food, enjoy a grape stomp and a
barrel-making demonstration, listen to live music and participate in a CSaAFE
turdays
silent barrel auction benefiting the di Rosa “Art Alive”. Visit 11am-4pm
www.zdwines.com for tickets and information.
2006 Insignia by Joseph Phelps:

Excellence from the Ground Up!
Just Released September 1st, 2009
by Abigail P. Zimmerman
Anyone who knows Napa Valley wines, loves Joseph Phelps Vine-
yards. And anyone who drinks Joseph Phelps Vineyards wines, loves
Insignia.
Wine lovers are in for a real treat! Joseph Phelps Vineyards just
released their 2006 Insignia, the 33rd vintage of this highly acclaimed
and much sought after wine and their third release as an estate grown
and bottled wine.
Already scoring 94 to 96 points from premier critics and publica-
tions, the 2006 Insignia is sure to be one of the best Napa Valley wines
of the 2006 vintage. Made in a dense, full-bodied, muscular style with
tightly wound tannins and richness, the 2006 Insignia sings with
blackberry and cassis characteristics with accompanying notes of
damp earth, subtle oak and forest floor. The opaque, inky color of the
2006 Insignia is followed by concentrated aromatics of lush black
fruit, graphite, coffee, dark cocoa powder, licorice and cola syrup. The
dense flavors and balanced tannins integrate beautifully for a long,
layered, refined finish.
The 2006 Insignia is a proprietary blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvi- fruit since the Joseph Phelps Vineyards were just being planted.
gnon and 5% Petit Verdot. The 2006 Insignia is sourced from 100% Insignia became a blend of the best estate vineyards and growers’ fruit
estate owned vineyards located in Napa Valley’s premier Stags Leap, until the 2004 vintage when it became 100% estate grown. With over
Rutherford, St. Helena and Oak Knoll districts as well as from estate 350 planted acres throughout Napa Valley, Joseph Phelps Vineyards
vineyards in South Napa. can always select the best varietals from their best blocks from their
The 2006 growing season benefited from a slow start to the best vineyards each and every year. The blend may change, the vine-
growing season with bud break two weeks behind the historical yard composition may change, but Insignia will be the best that can be
average. The season began with an abundance of moisture in the soil made from Napa Valley fruit each and every vintage.
from the winter rains. The weather was fairly cool with a significant Guests and wine lovers may visit the Joseph Phelps Vineyards
amount of cloud cover and periodic rain showers during the spring. Guest Center to taste the 2006 Insignia. Tastings and Seminars are by
In fact, April brought five inches of rain. Bloom dates in 2006 were appointment only. Insignia 2006 is available for purchase in 750ml
behind the average by one week, yet conditions were excellent, and magnum (1.5L) formats for $200 and $405 respectively.
yielding good fruit set. There was a record-setting ten-day heat wave Phelps Preferred member pricing reflects a 20% discount and is
near the end of July. Most vineyard blocks had an exceptionally long $160 per 750ml bottle or $324 per magnum. Phelps Preferred
veraison period beginning in early August. This long transition from members (the Joseph Phelps Vineyards wine club) also have exclusive
berry growth to berry ripening is a key contributor to the excellence access to Insignia futures each year and can select from 750ml, 1.5L,
found in every bottle of the 2006 Insignia. 3.0L and 6.0L formats.
Grapes were harvested between October 7 and October 27, 2006, A unique aspect of the Joseph Phelps winemaking experience
at an average of 24.5 degrees Brix, fermented in stainless steel tanks, includes seminars offered at the Joseph Phelps Vineyard Guest Center.
then aged 24 months in 100% new French oak barrels from coopers If you would like to taste the components of Insignia – the very
Taransaud, Dargaud Jaegle, Nadalie, Demptos, Marcel Cadet and “building blocks” of varietals and vineyards that make up this iconic
Sylvain. The wine was bottled unfiltered in January and February wine, you are invited to one of our seminar settings.
2009. Five seminar topics are offered. All include a tasting of six of the
Joe Phelps came up with the concept behind Insignia in 1974 and current release wines, including the 2006 Insignia, in addition to any
this idea was to produce the best Bordeaux blend possible each and barrel samples or special wines noted. These seminars are:
every year. In 1974, Insignia was produced from purchased growers’ Continued, next page
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Insignia Blending Seminar: Test your skills as a winemaker in

our “Insignia Blending” seminar. Experiment with blending the
components that go into our award-winning, flagship wine, Insignia.
Compare your blend with our current vintage of Insignia.
Le Nez Seminar: Hone your sommelier skills on our “Aroma
Identity” challenge, where twelve different aromas frequently found in
wine will test your olfactory senses.
Tasting Terroir: This seminar takes a look at 33 years plus of
making Insignia, how the wine has changed over the years and what
makes our Insignia wine so unique and so consistently highly rated.
Explore the vineyard locations used by Joseph Phelps to produce
Insignia and learn what makes these vineyards so important in making
this Bordeaux blend possible.
Barrel Seminar – A Focus on Napa Cabernet Sauvignon: This place at 2 p.m. Seminars are 90 minutes in length and the cost is $30
seminar explores the role that the barrel plays in the overall produc- per person.
tion of wine. Explore winemaking in general and the specific place Casual “Terrace Tastings” start at 10 a.m. and end at 5 p.m.,
that the barrel holds in the development and maturation of a wine. In Monday through Friday with the last tasting beginning at 3:30 p.m.
addition to the current release wines tasted, you will taste three On Saturday and Sunday, tastings begin at 10 a.m. and run until 4
different barrel samples of our Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon that p.m. with the last tasting beginning at 2:30 p.m.
have been held in three different cooperages and explore twelve All tastings and seminars are by appointment only, so please call
different aromas derived from oak barrels. before your visit. The casual tasting takes place on the terrace over-
Wine Appreciation Seminar: This seminar leads guests through looking the vineyards at Spring Valley Ranch and is $20 per person.
an exploration of wine’s appeal to all the senses. You can also sharpen Six wines are served including the 2006 Insignia.
your skills on wine history, tradition, proper serving, storage and eval- Come for a visit! Joseph Phelps invites you to enjoy their beautiful
uation. setting just off of Silverado Trail in St. Helena and experience their
Seminars are offered daily at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday wonderful hospitality and, of course, wonderful wines including the
through Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, the afternoon seminar takes 2006 Insignia.
A Unique, By-The-Glass
DECANTUS:
by Abigail P. Zimmerman
Wine Decanting System
DECANTUS is the creative love-child of father
Frank and son Frank Pat Chiorazzi, a genetic team
All red wine benefits from some level of aera- of inspiration and lovers of red wine. They were
tion. Its our simple, cardinal rule in wine enjoy- inspired in 2008 to begin research and with
ment. product engineers develop a revolutionary way to
Decanting a wine, or giving your red wine decant red wine most efficiently. Once their proto-
time out of the bottle before consumption, allows type was complete, the two set off to decant, test,
the bouquet, mouthfeel and flavors to fully and savor the happy results…after testing dozens
realize. But the process may considered time and dozens of bottles!
consuming and require decanting an entire To the consumer? All you need to remember is
bottle. that DECANTUS works efficiently to decant your
Enter the DECANTUS…your ultimate problem red wine, any red wine, one glass at a time.
solver. To liquid-flow engineers, the “Bernoulli Effect”
DECANTUS rewrites all that logic, making it is the backbone of the DECANTUS design and
possible for red wine enthusiasts across the globe its rip-roaring success. DECANTUS reduces the
to decant and “open” their reds quickly and by- pressure of a stream of red wine, drawing airflow
the-glass, not by the bottle. DECANTUS is truly through diagonal tubes in the side of the
a superior wine aeration system. aerator. These two upward angled tubes maximize
From Cabernet Sauvignon to Pinot Noir, airflow into the air chambers and the resulting
DECANTUS makes red wines taste noticeably “finer” bubbles create a gentle “froth,” which gives
smoother, less harsh and more robust. Flavors your wine a smoother aeration than anything else
pop. And it doesn’t take 20 minutes – just the on the market.
time for the wine to fall from bottle to glass. Simply put, with DECANTUS, your red wine
With the DECANTUS, wine funnels directly has the chance to properly “bloom” and reveal its
from the bottle into the light weight, hand-held, fullest flavor and aromas before it even hits your
indestructible, pretty apparatus and into your glass.
glass (or decanter should you prefer). Wine Clearly, reaction to the DECANTUS product
funnels through a top reservoir bowl and subse- line has been tremendous. “The response has been
quent diagonal tubes, allowing for unobstructed gratifying and validating,” says son Frank Pat. “We
airflow to more fully “open up” your red wines. are taking orders all across the country and inter-
DECANTUS forces the wine to travel a greater nationally as well. We could not be more
distance in mere seconds. Time and aeration are delighted!”
the key ingredients to bringing out a wine’s The DECANTUS product line includes four
bouquet. According to product creators, the different options, each custom designed for your
wines in your glass benefit from a 20-25% greater individual red wine needs. DECANTUS also offers
aeration than any other aeration products avail- a Stainless Steel Sediment Screen in the Elite and
able today. Connoisseur Sets. The Sediment Screen goes right
The DECANTUS is easy to carry into restau- on the top of the DECANTUS to filter the sediment
rants, to your friend’s party, on a picnic, to a out. In addition, the DECANTUS Wine Aerator
concert – anywhere you intend to enjoy and Stand allows hands-free platform for pouring wine
savor that bottle of red! Its also pretty. With through the DECANTUS DELUX and DECANTUS
sensuous curves and graceful lines, DECANTUS SLIM. The stand is great for parties, wineries, wine
is created in the shape of a classic Greek amphora tastings, and for those who want an easy way to decant.
vase. It has two handles for easy pouring while handling and its To purchase or learn more about the DECANTUS, visit their
simple, grasp-able structure ensures easy hand-off to your dinner website at www.DECANTUS.net. The site offers even an instructional
companion or next guest. video and great detailed information.
Wineology INTELLIGENCE FOR THE WINE CONSUMER
by Len Napolitano
Which wines are compatible with a wide variety of foods?

This question arises often when I am out to dinner with a can take, depending on the style of restaurant we’re in. If meat
group of people. I am asked to pick a wine for the table that will and game dishes and other big, flavorful meals dominate the
satisfy everyone. This is almost impossible, not only because each menu, I like to make the red choice a blended wine. This could
person has their own preference for wine, but each will order his be one of many different blends that are popular today, such as
or her own dinner independent of the others, which will invari- Cabernet Sauvignon combined with Merlot, Cabernet with Shiraz,
ably result in a wide variety of foods on the table. The problem or Cabernet with Sangiovese. These wines combine richness of
therefore becomes how to satisfy as many people as possible with flavor with a smoothness that will appeal to many red wine
one wine selection. drinkers. If, however, the menu is mostly middle-of-the-road style
Depending on the number of people at the table, one way to with pastas, chicken, light sauces and salads, I will usually select
approach the task is to order both a white and a red wine. This is a Pinot Noir. This wine is probably the most versatile of all reds,
always my first choice when dining with more four or more and will usually appeal to both red and white wine lovers. When
people. The wines I like to select on these occasions are light- dining in French restaurants, you can call out for a red Burgundy
bodied whites and medium-bodied reds. For white, I find Sauvi- and know you will get a Pinot Noir.
gnon Blanc to be very versatile with almost all fish, vegetarian When you are unsure of which wine to order with a large
and chicken dishes. This wine typically has a crisp, refreshing feel group, these suggestions will help your odds of pleasing the most
and doesn’t dominate food flavors. People who say they will only people. In a quality restaurant, there is usually a wine expert on
drink white wines will pretty much always feel comfortable with hand who can make suggestions, and you should feel free to take
a Sauvignon Blanc. advantage of their knowledge of the menu and their wines that
With the red wine selection for a group there are two roads I pair best with it.
Len Napolitano lives in Sonoma County and is certified in wine by the Society of Wine Educators,
Wine & Spirits Education Trust and Chicago Wine School and continually gains knowledge from his frequent
contact with California winemakers. More information is on his website, www.wineology.com.
Send your questions about wine to: wineologist@earthlink.net or by mail to Len Napolitano in care of
Wine Country This Week magazine. Wineology is a registered trademark of Len Napolitano.
Jeffry can be heard discussing wine country every Thursday at 5:45pm on the
Monterey Peninsula's number 1 rated talk show: www.ForLocalsOnly.com; with live
digital streaming from the legendary KRML Jazz & Blues Radio, in Carmel.
FYI: What s’ hot this week E-mail content considerations to jeff@fyiwinecountry.com

by Jeffry Ross
Hot Spot Sonoma Valley. Bruce bought the land now Whimsical Winery
There’s a new restaurant in town, a true known as Olive Hill Estate Vineyards in Don’t assume you’ve had one too many if
hot spot that expands the definition of taste! 1974. The small family operated winery is you’ve seen the architectural wonder on
El Coqui, Sonoma County’s only Puerto surrounded by the 90-acre Olive Hill Estate Silverado Trail. Quixote Winery, by many
Rican restaurant, is the real deal. Playful like Vineyards, where soils warmed by under- accounts, is arguably the most exotic tasting
a tropical vacation and colorful like a ground natural hot springs and gentle ocean room in the entire Napa Valley. Built by the
Caribbean sunset, El Coqui enchants with its breezes create a unique microclimate slightly askewed Viennese architect and artist
exotic foods and captivating atmosphere. resulting in ideal growing conditions for Friedensreich Hundertwasser in the mid-
Co-owners, Jacqueline Roman and Christina ultra-premium Cabernet Sauvignon. B.R. 1990s, the cartoonish creativity is Hundert-
Jackson, have meticulously created a desti- Cohn also produces Merlot, Pinot Noir, wasser’s only building in the US, with
nation restaurant where guests can bask in SyrCab (a unique blend of Syrah and construction taking over 10 years to
the charms of El Coqui visual aesthetics Cabernet Sauvignon), Petite Sirah, complete. And what a whimsical blast it is.
while delighting in its exquisite cuisine. The Zinfandel, Cabernet Port, Chardonnay and Wavy lines, bold colors, brilliant mosaics,
decor and ambiance are a big part of the Sauvignon Blanc. These award-winning
enormous golden onion domes and spirals,
restaurant’s appeal, but the menu is laced wines have placed B.R. Cohn among the
and natural elements like grass, flowers and
with undeniable treasures that caters to all leaders of great California wine producers.
molds are designed into the work. Owned by
tastes and appetites. For locals, this fun- In addition to its award-winning wines, B.R.
Carl Doumani, who made his fortune in
loving “cocina criolla” is the perfect place to Cohn makes world-class California olive oils
restaurants and real estate, the small winery
gather with friends for appetizers and and vinegars. The Estate Olive Oil is crafted
sits just yards away from Doumani’s own
drinks. For visitors, El Coqui offers a deli- from 140-year-old French Picholine olive
cious alternative to the routine wine country home and reflects the devil-may-care attitude
trees imported from France in the mid
dining experience. The wine list is selective of the owner. And the wines? Far from cult
1800s, which surround the estate. B.R. Cohn
but well crafted representing a handful of status, Carl’s small lots of Cabernet Sauvignon
Olive Oil brand has become one of the top
cool local producers as well as a few choice and Petite Syrah are, nonetheless, worth
producers of gourmet extra virgin olive oil in
varietals from Spain and Argentina. Defining taking notice. All of the Quixote wines are
California. For more information, call 1-
style rather than following it, El Coqui is the organically farms on the 27-acre vineyard
800-330-4064 or go to www.BRCohn.com.
ideal mix of trendy atmosphere, hip crowds and, with the most recent vintage, all come
FYI: Each fall, wine lovers and music fans flock
and mouthwatering Latin American cuisine. to the winery to enjoy a variety of top entertain- with screw-tops. The Panza label, which is at
El Coqui is located at 400 Mendocino ment. October 2nd and 3rd is the 23rd Annual the lowest end of the price spectrum, is billed
Avenue, Santa Rosa; (707) 527-8871. B.R. Cohn Fall Music Festival. Scheduled as “everyday” wine, and are well worth the
performers for includes the Doobie Brothers, splurge. The 2001 Panza Cabernet Sauvignon
Best Bet
Journey, Pablo Cruise and Little Feat. picks up where the Panza leaves off, with a
Lodi vintners are inviting party-loving
mature balance of fruit and oak, plus a nice
wine drinkers to enjoy the fruits of their Big Deal mix of spice and plum which should drink
labor at Taste of Lodi. This under-the-radar Each year, thousands gather at the well for 10 years or so (assuming you’ll be
food and wine event features up to 40 Sonoma County Harvest Fair where able to let it sit that long). Visits are $25 per
award-winning wineries along with food hundreds of wineries showcase and pour person and appointments can by made by
selections from some of the area’s finest their award-winning wines. This crowd- calling (707) 944-2659 or going online at
restaurants and caterers. Wine seminars take
pleasing party has the requisite wine and www.QuixoteWinery.com.
place throughout the day as well as chef
food tastings, but expands its appeal by
demonstrations and live music. The Port, Upcoming
offering other seasonal activities such as a
Cigar and Chocolate Pavilion is ground zero • The 6th Annual “Pinot On The River,” a
juried art show, pumpkin carving, hay rides,
for pairing wine with complimentary treats. three-day weekend of all things Pinot Noir
jazz performers and more. There are several
Entrance for the Sunday, September 27th, is scheduled for October 22-25. For more
different price points for the October 2nd
tasting are $40 in advance or $50 at the door
through the 4th fair, but the best deal is the information, got to www.PinotFestival.com.
(if available). Tickets can be purchased
“Friday Varietal Tastings” which cost $35 per • The 2009 “Wine and Food Affair,”
online or by phone: (209) 365-1195,
person and includes fair admission, wine featuring over 74 Alexander, Dry Creek and
www.TasteOfLodi.com.
tasting admission, souvenir glass and unlim- Russian River Valley wineries takes place
Hip Sips ited tastes of medal winning wines. For more November 7 and 8. Visit the website at
Founded by Bruce Cohn in 1984, B.R. information, call (707) 545-4200 or visit www.WineRoad.com or call 1-800-723-
Cohn Winery is located in the heart of www.HarvestFair.org. 6336 for more information.
Seek Out the Hidden Treasure of Lodi Wines

Lodi Vintners Announce Inaugural Chandler, Executive Director of the Lodi of the program is to reduce the environmental
Treasure Island WineFest Winegrape Commission. “These are great impact of winegrape production through the
Bay Area wine lovers will have the unique wines, made by real people, from a great use of sustainable practices.
opportunity to sample premier Lodi wines place – Lodi Wine Country.” Lodi’s wine region produces approxi-
while taking in the breathtaking views of the The Treasure Island WineFest will take mately 20% of California’s total winegrape
San Francisco Bay from the Pavillion by the place on the last day of Fleet Week. There will production – more than Napa and Sonoma
Bay at Treasure Island. Lodi Wine Country be an airshow flying simultaneously, combined! There are more than 60 grape
growers and vintners announced the inau- promising incredible views for attendees. varieties in production ranging from the
gural Treasure Island WineFest to be held on Organizers of the event hope Bay Area traditional Cabernet and Chardonnay to
Sunday, October 11 from 1 to 5 p.m. consumers will view Lodi wines as Cali- exciting new varietals such as Vermentino
The Treasure Island WineFest will give fornia’s hidden treasure. Lodi wines offer and Tempranillo. The region has experi-
consumers access to the names behind the excellent quality, value and variety that are enced exponential growth since the early
brands of Lodi’s award-winning wines while sure to please every palate. 1990s, with more than 75 wineries now
enjoying culinary creations from Wine Valley The event will feature handcrafted wine bringing international attention to the local
Catering. exclusively from the Lodi region, where industry.
The cost of admission will be $55 in sustainability is a primary focus. Lodi leads For additional information on the Lodi
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WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | NAPA VALLEY
9th Annual Cruisin’

Calistoga Car Show with
Beer, Wine, Pasta and Chili
On Saturday, September 26, start off your morning with a break-
fast cooked by the Athletic Booster booth. Continue your morning
looking at more than 500 classic, custom and stock hot rods while
listening to D.J. Darren Z Productions and strolling through the
unique and hand-made items of our vendors.
In addition to the car show, at 1 p.m. the gate will open to tanta-
lizing scents of not-so-hot and fire-hot chili cook off, extraordinary
Italian pasta cook off, savory sausages, exotic local cheeses and succu-
lent olives, accompanied by samples of micro breweries on tap and
some of the finest wines in the Napa Valley.
Gates are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sampling from 1 to 4 p.m.
The car show, along with the chili and pasta cook off, takes place
at the Napa County Fairgrounds, 1035 N. Oak Street in Calistoga.
For more information, contact Win-rods, Inc. at (707) 942-1473
or www.win-rods.com.
$10 includes entry into the car show only. $20 includes entry into
the car show and sampling of the cook-offs. $25 includes entry into
the car show and sampling of the cook-offs, breweries and wines
(Must be 21 or older.) Ages five and under are admitted free.
NAPA VALLEY | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK
More Than Just Wine Tasting at Artesa Winery

extremely rare (less than 80 cases produced)
Single Vineyard wine. Opt for this $50 tour
and you will be greeted with a sparkling wine
welcome on your way to an unforgettable,
candlelit tasting amongst Artesa’s aromatic
French Oak barrels.
At 10:30 a.m., the popular $40 Estate
Reserve Experience is offered daily and
begins with a tour of the subterranean barrel
cellar, tasting the wonders of Artesa wines
straight from the barrel followed by a private
tasting of reserve wines.
Vino Con Queso is an intimate $40 wine
and cheese tasting experience offered daily at
11:30 a.m. Guests enjoy a glass of Grand
Reserve Sparkling Wine before indulging in a
variety of pairings of artisan cheese with the
winery’s small production Limited Release
Vino Con Queso wine and cheese tasting Chocolate Indulgence Taste
and Reserve Wines.
For just $40, a Chocolate Indulgence
Tasting at 1:30 p.m. guides no more than seasonal tour at 10:30 a.m.
by Frances Rivetti eight people at a time through the daily Artesa’s resident chef prepares nine fresh,
Designed for tours and an extraordinary pairing of five of the winery’s finest reserve local and organic food pairings with Limited
tasting room experience, the Spanish-owned wines with five hand-picked chocolate truffles Release and small production Single Vineyard
Artesa Winery welcomes wine lovers into a from Napa Chocolatier, Anette’s Chocolates. wines for a classic $75 Food and Wine Pairing
subterranean world. Lace up your boots for the Vines and on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 12:30
Built into a secluded hilltop within the Wines Tour and Tasting. Seasonal and p.m.
Carneros appellation, the stylish and weather permitting, up to 15 guests are Advance reservations are required for these
spacious tasting room – the “Jewel of invited to taste a grape right off the vine and specialty tours and programs, though regular
Carneros” – overlooks a breathtaking discover the secrets of this cool climate terroir tasting room hours at the Henry Road, Napa
panoramic vista of hillside vineyards, San as they enjoy a glass of Pinot Noir in the midst winery are from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.
Pablo Bay and the city of San Francisco of the estate vineyard. Fridays, Saturdays and For details, call the tour coordinator at (707)
beyond as well as Mounts Tam, Diablo and Sundays only for this $40 pre-harvest 254-2126 or email tours@artesawinery.com.
Saint Helena. The perfectly situated tasting
terrace extends from the top of one of the
three natural-grass sides of the striking
pyramid-shaped structure. Set amidst stun-
ning sculptures by Gordon Heuther, a
commanding flight of sleek, modern
concrete stairs lead to the winery entrance.
Once inside, tasting Room Manager
Michael McKinley is excited to offer visitors a
wide range of tasting tours and programs:
Limited to 12 guests on Saturdays and
Sundays at 2:30 p.m., Artesa’s Ultimate
Tasting Tour presents the winery’s premium
wines, limited to exclusive vintages produced
in 700 case lots, with an additional tasting of
Tasting Room of the Week:
ANDRETTI WINERY
by Charles Neave You never know who might be behind
the tasting bar – it could even be Mario
“I want people that visit the winery to himself, or Mario’s business partner, Joe
feel at home,” says world-famous race car Antonini. He visits the winery often
driver Mario Andretti. “It is probably that during the year, commuting from his
Italian nature, to want to make people home in Pennsylvania, and he always
feel welcome, to be a good host, to treat enjoys getting to meet (and even occa-
people like family.” And what better place sionally serve), the guests as well. And
to do that then at a winery, particularly a with Infineon Raceway so close, he has
winery in the heart of the Napa Valley? even more reasons to come to Wine
It was 1996 when Andretti realized a Country these days.
dream. That is when he opened the doors The winery’s friendly and knowledge-
to the Andretti Winery in the Oak Knoll able staff, and the villa, make for a
district. Today, this Tuscan villa receives visi- When you drive into the winery, the welcome stop for all visitors, even the family
tors from around the world, drawn by both plantings of trees and flowers, the carefully dog (on a leash, please). So there is
the owners status in the world of sports as aged look of the villa itself, the fountain in absolutely no excuse not to plan a stop at the
well as the wines they are producing at the the courtyard that you pass by as you walk Andretti Winery in the Napa Valley on your
hands of noted winemaker Bob Pepi, himself toward the tasting room, the wrought iron of next visit to this beautiful part of the world.
famous as another generation of renowned the balconies, all lend an Old World feel to The tasting room at Andretti Winery
California viticulturists. the experience to come. The fountains, opens to the public every day from 10 a.m.
Today, just over a decade since the winery artwork, thoughtful and skilled landscaping until 5 p.m., and it is located at 4162 Big
was founded, the varietals that Andretti – it all creates an environment far removed Ranch Road in Napa just north of the City
Winery uses includes Sauvignon Blanc (a from the hectic pace that many visitors of Napa between the Silverado Trail and
personal favorite), Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, inhabit. It is, if only for an hour or so, a Route 29. For more information and
the traditional Sangiovese, their very food vacation in itself. A short trip to Italy and to updates on special events (or to schedule
friendly Pinot Noir, Syrah, Merlot and their the hillsides there that are so rich in viticul- one of your own), call the winery at (707)
classic Cabernet Sauvignon. Production is tural history and tradition, pageantry and 259-6777 or look on their informative
about 40,000 cases a year. heritage. website at www.andrettiwinery.com.
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Cheers! St. Helena 2009 Summer Toast to the Season S T. H E L E N A

In the heart of the Napa Valley,
a new non-profit organization called ‘Cheers! St. Helena” is
throwing one of the best Social parties of the season.
Cheers! St. Helena, a voluntary organization for
St. Helena, was founded and organized by St.
Helena resident and vintner Todd White. “If you are
friendly and enjoy food and wine, St. Helena is the
place for you. St. Helena is the friendliest town in
America and is located in the heart of the most
important wine appellation in the World. We are
very proud to celebrate St. Helena’s Best of Class available for purchase by anyone 21 or over and
hospitality with friends and visitors” White says. there are three different ticket prices to choose
Following the very successful inaugural Cheers! from: $5 for a single taste or $35 for a nightly pass
Social on May 1st, Cheers! has quickly gained to taste everywhere or $100 for a season pass to
momentum and is destined to be the highlight of taste wines everywhere at all the monthly Cheers!
summer Napa Valley Socials for local friendships Socials in the 2009 Season. Cheers! guests are
and visitors alike. invited to stroll the streets of downtown St. Helena
On the first Friday of every month through and stop into the shops where vintners are sharing
October from 6 to 9 p.m., everyone is invited. wines, restaurants are showcasing some of their
Shops are open and world-class wines are being fare, and live music echoes throughout the streets.
poured at more than 45 locations on Main Street. More information is available online at
Wine tickets to taste top Napa Valley wines are www.cheerssthelena.com.
Calistoga
HOT SPRINGS • COOL WINES • WARM WELCOME
Knowledge, Service and Value at Calistoga Wine Stop

by Charles Neave
The Calistoga Wine Stop was purchased by Tom and Tammy Pelter
in 1986. “For many years now we have helped our customers with
their wine needs. It is hard to believe we’ve been in business in the
Historic Railroad Depot for all that time. We’ve raised our family here
in Calistoga and made it our home. We offer mainly Napa and
Sonoma County wines with a few exceptions. In our tasting room
some of the best smaller producers share our countertop.
“All of the price ranges are covered, from everyday pizza wine to
that ‘very special occasion’ bottle. There are so many treasures here,
and you may not find them in your local wine store, but we’ve got
them for you and will get them home for you as well with shipping we
have available, or carry boxes you can take with. We offer knowledge,
service and value for the first time wine buyer, as well as for the
seasoned wine collector.”
By concentrating mostly on Napa and Sonoma County wines from
producers a little off the beaten path, with smaller production and not
widely distributed they feel they source bottling with the best price to
quality ratio.
In 2006 they added a tasting room to the shop, featuring those
lesser known wineries and winemakers. Tastings always include at
least four wines, “And be sure to try our own ‘Pelter’ Cabernet Sauvi-
gnon which is always a featured wine in our tasting room.”
Their years in the wine industry let them recommend wines for any
occasion, for food pairings, both long and near term cellaring, or just
a nice red or white for everyday drinking.
They are able to ship world wide and in most circumstances they
can pack your wine for you to take with you to the airport. New
airport laws require it to be checked as luggage, so carry on is no
longer an option.
“Our combination of fair pricing, personalized service and consid-
erable wine knowledge has helped us serve thousands of customers,”
they say with both pride and satisfaction. And their long list or repeat
customers would be the first to agree.
Open 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. every day of the week, the Calistoga
Wine Stop is located at 1458 Lincoln Avenue (# 2) in Calistoga
directly across from the town’s one supermarket. For more informa-
tion or for directions, call them at (800) 648-4521 or (707) 942-5556
or go ahead and look on the internet at www.calistogawinestop.net.
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Napa Valley Bike Tours – Experience Wine Country at a Leisurely Pace

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One of the nicest – not to mention health- group so you can toss in any gear, extra custom tours and team-building events. No
iest – ways to get to know the Napa Valley has clothes and purchases you make. All you have matter which you pick, cycling or kayaking
to be on a bicycle. to do is make a reservation and show up at through the Napa Valley are unique and
If this sounds as appealing to you has it their shop by 9:30 a.m. Full-day tours return always enjoyable experiences.
had to thousands of other visitors, Napa between 3 and 5 p.m.; half-day tours finish Napa Valley Bike Tours is centrally located
Valley Bike Tours will be happy to provide the between 1 and 2 p.m., rain or shine. at 6488 Washington St. in Yountville and is
helmets and the bikes and a van to follow the The company offers a variety of other open every day from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For
options as well, from kayaking to bike rentals, reservations or more information, call them at
even all-inclusive vacation packages. Plus, for (707) 944-2953 or 1-800-707-BIKE (2453)
YO U N T V I L L E corporations and private groups, they offer or go to www.napavalleybiketours.com.
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Prager Port Works Celebrates its 30th Anniversary

Columbus Day Weekend Open House-Tasting Planned
Great-Grandpa Pete Prager is a striking tribute to the “power of
Port” – he celebrated his 100th birthday this March. This epic year also
marks the Port Works’ 30th anniversary. To toast their anniversary and
to kick off the 2009 Port season with gusto, the Pragers will welcome
visitors to a special fall tasting-celebration on Columbus Day weekend,
October 10-11 at the Port Works in St. Helena, Napa Valley.
The fall festivities will take place on the lawn and patio at Prager’s
vineyard-wrapped winery. The Pragers will serve up sweet and savory
nibbles for pairing with Prager Ports, an assortment of cheeses, choco-
lates, plus Ah, Nuts – the caramelized walnuts made by Mrs. Prager
herself (so delicious that gourmet retailer Dean and DeLuca always
keeps them in stock in their St. Helena store).
The Columbus Day weekend tasting will also celebrate the debut of
two new fall Port releases, their popular Noble Companion Tawny their many fans. While Jim has
Port, and their traditionally styled Tomás Port. handed over the refractometer to
Tomás, a lighter red Port, is made from traditional Portuguese grape the “kids” – Peter, Jeff, Katie,
varietals Touriga, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Cao, which the Pragers grow John, and Mary, and brother-in-
in Napa Valley then field blend and vinify together in the traditional law Richard Lenney – the fourth
manner. Tomás tempts with flavors of plum, orange and anise, and is Prager generation isn’t content to
delicious paired with lighter meats like roast chicken and ham, and wait in the wings. To wit, several
with dried fruit and nuts. (Peter Prager reveals that Tomás goes great of the family’s sweet wines and
with pizza, too!) Ports are named for some of the
Noble Companion is an aged tawny Port, sometimes referred to as 22 Prager grandchildren.
a “cigar Port.” For Noble Companion, Prager blends seven vintages of Prager Port Works is located at
primarily Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, the oldest from 1991, 1281 Lewelling Lane in St.
along with a small amount of the traditional Portuguese varietals. This Helena, Napa Valley (online at
tawny Port offers seductive nut and caramel flavors laced with candied www.pragerport.com), where the
orange zest and vanilla. “It has a wonderful soft finish, too,” says Peter. family also produces their Best of
“It’s made in the classic tawny style and is one of our most popular Class Royal Escort vintage-style
ports.” Try it with sea salt-dusted chocolate caramels. port made from Petite Sirah
Pete’s son Jim and wife Imogene founded Prager Port Works on a grapes, and recent Best of Show
historic property south of St. Helena, Napa Valley, in 1979. For 30 winner Aria, made from Napa
years, Port Works visitors have discovered the secret hideaway-tasting Valley Chardonnay.
room and the warm and personal Prager welcome so cherished by There is a $10 charge for the
Columbus weekend tasting
which includes an elegant
embossed logo glass, and all tast-
ings; Prager Port Club members
always taste for free. Tasting
hours both days are 10:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
If you would like to learn
more about Prager Port Works,
contact Richard Lenney at (707)
963-7678 or toll free: 1-800-969-
7678. Visit Prager Port Works
online at www.PragerPort.com.
Art and Napa Luxury Join to Celebrate Life

Renowned artist and gallery pair with Napa’s newest luxury hotel
on September 25 for a twist on a classic Napa evening
Two of Downtown Napa’s luxury destinations – Quent Cordair
Fine Art and AVIA, Napa’s newest hotel – offer a taste of the good life
on September 25 when they present world-renowned wine artist
Thomas Arvid. As their mantras of traveling and living well seamlessly
collide, the group offers a rare chance to experience Napa in a new
classic tradition.
Meet Thomas Arvid at a wine reception on Friday, September 25
from 6 to 8 p.m. Known around the world for his iconic portrayals of
the wine experience, Arvid will be surrounded by his paintings in the
AVIA hotel at 1450 First Street in Napa. Guests will enjoy the oppor-
tunity to meet Arvid and purchase his paintings while enjoying some
wonderful Napa Valley wine. An additional VIP reception for his
collectors and special guests will be held at Quent Cordair Fine Art,
1301 First Street, Napa from 8:30 to 10 p.m.
Weekend packages are also available at the AVIA Napa. painting, sculpture and drawing, QCFA has grown to serve an inter-
national clientele of private and corporate collectors. The gallery’s
Thomas Arvid
collection emphasizes themes which celebrate the moments of happi-
At the intersection of fine art, fine food
ness, joy and success possible to Man on earth. Subject matter
and fine living, Thomas Arvid has become
includes figurative, narrative, allegorical, still lifes, seascapes and land-
synonymous with the wine lifestyle. Today,
scapes. Award-winning painters and sculptors of international renown
Arvid and his wife, Vanessa, head Thomas
are represented, as well as emerging artists of unique vision and
Arvid Fine Art, Inc. one of the most
accomplishment. Commissions are available for portraiture, murals,
successful boutique art publishing companies
garden and architectural projects. www.cordair.com
in the country, and he has been recognized by
USA Today, NY Times, LA Times, and Wine
Spectator and featured on TV programs from
San Francisco to Boston. With his iconic
portrayals of the wine experience in over 50
exclusive galleries in North America and a
five year wait for his original works, Arvid has DOWNTOWN
revived the everyday appreciation of wine by capturing the beauty and
essence of easy living. Check out www.thomasarvid.com.
N A P A
AVIA
AVIA is a new boutique hotel collection from LodgeWorks, L.P. of
Wichita, Kansas that infuses sophisticated, locally inspired designs
and an imaginative service culture crafted to bring authentic moments
of discovery to discerning travelers. LodgeWorks has teamed with
accomplished boutique hotel designer Colum McCartan and other
industry innovators to create the AVIA presence. Highlighted by local
flavor and an air of discovery, the AVIA experience embodies “the art
of living well” that is sought by boutique hotel travelers. AVIA
Savannah, the first of the collection, opened its doors in January 2009
and was recently named to Condé Nast Traveler’s “Hot List”. The new
AVIA Napa, second in the collection, opened its doors on July 1,
2009. AVIA Long Beach opened August 7, 2009 and AVIA The Wood-
lands is scheduled to open later this year. For more information, visit
www.aviahotels.com.
Quent Cordair Fine Art
Quent Cordair Fine Art was established by artist Quent Cordair in
1996. As a premier provider of contemporary Romantic Realism in
Napa Valley Fine Art
‘Changing Earth: Photographer’s Call to Action’ Photo Exhibit
An inspiring photo exhibit of our dramat- Away – The Last Iceberg), Florian Schulz no charge to view the exhibit. Mumm Napa
ically changing planet titled “Changing (Freedom To Roam: Wildlife Corridors), Winery is located at 8445 Silverado Trail,
Earth: Photographer’s Call to Action” is now John Trotter (No Agua, No Vida: The Thirsty Rutherford. For additional information on
open at Mumm Napa and runs through Colorado River Delta) and Rebecca Norris visiting the winery and its exhibits, call (707)
March 13, 2010. Produced in conjunction Webb (The Glass Between Us: Reflections on 967-7700 or access the Mumm Napa website
with The Ansel Adams Gallery and Blue Urban Creatures). at www.mummnapa.com.
Earth, a non-profit organization focused on Ansel Adams’s photographs demonstrated Mumm Napa is one of California’s top
raising environmental awareness, the exhibit that artistic interpretation can raise public sparkling wine producers and one of the
features works from a variety of acclaimed awareness, change perceptions and alter most popular destinations for wine country
photographers who document the tough understanding about our world. It is in that visitors. For more than 20 years, Mumm
reality of earth’s regression through their spirit that The Ansel Adams Gallery, Blue Napa sparkling wines have set the standard
photographs. Earth and Mumm Napa have joined together for California méthode traditionelle
The photographers and their subjects to put on this exhibit. The mission of Blue sparkling wine, emphasizing the exceptional
included in “Changing Earth: Photographer’s Earth is to raise awareness about endangered qualities of Napa Valley fruit along with the
Call to Action” at Mumm Napa include: cultures, threatened environments and social unique casual elegance of the Napa Valley
Daniel Beltra (Amazon: Forest at Risk), concerns through photography. Blue Earth lifestyle. The winery and visitor center are
Benjamin Drummond (Facing Climate works closely with their selected photogra- located in Rutherford along the Silverado
Change: Global Change. Local People), phers to offer resources and support Trail in the Napa Valley and are open daily
Stephen Harrison (Visualizing Earth), Anne including non-profit, fiscal sponsorship for for tours, tastings and private events. Visitor
Marie Musselman (Finding Trust/The Sarvey fundraising and grant-writing consultation. center and fine art photography gallery hours
Wildlife Project), Camille Seaman (Melting The exhibit is open to the public. There is are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
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Getting to Napa Valley
TRAVEL TIME
FROM MILES (Average) (Peak)
Golden Gate Bridge 50 60 100
Bay Bridge 50 60 90
Sacramento 60 70 90
Santa Rosa 40 60 70
Getting around Napa Valley

Downtown Napa to Yountville 10 15 20
Yountville to St. Helena 10 15 30
St. Helena to Calistoga 10 10 15
Calistoga to Alexander Valley 25 35 45
Downtown Napa to Sonoma Plaza 15 20 25
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COLE’S CHOP HOUSE

by Michelle J. Baker Chef de Cuisine Jesús Méndez runs the kitchen
at Cole’s and also creates the restaurant’s daily and
Imagine a single restaurant that is not only seasonal specials. Méndez, a native of Jalisco,
wine country’s top-rated steak house, but has Mexico who first worked with Greg Cole in 1985,
wine country’s top-rated bar, and a kitchen has his own list of culinary accolades including
run by wine country’s top-rated chef. It’s a rare cooking at the James Beard House by invitation
triple crown bestowed in the 2009 Best of along with Cole.
Napa and Sonoma Valleys to Napa’s own While Cole’s is certainly about the chop and the
Cole’s Chop House. steak (including a selection of beautiful cuts of
Cole’s is the second restaurant for Greg pork, lamb and aged beef), there is plenty to
Cole, a chef trained at the Culinary Institute choose from for those who prefer fish, including
of America in Hyde Park, New York who salmon on the regular menu and a daily seafood
opened his first Napa restaurant, the new special. The a la carte sides include all you might
California cuisine-inspired Celadon, in 1996. expect from a steak house: creamed spinach,
Greg says that in those days he always baked or mashed potatoes, and onion rings, as
wondered why there was no great steak house well as a surprise twist Greg borrowed from his
in the city of Napa or even in all of Napa Jesús Méndez favorite breakfast: hash browns. This summer, one
Valley. Finally, after years of wondering, he of the featured sides is a Sautéed Sweet White
decided, “if no one else is going to do it, I might as well.” Corn with a Blue Cheese and Herb Compound Butter. Yum!
And so, after some cross-country steak house research, Greg came Cole’s also boasts a very long wine list with plenty of choices, and
up with the concept of Cole’s Chop House – a real steak house where a clear leaning toward Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. In fact, the
you choose your cut of meat or fish and choose side dishes to Cabernet Sauvignon section of the wine list has grown so long that the
construct your own meal. He wanted Cole’s to be a place where you wine staff has separated it into the valley’s distinct sub-appellations,
could celebrate a birthday, anniversary, graduation or other special along with concise descriptions at the front of each sub-appellation
occasion. In fact, Greg aimed to make it a “dress up place,” although section of the area’s Cabernet Sauvignon characteristics.
as is customary in wine country, “Napa casual” attire is just fine, too. For dessert at Cole’s, choose among all the classics: whiskey bread
Cole’s Chop House is in a historic building that was used as the pudding, cheesecake, brownie sundae and crème brulee. There’s also
exhibit hall during the Napa and Solano fairs in the late 1800s. Inside, the very popular Bananas Foster, a recipe Greg adapted from the
it’s a spacious two-story restaurant, with exposed native stone walls signature dessert at Commander’s Palace in New Orleans, brought
and original wood floors. There’s ample seating, including a mezza- flaming to the table.
nine overlooking the bustling main floor of the restaurant. A small bar Cole’s Chop House, located at 1122 Main Street in Napa, is open
with seating for ten is the perfect place to start your evening with a for dinner from 5 till 9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, and 5 till 10 p.m.
summer special: Strawberry Lemonade cocktail made with Silverado Fridays and Saturdays. Reservations are recommended, especially on
Trail strawberries. the weekends, and can be made online or by calling (707) 224-6328.
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Dutcher Crossing Winery Plants Chateauneuf

Du Pape-Style Vineyard in Dry Creek Valley
Southern Rhônes Favored County. “The scenery in Chateauneuf du
by Proprietor and Winemaker Pape is stunningly beautiful. It’s a lot like
Dutcher Crossing Winery has just Sonoma County, with wide open land-
planted a Chateauneuf du Pape-style scapes and a warm climate,” he explained.
vineyard in the northern end of Dry Not shy when it comes to his preferences,
Creek Valley in Sonoma County. “My Damskey believes that Chateauneuf du
winemaker, Kerry Damskey, and I love Pape is the greatest blended wine – a wine
Southern Rhône wines,” said proprietor lovers’ wine. “Big, fleshy and opulent, with
Debra Mathy. “We decided to plant a lush fruit, the wines are very California-
vineyard block dedicated to the top five like and very food friendly,” he stated.
varieties of the Chateauneuf du Pape “Debra and I want our terroir-driven
region of France.” A land of blends, most Southern Rhône blend to taste unique –
of the Southern Rhône wines are domi- rich, full, lots of spice with subtle barrel
nated by Grenache and Mourvedre. “Our five-acre planting includes a influence,” continued Damskey. “We don’t want it to be dominated by
field blend of 50-percent Grenache, 25-percent Mourvedre, 10- Syrah. The large percentage of Grenache will give the blend fragrance
percent Syrah, another 10-percent Cinsault and 5-percent Counoise,” and brightness. Mourvedre will impart earthy dark tannins; Syrah will
said Mathy. The vines are Tablas Creek clone selections from the provide color, spice and structure, and Cinsault will enhance the
Rhône region. aroma. Counoise is known to add a peppery note and good acidity.”
Winemaker Kerry Damskey likens the Southern Rhône to Sonoma Many Rhône varieties have proven track records in Sonoma County
and Dry Creek Valley. Syrah is the most prominent Rhône variety
planted in California with almost 20,000 acres statewide, according to
the California Grape Acreage Report. In 2008, Sonoma County had
almost 1,900 acres of Syrah planted (with more than 300 in Dry Creek
Valley), whereas only 80 acres of Grenache were planted and seven of
Cinsault. “Rhône wines are still emerging in California,” said Damskey.
“Our Southern-Rhône wine will be a forerunner in this category.”
Situated on a beautiful site surrounded by estate vineyards
(including the newly planted block), the charm and quaintness of
Dutcher Crossing’s architectural style reflect the older barn looks remi-
niscent of the early 1900s farming community in the valley. A large
open breezeway and tasting room welcome wine lovers to a panoramic
view of the vineyards and hillside beauty of Dry Creek Valley. The trel-
lised picnic area, set amidst natural gardens, offers an ideal place to
relax and sip the winery selections. Dutcher Crossing specializes in
limited production, vineyard-designate wines from select Dry Creek,
Russian River and Alexander Valley vineyards.
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Russian River Eastside

Wineries Host ‘Fall Fest’
The grapes leaves are in full color in the wine country. Come join
the wineries on the east side of the Russian River for the sixth annual
fall event. The “Fall Fest” will be held on Saturday, October 24th, from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is an event sponsored by Wineries on the East-
side of the Russian River. The wineries participating are Acorn Winery,
Christie Vineyards, Christopher Creek Winery, Deux Amis Winery,
Foppiano Vineyards, Merriam Vineyards, Mietz Cellars and Mutt
Lynch.
At this event participating wineries will be celebrating fall in the
vineyards. Each winery will be serving food as well as pouring new
releases or special wines. The wineries are located within blocks of
each other on the east side of the Russian River, either on Limerick
Lane or Old Redwood Highway – just minutes from downtown
Healdsburg.
There will be a $10 charge which includes a logo glass. No reser-
vations are needed.
This is a unique chance to spend a beautiful autumn day in one of
the foremost growing areas of the Russian River and savor great food
and wines.
For more information about the event, call Christopher Creek Winery
at (707) 431-8243 or visit the website at www.christophercreek.com.
Mark your calendars for Older Vintage Week, Friday November 20
through Sunday, November 29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Christopher
Creek Winery. Just in time for the holidays, enjoy tasting and
purchasing some of the older vintage and large format bottles of
Christopher Creek wine. Petite Sirah Port and Deux Barriques will
also be available. Get a jump start on your holiday shopping! Christo-
pher Creek Winery will be closed Thanksgiving Day.
Getting to Santa Rosa
TRAVEL TIME
FROM MILES (Average) (Peak)
Golden Gate Bridge 49 50 90
Sacramento 104 110 150
Downtown Napa 42 60 77
Getting around Sonoma County

Downtown Santa Rosa to Sonoma Plaza 22 35 40
Downtown Santa Rosa to Healdsburg 16 20 30
Healdsburg to Geyserville 8 15 15
Downtown Santa Rosa to Guerneville 19 35 40
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Artisano – Inaugural Celebraton of Locally

Handcrafted, Small-Production Wine, Food & Art
November 14 Event Held in Geyserville Will Benefit • Dance to the fabulous live music of the Steve Pile Band.
Slow Food Sonoma County, North’s School Garden Project The event will benefit Slow Food Sonoma County, North by
Artisano, a celebration of small-production, locally handcrafted helping to fund the chapter’s School Garden Project. The goal is for
wine, food and art, will take place from noon to p.m. on November each elementary school in Cloverdale, Geyserville, Healdsburg,
14 on the lawn area of the Geyserville Inn with beautiful panoramic Windsor and Santa Rosa to create and maintain a school garden,
vineyard and mountain views. The event provides unique access to: with support and resources from Slow Food. More information
• Sample and discover more than 20 local, small-production, up- about Slow Food Sonoma County, North and the School Garden
and-coming, ultra-premium wineries. Most of these wines are not Project may be found at www.slowfoodsonomacounty.org.
widely available to the general public such as MacPhail, Garden Community partners to Artisano include Relish Culinary Adven-
Creek, Foursight, Montemaggiore, Verge, Duxoup and Kelley & tures, Schott Zwiesel/Fortessa, Sonoma County Meat Buying Club,
Young. Dry Creek Rancheria and The Special Event.
• Savor small plates from restaurants like Dry Creek Kitchen, Zazu, Admission to Artisano is $75 per person in advance and $90 per
Diavola, Manzanita and Rosso Pizzeria & Wine Bar featuring person the day of the event, if available. For more detailed informa-
locally raised meats provided by the Sonoma County Meat Buying tion on the event and to purchase tickets, go to www.artisano.org or
Club. contact Mark Tharrington at (707) 894-8500 or by email at
Enjoy chef demonstrations and book signings with Gerald Hirigoyen
of Piperade, Jeff Mall of Zin and Josh Silvers of Syrah
• Sample artisan cheeses from local artisan cheese producers like
Cow Girl Creamery, Bellwether Farms and Redwood Hill Farm;
and other gourmet artisan food producers like Sonoma Foie Gras,
Black Pig Meat Company, Sonoma Chocolatiers, Sensuous Farms
and Jimtown Store.
• Browse and purchase paintings, ceramics, fused glass, sculptures
and other original works of art from several of the region’s premier
artists such as Clay Vajgrt, Linda Schroeter and Michael Coy.
• Participate in a live and silent auction including rare, hard-to-find
lots of artisan wines and incredible destination vacation trips.
G E YS E RV I L L E
SANTA ROSA
Sonoma County Museum Celebrates Oktoberfest

With Micro-Brew Tasting Fundraiser
The Sonoma County Museum announces LIVE MUSIC BOB is currently sponsored in-part by
its second annual beer tasting fundraiser Local bands, The Spindles and Crazy Lagunitas Brewing Company, Ad-Vantage
event, Big Oktoberfest Bash. The event will Famous will be performing on the main Marketing, Dede Stanley Designs, The
offer a selection of six local micro-breweries stage. Crazy Famous has a rock ’n’ roll/indie North Bay Bohemian, Zyrmoski-Konicek
and tasty treats from eight local food rock sound and The Spindles are more LLP and Liz & Mario Uribe. Become a
purveyors. The event takes place on Friday, alternative/indie rock. DJ Paul Timberman, sponsor today!
October 9 from 5 to 9 p.m. and will be held of WestPole, will be spinning dance, pop
and rock tunes in between bands. TICKETS
at the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial
Building. Timberman is a regular dj on KRCB Radio Tickets are only $30 for museum
The museum has partnered with Lagu- and at First Fridays at Stir in Santa Rosa, as members and $35 for non-members in
nitas Brewery to once again feature these well as, various nightclubs in San Fran- advance. Group discounted ticket rate is
great regional microbrewers based in cisco. $25 per ticket for 10 tickets purchased or
humble Petaluma. The micro-brew or craft RAFFLE more. Tickets will be $40 at the door.
brew industry is just as much an integral The museum will be hosting the Tickets include unlimited tastings. To
part to Sonoma County as the wine fundraiser at Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial purchase tickets, or for more information,
industry, so it is was a fun and exciting idea Building this year to allow the crowd ample contact the Sonoma County Museum at
to partner with Lagunitas for this event. room in the beer tasting area for mingling (707) 579-1500 x13.
The idea was to present a very grass-roots and enjoying local live music. There will About the Sonoma County Museum
style fundraising event and to get back to also be a raffle with multiple raffle prizes
Founded in 1985, the Sonoma County
the museum’s roots of beer tasting festivals including a home-brew kit from The
Museum serves the whole of Sonoma
of the past. Beverage People, a tour and tasting package
from Korbel, a tour and taste package from County, which is made up of nine incorpo-
BEER & WINE Lagunitas and a business web consulting rated cities and includes a population of
The featured micro-breweries include package from aNetGain.com. nearly 500,000 people. As the leading and
Lagunitas from Petaluma, Third Street most comprehensive museum north of San
Aleworks from Santa Rosa, Russian River PAPARAZZI PHOTO SHOOT
Francisco up to Oregon, thousands of
Brewery and Moonlight Brewing Company Professional photographer, John
members and visitors attend the exhibi-
also from Santa Rosa, Marin Brewing Sappington, will be taking guests photos as
tions, events and programs, which include
they enter the event. Sappington is a
Company from Larkspur and Moylan’s from lectures, panels, conferences and work-
professor of both traditional and digital
Novato. There will also be Artiste Winery shops.
photography at the Santa Rosa Junior
from Healdsburg and Kenwood Winery Through the preservation of collections
College and The San Francisco Art Insti-
from Kenwood. Guests will receive a free and the presentation of exhibitions and
tute. Sappington also provides IT support
monogrammed drink glass which will be programs, the museum attracts more than
for several non-profits in Sonoma County
offered at the door with purchased event 20,000 people annually. As its flagship
including Sonoma County Museum and the
tickets. Tastings will be served between 5 Sonoma County Arts Council. program, the Museum & Schools Program
and 8 p.m. is ongoing throughout the school calendar
SPONSORSHIPS
TASTY BITES year and provides students and teachers
With a plan to host 500 guests, the
Delicious bites will be served in addition with free/subsidized bussing, guided tours
museum is hoping to raise enough money
to sipping down beers and wine at this to benefit some of the educational programs of the museum, hands-on materials for
event. Enjoy food from Oliver’s Market, for 2010, which serve Sonoma County and additional learning, and free Educator
Kashaya’s Brick Oven Pizza, Sweet Spot, the region’s school-age children. Guides for teachers following CA State
Hog Island Oysters, Redwood Hill Farms, Sponsorships are still available starting at Content Standards. For more information,
Humble Pie, Ruthy’s Real Homemade Meals $100. For sponsorship information, email please visit the Museum’s website at
and Out to Lunch Catering. sjandrew@sonomacountymusuem.org. www.sonomacountymuseum.org.
D O W N T O W N
HEALDSBURG
UPCOMING EVENTS See page 16 or visit www.healdsburg.com for more event information
ONGOING – Perfume Rose Harvest Tours and Special Events – at The Russian River Rose
Company, Healdsburg, visit www.russian-river-rose.com or call 707-433-7455
SEPT 25, OCT 2 – Fête de la vendange chez Copain (Harvest Celebration Lunch Series) –
Copain Wines, family style meal in the vineyards, $40/advance, 11am-2pm, www.copainwines.com, 707-836-8822
SEPTEMBER 26 – Promenade et Pique-nique Series (Stroll and Picnic) – Copain Wines,
country stroll, French picnic lunch and Rhone wines, $35, 10:30am-1:30pm, www.copainwines.com, 707-836-8822
SEPTEMBER 26 – 3rd Annual Healdsburg Arts Festival – Downtown Healdsburg's Plaza Park.
10am-5pm, free, www.plazaartscenter.org or call 707-431-1970
SEPTEMBER 27 – Perfume Launch Party & Open Garden – Russian River Rose Co., 10am-5pm
Champagne Celebrations & Samplings at 10am & 2pm, free, www.russian-river-rose.com or call 707-433-7455
SEPTEMBER 27 – Only Women Can Touch the Grapes to Stomp Out Breast Cancer –
Amphora Winery, $25 donation, noon-4pm, www.amhorawines.com or call 707-431-7767
SEPTEMBER 27 – When the Rivers Ran Red - Book Signing – Foppiano Vineyards, 1-4pm,
free, books available for purchase. For more information please visit www.foppiano.com or call 707-433-7272
OCTOBER 2 – First Fridays Art Walk – 15 galleries in Downtown Healdsburg, 4-7pm. To download the
Guide/Map, go to the Art Walk 2009 WebPage: www.healdsburg.com/events/art_walk.asp
OCTOBER 3 – Celebrate the Vintage! – Lambert Bridge Winery, celebrate with food, wine and song,
reserve early as this event is already booking up! 3-7pm, www.lambertbridge.com or call 707-431-4670
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Charles Schwab Cup Championship Serves

Up 4th Annual Wine & Food Pairing Festival
When the Champions Tour’s top players return to California’s drawing a diverse range of participants from boutique wineries to
wine country this fall, they won’t be the only professionals show- large vineyards to top-rated local restaurants. Many Wine Country
casing their talents at Sonoma Golf Club. favorites will be on site this year including Tra Vigne, John Ash &
For the fourth straight year, tournament organizers will blend the Co., Santé at the Fairmont, El Dorado Kitchen, The Red Grape,
exquisite taste and charm of wine country with the tremendous Ristorante Allegria, Cuvée, Stark’s Steakhouse, Costeaux French
talent and entertainment of some of golf’s most accomplished players Bakery, ZuZu, Mondo, Roessler Cellars, Nicholson Ranch, Chalk
by hosting the Wine & Food Pairing Festival held in conjunction Hill, Buoncristiani, Ledson Winery & Vineyards, Landmark Vine-
with the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, the Champions Tour’s yards, Gundlach Bundschu, Valley of the Moon, VJB Vineyards &
final event of the season featuring the top-30 players of the season Cellars, Charles Creek Vineyard, Tin Barn Vineyards, Deerfield
competing for the prestigious Charles Schwab Cup. Ranch Winery, BR Cohn Winery, Greg Norman Estates, Frank
Dozens of the region’s finest vintners and renowned chefs will be Family Vineyards, Black Coyote Chateau, Paradise Ridge, J. Moss
on hand to offer tastings of their premier varietals and delectable Wines, Don Sebastiani & Sons, Sharp Cellars, Robledo Family
treats to festival attendees Friday, October 30 through Sunday, Winery, Sojourn Cellars, Cline Cellars, Jacuzzi Family Vineyards,
November 1 from 12:30 to 4 p.m. Staged on the clubhouse lawn Schug among others. This year’s event will also feature a cigar lounge
with views of the 18th hole and neighboring vineyards, patrons will hosted by Davidoff Cigars.
receive admission to both the festival and tournament with the “Whether you’re a wine neophyte or a true connoisseur, this
purchase of a ticket package. event offers something for everyone,” said Leon Gilmore, Executive
The Wine & Food Pairing Festival continues to flourish each year, Director, Charles Schwab Cup Championship. “It’s a great opportu-
nity to experience the beauty and flavors of Wine Country in the fall
while watching the Champions Tour’s top players of the season
compete for their share of $4.6 million in prizes and the coveted
Charles Schwab Cup.”
The Champions Tour’s Road to the Charles Schwab Cup is a year-
long points race that has been staged at the exclusive Sonoma Golf
Club for the past six years. During that time, because of the support
of Charles Schwab & Co, PricewaterhouseCoopers, additional
corporate sponsors and thousands of fans, the tournament has
returned over $2 million to Sonoma County non-profit organiza-
tions and has had a significant positive impact on the county’s
economy.
Ticket packages are as follows: Daily Clubhouse Wine & Food
Pairing Festival – $55 in advance, $60 at gate. Clubhouse Wine &
Food Pairing Festival Weekender, Friday-Sunday, $160 in advance,
$175 at gate. All tickets include access to the tournament, clubhouse
and food and wine festival. Tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-
868-7563 or online at www.charlesschwabcupchampionship.com.
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Tasting Room
of the Week:
by Nan Reiley
THE CAVE with 742 different selections. You can buy a glass of wine, you can
taste a flight of five (or more, usually more) different wines selected by
Let’s be clear on the meaning of the word “unique.” It means one Thomas for $5 (unheard of!), and you can order food à la carte from
of a kind, no other like it. Period. Not just unusual or different from a delicious menu that includes Tequila Prawns, The Cave
most others like it. If you define the word in this sense, it is not Cheese Tray, soups and salads and cherry-chocolate
very often that you get to use it, so it is a real pleasure to be able topped New York Cheese cake, as just one of Thomas’
to say that the recently opened The Cave in Sonoma is selection of fabulous desserts. The Cave serves you each
unique. glass of wine in its own Riedel glass, also unheard of else-
What is The Cave? The Cave is a wine tasting room, where, so you can revisit each wine without having to
a wine bar and a restaurant located at 524 Broadway drink it all at once and then re-use the same glass.
in the town of Sonoma just off the historic plaza. It Now imagine that you’ve had a lovely day
is a very small, but cozy, 300-square-foot, street- touring wine country in Sonoma Valley and that you
level space housed in a historic building, once are strolling the quiet streets of Sonoma on a warm
the home of The Southern Pacific Stage Coach evening. The town tends to close up early, but
Company. The driving force behind the concept is welcome to The Cave, which often serves wine and food until
Thomas McGlone, Wine Director, Executive Chef, two o’clock in the morning as long as customers are there. Try pairing
delightfully well-informed, genial host and practically speaking, one- some of Thomas’ yummy desserts with his wine recommendations.
man-show at The Cave. What a way to end the day!
What’s the big deal? Thomas has 2,000 bottles of wine in stock, Thomas believes fervently that wine should be fun, that every guest
should be treated well and that an enthusiastic celebration of food and
wine in a non-pretentious environment is the essence of your wine
country experience. His lifetime in the wine and food business ensures
you of expert knowledge, but his commitment to guest satisfaction
and his own enduring enthusiasm for his profession elevates The Cave
to a truly unique and memorable pleasure. You can buy bottles of the
wine you’ve tasted, and Thomas will ship them home for you (where
legal), so you can re-live the pleasures of The Cave.
The Cave is located at 524 Broadway in Sonoma. Call (707) 938-
7448 to schedule a tasting or to check on Thomas’ hours of operation.
There is ample parking and it’s an easy stroll from the plaza and shops
in town.
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Steele Wines Harvest Festival, Vineyard Run, October 10-11

The 13th annual Steele Wines Harvest Tasting of the Steele wine collection from Wines, taking participants through autumn-
Festival – held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lake County vineyards also will be available colored vineyards and orchards. Registration
Saturday and Sunday, October 10 and 11 – throughout the weekend, and tasters will go is at 8 a.m. Sunday, and the race follows at
will be featuring wine, food, art, entertain- home with a Steele Wines logo glass. 9 a.m. The entry donation is $15 per person
ment and more. Children are welcomed to attend the event and $25 per family.
Famous for its grape-stomping competi- and hang out in the kids’ corner, featuring Steele Wines is located at 4350 Thomas
tion for kids and adults, the two-day festival face painting, storytelling, kids’ crafts and Drive at Highway 29 in Kelseyville. The
will offer a chicken barbecue served by the more. tasting room is open Sunday through Friday,
local 4-H Club, as well as several vendor Sponsored by Steele Wines and held in 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
booths with plentiful food, fine art, arts and conjunction with the Harvest Festival, the Saturday. For more information about Steele
crafts, and other unique souvenirs and gifts. 20th-annual Vineyard Run for Literacy will Wines or the festival, call (707) 279-9475 or
Live music during the festival will be take place Sunday, October 11. A benefit for visit www.steelewines.com. For more infor-
provided by Cal Alumni Big Band, Bill the Lake County Literacy Coalition, the mation on the Vineyard Run for Literacy, call
Noteman & the Rockets and more. 5K/10K run and 5K walk begin at Steele (707) 263-7633.
New Redwood Highway Map is Showcase for Northern California

Official Map Spotlights Destinations, Activities and of thousands of travelers who want to know more about the great
Hidden Gems in Six Counties – Free map commemorates opportunities that await them just north of the Bay Area.
100-year anniversary of Redwood Highway The cover of the map features the famed drive-through redwood
Sonoma, Humboldt, Del Norte, Lake, Marin and Mendocino coun- tree, a living tree so large you can actually drive through it. There are
ties have banded together to release a new pictorial map spotlighting actually three drive-through trees in Northern California … just where
must-see highlights along California’s official Redwood Highway. The are they? Visit www.northcoastca.com to learn more.
six counties recently united under the North Coast Tourism Council, For a copy of the new map, visit www.northcoastca.com.
with the common goal to share all the wonders of California that start
less than an hour north of San Francisco. This new large-scale map
shares roads and routes, along with highlights, visitor centers and
resources essential to learning and experiencing the gorgeous
Redwood Highway.
“We needed a unified map that shared the story of this geographi-
cally large area,” said Scott Schneider, Chairman of the newly formed
North Coast Tourism Council. “Each
county has so much to offer, so
combined, the project was big. But
thanks to the hard work of leaders from
each area, we came together to spot-
light some of the better known and
more unique attractions.”
2009 marks the official 100-year
anniversary for the Redwood Highway,
named after giant trees that still stand,
and the millions of Redwoods that once
covered the entire coast. The Redwood
Highway, also known California, U.S.
Route 101, is one of the last remaining
and longest U.S. Routes still active in
the state, and the longest highway of
any kind in California. US 101 was also
one of the original U.S. Routes.
According to Schneider, the map will
be featured at visitor centers, at events
and shows and shared with hundreds
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Comedy Uncorked™ at Retzlaff Vineyards

Three Performances on September 25 What is Comedy Uncorked?
The perfect way to start the weekend: wine, comedy and a Comedy Uncorked is a concept that came together when two
warm summer evening on the lawn at Retzlaff Estate Winery! The friends were commiserating about the current economy, and the
September 25th show is hosted by KKIQ radio’s Faith Alpher, and impact that it is having on so many in the Bay Area. In the end,
features performances from three of the Bay Area’s funniest come- Comedy Uncorked was created, and helps in three ways by show-
dians: Michael Slack, Ronn Vigh and Sam Arno. You can even casing locally owned and operated wineries, providing a new venue
arrive early and enjoy a picnic and wine with your family and for comedians to reach audiences, and benefiting Open Heart Kitchen
friends. in their efforts to feed the hungry of the Tri-Valley.
Admission is only $20 in advance, and proceeds benefit Open
Who are the Comedians?
Heart Kitchen. Doors open at 6 p.m., showtime is at 7:30 p.m.
Performers in the shows are all local comedians who are regulars
Visit www.comedyuncorked for tickets and show information.
in Bay Area comedy clubs. The line up for the shows are different,
ensuring variety for return visitors.
Who are the Organizers?
The show is produced by Winegirls® a website established a
decade ago to “make wine fun” – foster the joy of wine with food and
friends, and bring basic wine-know to the everyday person. Along
the way, Winegirls has grown to include a loose association of wine
fans far and wide, some of whom you may see at local wine festivals.
Everyday there are more and more groups, websites and wineries
share their sensibility.
How can I get more information?
Contact Michelle Hemenway (Founder of Winegirls) at (925) 819-
2326, or Connie Vandevanter of Retzlaff Vineyards, (925) 699-2049.

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Taste of Lodi – Incredible Opportunity to Taste Lodi Wines

Lodi is one of California’s most-recognized regions for high- chocolate treats from a local chocolate company, and cigars from
quality grape and wine production. With more than 70 wineries Stogies of Lodi. Port tasting will be available from a variety of Lodi
producing premium wine varietals the region has become a major wineries.
destination for wine lovers. “We’re thrilled to host this event and to give our guests the chance
Once a year visitors can get a special look and taste of the Lodi to experience great food and wine on our grounds,” said Russ
region. On Sunday, September 27th, more than 40 award-winning Munson, managing partner for Wine & Roses.
Lodi wineries and the area’s finest restaurants and caterers will come The event will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, September
together for the eighth annual Taste of Lodi presented by the Visit 27th at Wine & Roses, located at 2505 West Turner Road in Lodi.
Lodi! Conference & Visitor’s Bureau. The beautiful grounds of the Tickets are $40 advance and $50 on day of the event. Group rates
historic Wine & Roses Hotel Restaurant & Spa will host the annual are available. Tickets can be purchased by calling 800-798-1810 or
event. visiting www.TasteOfLodi.com. Sacramento magazine is the event
At the Taste of Lodi, guests will sample wine and food offerings sponsor. The Visit Lodi! Conference & Visitors Bureau and Wine &
of this Northern California fine wine region. While enjoying the Roses are organizers of the event.
epicurean delights, visitors will stroll through the beautiful grounds Lodi boasts 750 winegrape growers, 75,000 acres of vineyards
of the historic and recently expanded Wine & Roses Hotel Restau- and more than 70 wineries. The region’s annual yield of approxi-
rant & Spa. mately 600,000 tons of grapes comprises 18 percent of California’s
Laura McIntosh, of the syndicated show “Bringing it Home with total wine grape production – more than Napa and Sonoma Coun-
Laura McIntosh,” will host three celebrity chef demonstrations. ties combined.
Complimentary wine tasting seminars, held in the Cellar Room, will Lodi leads all other California wine districts in the production of
highlight some of the award-winning wines from the Lodi region the top five premium wine varieties – Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot,
sponsored by General Mills & MPI Label Systems. Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Zinfandel. Plus, more than 60
Joe Leningan’s “Little” Big Band will keep the music playing all leading California wineries buy grapes from the region including
afternoon with a repertoire ranging from big band and swing to E&J Gallo, Glen Ellen, Fetzer, Delicato, Napa Ridge, Ravenswood,
Latin, Oldies, Rock ’n’ Roll and today’s pop hits. Kenwood Vineyards and Beringer.
A popular attraction returning this year will be the Port, Cigar
and Chocolate pavilion, where visitors can purchase and enjoy
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Wines From Santa Cruz Mountains Winery Receive Honors

Winemakers and proprietors Thérèse and Dan Martin of Martin
Ranch Winery at the southern tip of the Santa Cruz Mountains have a Martin Ranch Winery Invites you to
lot to be proud of this year, now that the husband and wife team have BOTTLE YOUR OWN Great Cab Blend!
garnered more than 60 medals in major wine competitions just since Saturday & Sunday, September 26th & 27th
January. Now’s your chance to make the hard times a lot easier and bottle your own tasty red wine at Martin Ranch Winery (just
west of Gilroy) from 9am to 4:30pm on Saturday and Sunday, September 26th and 27th. The Bottle Your Own event will
feature a delicious Martin Ranch Cabernet Blend at very affordable prices starting at only $100 per case! Connect with
Off To An Early Start friends and neighbors and meet other wine lovers while working “hands-on” at the bottling line! Advance sign-up is
No sooner did the new year begin when the results from the San required with non-refundable payment. Reservations will be made in half-hour increments.. For more information and to
reserve your wine and time slot, send an email to: wine@martinranchwinery.com or call 408-842-9197. It’s fun, educa-
Francisco Chronicle Commercial Wine Competition came in, where tional and sure to sell out — so make your reservation early! All ages are welcomed.
Thérèse Martin snared her first two gold medals for her 2009 Thérèse Price: 1 case $100; 2 cases $189; 3 cases $269 (12 cases get the 13th free! $1076) If you can’t make it to the winery, we can
bottle & pack it for you! (additional charge of $10 per case or 3 for $25) We’ll provide the bottle, cork, capsule and label.
Vineyards 2005 Syrah ($27) and 2005 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Contact the winery at: wine@martinranchwinery.com, wine@martinranchwinery.com or 408 842-9197.
($45), while Dan Martin’s J.D. Hurley brand mined two silver medals,
one for his 2006 Zinfandel ($23) and the other for his 2005 Merlot tional Wine Competition, with the Thérèse Vineyards 2005 Estate Cab
($20). and the J.D. Hurley 2005 Cab each winning silvers.
More and More Medals Roll In Award Season Finale Showcases Two Golds and Eight Silvers
After the debut awards in San Francisco, the Martins continued to With the season of wine competitions drawing to a close, Martin
pick up more medals in renowned wine competitions in the months Ranch enjoyed a golden grand finale at the Santa Cruz Mountains
that followed, including: Monterey Wine Competition, Grand Harvest Commercial Wine Competition that was held in early August, with the
Awards, San Diego International Wine Competition, National Women’s Thérèse Vineyards 2005 Dos Rios Cab capturing Gold/Best Cabernet
Wine Competition, Los Angeles International Wine Competition, West Sauvignon and the J.D. Hurley 2006 Merlot matching that gilded
Coast Wine Competition, Best of The Bay Wine Competition and the performance with Gold/Best Merlot. Nearly 50 wine professionals
Orange County Fair Wine Competition. The J.D. Hurley 2005 selected these two wines from a total of close to 150 wines submitted
Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains collected an incredible to the competition. Other Martin Ranch wines that showed their ster-
total of ten silver medals in these competitions, while the Thérèse Vine- ling streak of Silver medals in the competition included varieties of
yards 2005 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon received four silver medals – various vintages such as: Nebbiolo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese,
and combined with all medals awarded in these competitions by June Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir and Zinfandel.
2009, Martin Ranch had already tallied-up 41 awards for the year. “We’re absolutely thrilled with the acknowledgement of our efforts
Mid-Year Kicks-In Tsunami of Gold in this year’s competition results,” said Thérèse Martin. “Year-by-year,
since we began commercially making wine, we’re received more and
When the California State Fair Wine Competition released its results
more medals, but this year beats them all,” she exclaimed, “We’re over-
mid-year, Martin Ranch not only won highest-honor gold medals for
whelmed with pride.” Dan Martin joined in by adding “these awards
the 2006 J.D. Hurley Merlot ($20) and the Thérèse Vineyard 2005
are really a reflection the energy, passion and dedication to winemaking
Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, but also a Best of Class (tie) for Greater Bay
excellence that we’ve been committed to since our early days as wine-
Appellations for each of the wines. Silver also flowed for Martin Ranch
makers. It has taken some time to get to this point, and even with as
in Sacramento for the Thérèse Vineyards 2006 Syrah ($27) and 2005
much work as it has been, the best part is seeing how much everyone
Dos Rios Cabernet Sauvignon ($30) and the J.D. Hurley 2005 Cab.
seems to enjoy our wines. That’s our true reward.”
Then even more gold sparkled when the Thérèse Vineyards 2005 Dos
Rios Cab received a double gold medal at the San Francisco Interna- About Martin Ranch Winery – Tradition • Passion • Excellence
Martin Ranch Winery is nestled on 17 acres of rugged soil at the
southern tip of the Santa Cruz Mountains wine appellation, 10 miles
west of Gilroy. Owners and winemakers, Thérèse and Dan Martin,
recognized the promise the property offered when they planted their
first vines, and have since nurtured outstanding fruit to produce wines
with bold character and overwhelmingly popular and critical appeal.
Roots of tradition, a passion for living and the desire for excellence are
captured in every wine they make.
Martin Ranch wines are available at fine restaurants and wine
merchants throughout California, and at the winery. The winery is
located at 6675 Redwood Retreat Road, Gilroy and is open to the
public for tasting the third weekend of each month. For more informa-
tion, friendly and secure online sales, and directions to the winery, call
(408) 842-9197, or go to www.martinranchwinery.com.
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The Highly Anticipated Big Sur Food and Wine

Festival Tickets are Now on Sale and Selling Fast!
As California’s wine industry takes part in harvest (and all indica- tion (over and above the wines they are presenting that weekend) of
tions are for a pretty good year), the Big Sur Food and Wine Festival The Apprentice – Paso Robles for the auction. This will pit two
is getting a lot of attention for the creative way they’re handling their couples against each other to make great wine that will be judged by
event. the Justin staff. The losing couple is Fired!, but they at least get to walk
With no advertising, it’s all been word of mouth propelling this away with a magnum of the Justin Isosceles, and the winners get a case
two-day celebration of friends and neighbors coming together to raise of their blend they have created, all this after spending a night at the
funds for the community as a whole. From restaurant staff talking the famed Just Inn, replete with dinner, breakfast, tastings and a blending
weekend up, and a few flyers posted around Carmel, Monterey and of seminar. This is just one of the amazing auction items that have been
course, Big Sur, within two weeks of opening the tickets sales, two of offered to the event.
the weekend’s events have already sold out. “It sort of feels like the Is a wine festival in this economic downturn a feasible under-
Stones, selling out within moments,” says Toby Rowland-Jones, pres- See Big Sur Food and Wine Festival, page 73
ident of the festival, “Within just a couple of days of the Nepenthe
dinner featuring Gary Pisoni and Gary Franscioni of ROAR, going
online, it had sold out. And our rather unique Hiking With Stemware
is also sold out. It’s not as if we crashed PayPal, but we’re delighted
with this kind of response on our first year.”
This inaugural festival to celebrate the culinary aspects of Big Sur
takes place November 6th and 7th at most resorts and restaurants, as
well as some private homes, in the heart of Big Sur. From panel tast-
ings to a Grand Public Tasting, Big Sur will be alive with wine and food
energy. Winemaker dinners will feature many local wines from the
Central Coast such as the vaunted Pisoni, Tantara, Ridge, Calera,
Miura, Graff, Au Bon Climat and many others. The centerpiece of the
weekend will be Dinner With Friends – A Benefit For Big Sur at the
Ventana Inn and Spa, and will feature Big Sur chefs and guest chefs
such as Cal Stamenov, Bernardus, of Carmel Valley, and Mark Ayers of
the Highlands Inn. Paul Draper of Ridge Vineyards will be pouring at
this gala event, with Chappellet, Talbott, Bernardus and others.
The concept of friendship is a powerful thread running through the
entire festival, and every single winemaker or chef is indeed a friend
of someone on the committee. “So many large-scale events of this
nature bring in people they barely know, based upon name recogni-
tion or fame. Our goal is to promote and play with those who know
us and whom we have worked with in the past, It also helps that they
are outstanding talents in their field!” Says Rowland-Jones, who has
helped organize a number of major food and wine events, such as the
Masters of Food and Wine, the Central Coast Wine Classic and the
Santa Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta over a period of twenty years.
In the spirit of friendship, Justin Winery has made a fabulous dona-
Santa Cruz Mountains Wineries

are Scoring Big in Competition
The summer months have been good to the medal award or higher.
wineries of the Santa Cruz Mountains Wine- Testarossa Winery has been awarded high
growers Association. From June through August scores recently for their 2007 Sanford & Benedict
several awards have been received by member Vineyard Chardonnay; 94 points by Wine Enthu-
wineries. siast and 93 points by Connoisseurs’ Guide.
Storrs Winery was awarded the Best Red Wine Their 2007 Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot
of the Show at the San Francisco International Noir received 93 points by Wine Enthusiast and
Wine competition, held June 18, 19, & 20th. 90 points by Wine Spectator.
Their 2007 Central Coast Grenache was selected Wine Spectator is also enthusiastic about
from over 4,200 wines submitted from 21 coun- Mount Eden Vineyard’s 2007 Edna Valley Wolff
tries. Quite an honor! Vineyard Chardonnay. They gave the “ripe and
The California State Fair is the oldest floral, full-bodied” wine 91 points. Wine Enthu-
commercial wine competition in the United siast awarded the Cumbre of Vine Hill 2006
States. This year Bargetto Winery’s 2006 Merlot Hicks Family Vineyard Pinot Noir from the Santa
Reserve won Best-Merlot-in-California, Best-of- Cruz Mountains, 94 points. In their description
Class in the Greater Bay Appellations, a Gold they comment that this wine “shows the dramatic
Medal and 95 points awards. The “Best of Class” way that this mountainous region south of San
award represents the fourth consecutive vintage Francisco can ripen Pinot Noir to such perfec-
of Bargetto Merlot Reserve to receive a gold tion.”
MONTEREY/CENTRAL COAST | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK
Charming Boutique Inns in Carmel

Denny LeVett has cornered the market on boutique hotels and
inns in the village of Carmel-by-the-Sea. The bed and breakfast
boutique hotels and inns have delighted travelers since 1935. Two
of LeVett Properties include Vagabond’s House Inn and Lamp
Lighter Inn. Both of these enchanting and memorable inns offers a
unique ambience in its own distinctive, intimate settings, making
them the perfect location for a romantic getaway, business travel,
and/or families with children. Some locations offer an evening wine
and cheese reception. All LeVett Properties serve a light breakfast world surroundings, modern
daily. amenities, private bath and
Denny has entrusted his family-owned inns in the very capable entrance. Most rooms have a
hands of General Manager Bobby Richards for almost a decade. The wood, electric or gas fireplace
innkeepers and many of the staff have been with the LeVett family and some provide a peek at the
since inception. You can see and genuinely sense the family cama- ocean. Lamp Lighter Inn &
raderie among the staff and Sunset House Suites, Storybook
return guests. Country Lodging is located at the
The fairy tale ambience od south east corner of Ocean
Lamp Lighter Inn & Sunset Avenue and Camino Real,
House Suites showcases a Carmel. Call (831) 624-6046 or
gazebo in its secluded blooming go to www.carmellamplight.com
garden. Located on the south- for reservations or more informa-
east corner of Ocean Avenue and tion.
Camino Real, the inn and suites are just one block from the white The Vagabond’s House Inn is
sands of Carmel beach. The historic inn and suites provides old- reminiscent of an English Tudor
country home and enhanced by
a captivating brick courtyard
with brilliantly colored flowers, a
graceful waterfall and an arbor-
Not to Scale
covered bridge. LeVett calls this
his “Tiffany Diamond of Country
Inns.” The Vagabond’s House Inn
is the home to many repeat
guests and houses LeVett’s
private collections of the Little
Big Book, lead British soldiers
and guns. The inn is elegant with
very cozy and comfortably
appointed rooms, which include
their own kitchens and fire-
places. Many of the rooms
provide peeks of the Ocean, as
well.
Vagabond’s House Inn, English
CARMEL Tudor with enchanting gardens, is
on 4th and Delores, Carmel. For
VA L L E Y reservations or more information,
call (831) 624-7738 or go to
www.vagabondshouseinn.com.
Big Sur Food and Wine Festival Continued from page 70
taking? “Absolutely, it is,” says Rowland-Jones. “Several people They’ll be happy to be done with their harvest and crush, and be ready
advised strongly against it, but I am a Leo – determined and even to play!”
stubborn, and I also had a number of people excited about the The event is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz of Monterey, J & L
concept. Plus, I really wanted to do something for our neighbors and Wines, Ventana Inn and Spa, Monterey County Magazine and Joie de
friends here in Big Sur. We’ve had a hard year and a half here on the Vivre Hotels
Coast - the massive fire last year slowed us down, and then various The Big Sur Food and Wine Festival aims to promote Big Sur as a
road closures, the slumping economy and other elements made me culinary destination, and raise funds for the Big Sur community as a
realize that we need to draw a bit more attention to this area and also whole.
infuse some money into our nonprofits, as well as the businesses. The Big Sur Food and Wine Festival will take place at various
Plus I hope to spur recognition of local agricultural/viticultural resorts and restaurants throughout Big Sur, located 25 miles south of
elements.” Carmel, on Friday and Saturday, November 6th and 7th, 2009. For
“Wherever feasibly possible, we aim to have wines and our food more information, visit www.bigsurfoodandwine.org or call (831)
products from as close to Big Sur as possible. We are blessed to have 667-0800 or email info@bigsurfoodandwine.org.
incredible wineries and vineyards, as well as historically rich farming
practices throughout this Central Coast. We also have some of the
state’s finest chefs right here in Big Sur and in Carmel. When people
think of Big Sur, they think of majestic cliffs and the powerful serenity
of the area. It’s rarely considered as a culinary destination. We aim the
change this perception, as we have truly remarkable food here in Big
Sur.”
Local wineries and producers are thrilled to participate in the
event, Rowland-Jones says. “In talking to the local winemakers about
this, they are extremely happy to support our community and be here.
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SIERRA FOOTHILLS | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK
Nevada County
El Dorado
Calaveras
Amador
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WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | WINERY LISTINGS
NAPA VALLEY Bounty Hunter Rare Wine Co. – 975 First St, Napa; 707 226-3976 Sun-Thu 11-10, Fr-Sa 11-Midnight
Bourassa – 190 Camino Oruga, Napa 707 254-4922; 800-499-2366 Open by appointment only
A Dozen Vintners – 3000 Highway 29 North, St. Helena; 707 967-0666 Open daily 10-5
Boyd Family – 4042 Big Ranch Road, Napa; 707 254-7353 Open by appointment only
ACACIA VINEYARD – 2750 Las Amigas Road, Napa Bremer Family Winery –975 Deer Park Road, St. Helena; 707 963-5411 Daily 10-5 by appointment
Explore Wine Country less traveled and experience the beauty of Acacia.
Situated on a country lane with spectacular views of San Pablo Bay, Brown Estate – 3233 Sage Canyon Road, St. Helena; 707 963-2453 Limited, by appointment only, closed Sundays
Acacia is dedicated to producing award-winning, vineyard designate Pinot Noir
and Chardonnay from some of the oldest vines in Carneros. Buehler – 820 Greenfield Road, St. Helena; 707 963-2155 Open by appointment only
Open by appointment only, Mon-Sat 10am-4pm and Sun noon-4pm Burgess Cellars – 1108 Deer Park Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-4766 Open by appointment only
707-226-9991 (ext.2) or 887-226-1700 (toll free) Cafaro Cellars – 2591 Pinot Way, St. Helena; 707 963-7181 Open by appointment only
Acacia Vineyard – 2750 Las Amigas Road, Napa; 707 226-9991 Open by appointment only Cain – 3800 Langtry Road, St. Helena; 707 963-1616 Open by appointment only
Aetna Springs Cellars – 7227 Pope Valley Road, St. Helena; 707 965-2675 Open by appointment only Cakebread Cellars – 8300 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford; 707 963-5222 Open by appointment only
Aetna Springs Cellars – 7227 Pope Valley Road, St. Helena; 707 965-2675 Open by appointment only Calafia Cellars – 629 Fulton Lane, St. Helena; 707 963-0114 Open by appointment only
Ahnfeldt Wines – Uncorked at Oxbow Tasting Room, 605 First St. Napa; 707 927-5864 Daily 10-6, Tuesdays 11-8 Caldwell – 169 Kruzer Lane, Napa; 707 255-1294 Tours/tasting by appointment only at 10:30, 1:30 or 4:30
Alpha Omega – 1155 Mee Lane @ Highway 29, Rutherford; 707 963-9999 Daily 10-6 Cali 351 – 400 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-9581 Thu-Mon 10-5
Amizetta – 1099 Greenfield Road, St. Helena; 707 963-1460 Open by appointment only « CALISTOGA CELLARS – 1371 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga; 707 942-7422 Su, Mo, We, Th, 12-5pm Fri-Sa 12-6pm
Amuse Bouche Winery – 2930 St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena; 707 967-8814 Open by appointment only Gifts, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Educational Programs, Food Pairings Closed Tu
Anderson’s Conn Valley Vnyds – 680 Rossi Road, St. Helena; 707 963-8600 Open by appointment only « CALISTOGA WINE STOP – 1458 Lincoln Ave, #2 Calistoga; 707 942-5556 Daily 10-6
« ANDRETTII WIN E RY – 4162 Big Ranch Road, Napa; 888 460-8463 Open daily 10-5 Cardinale – 7600 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville; 707 944-2643 Open daily 10:30-5
Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours (Private Tours for 10 or more), Educational Programs Cartlidge & Brown – 205 Jim Oswald Way, Ste. B, American Canyon; 707 552-5199 x222 Open Mon-Sat10-5
« ARGE R- M AR TUCC I – 1455 Inglewood Ave, St. Helena; 707 963-4334 Open daily 10-5 « CASA NUESTRA WINERY – 3451 Silverado Trail No, St. Helena; 707 963-5783 Open Mon-Sat 10-5
Wine Tasting, Gift Items, Picnic Area, Arts Exhibit, Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Food Pairing Gifts, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Winery Tours & appointments
Ariel Vineyards – 1312 Town Center, Napa; 707 257-9731 Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun 10-3
« CASTELLO DI AMOROSA – 4045 North St. Helena Hwy (Hwy 39), Calistoga; 707 942-8200 Open daily 9:30-6
Arns – 601 Muno Road, St. Helena; 707 963-3429 Open by appointment only Gifts, Children & Pets OK; call ahead for: Winery & Cave Tours, reservation recommended
« ARTESA – 1345 Henry Road, Napa; 707 224-1668 Open daily 10-4:30 Caymus Vineyards – 8700 Conn Creek Rd, Rutherford; 707 967-3010 Open daily by appointment
Gift Items, Children OK; Call for Winery Tours at 11 & 2, Vineyard Tours, Food Pairings Ceja Vineyards Tasting Room – 1248 1st St, Napa; 707 226-6445 Open daily 12-6, Th-Sat 12-10
Atalon – 3299 Bennett Lane, Calistoga; 1-800-224-4090 Open daily 11-5 Chappellet Vineyard – 1581 Sage Canyon Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-7136 Open by appointment only
August Briggs – 333 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-4912 Open daily, 10:30-4:30 Charbay Winery & Distillery – 4001 Spring Mtn Rd; St. Helena; 707 963-9327 Open daily 10-4
Back Room Wines – 1000 Main Street, Napa; 707 226-1378 Sun-Wed 10-6, Thu-Sat 10 to 9 « CHARLES KRUG WINERY – 2800 Main St. Hwy 29, St. Helena; 707 967-2229 Open daily 10:30-5
« BALDACCI – 6236 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 944-9261 Open daily 10-4 Chase Family Cellars – 2252 Sulphur Springs Road, St. Helena; 707 963-1284 Open by appointment only
Gift Items, Children & Pets OK Chateau Boswell – 3468 Silverado Trail, St. Helena; 707 963-5472 Open by appointment only
Ballentine Vineyards – 2820 St. Helena Hwy N, St. Helena; 707 963-7919 Open daily 10-5 Chateau Montelena – 1429 Tubbs Ln, Calistoga; 707 942-5105 Open daily 9:30-4
Barlow Vineyards – 4411 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-8742 Open by appointment only Chimney Rock Winery – 5350 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 257-2641 Open daily 10-5
Barnett Vineyards – 4070 Spring Mountain, St. Helena; 707 963-7075 Open by appointment only Clare Luce Abbey – 2893 St. Helena Highway, St. Helena; 707 963-7431 Open by appointment only
Beaulieu Vineyards – 1960 Hwy 29, Rutherford; 707 967-5233 Open daily 10-5 Cliff Lede Vineyards – 1473 Younvtille Cross Rd, Yountville; 707 944-8642 Open daily 10-4
Behrens & Hitchcock – 4078 Spring Mountain Road, St. Helena; 707 963-1774 Open by appointment only
« CLOS DU VAL WINERY – 5330 Silverado Trail, Napa; 800 993-9463 Open daily 10-5
Bell Wine Cellars – 6200 Washington St, Yountville; 707 944-1673 Open daily 10-4 Gift Items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; call ahead for: Wine Tours, Vineyard Tours, Food Pairings
« BENESSERE WINERY – 1010 Big Tree Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-5853 Open daily 10-5 Clos Pegase – 1060 Dunaweal Ln, Calistoga; 707 942-4981 Open daily 10:30-4:30
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Food Pairings Conn Creek Winery – 8711 Silverado Trail, St. Helena; 707 963-9100 Open Sat 10-4, Sun-Fri 11-4
Beringer Vineyards – 2000 Main St, St. Helena; 707 967-4412 Open daily 10-5 Oct-Apr, May-Sep 10-6 Constant – 2121 Diamond Mountain Rd, Calistoga; 707 942-0707 Open by appointment only
« BENNETT LANE – 3340 Hwy 128, Calistoga; 877 MAX-NAPA Open daily 10-5:30 Corison Winery – 987 St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena; 707 963-0826 Open daily 10-5 by appointment
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Cornerstone Cellars – 6505 Washington St., Building C, Yountville; 707 948-6512 Open by appointment only
Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Vineyard Tours, Educational Programs, Food Pairings
Cosentino Winery – 7415 St. Helena Hwy, Yountville; 707 944-1220 Open daily 10-5:30
Black Cat Vineyard – 1075 Shadybrook Ln, Napa; 707 321-0866 Open by appointment only Crane Family Winery – 1051 Borrette Lane, Napa; 707 259-0175 Open by appointment only
« BLACK STALLION – 4089 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 253-1400 Open daily 10-5 Cuvaison Estate Wines – 4500 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-2468 Open daily 10-5
Gifts, Children & Pets OK, Cheese Pairings; Cuvaison Estate Wines – 1221 Duhig Road, Carneros (between Napa & Sonoma); 707 942-2455 Open daily 10-5
Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Educational Programs, Food Pairings Darioush Winery – 4240 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 257-2345 Open daily 10:30-5
Boeschen – 3242 Silverado Trail, St. Helena; 707 963-3674 Open by appointment only David Arthur – 1521 Sage Canyon Road, St. Helena; 707 963-5190 Open by appointment only
Bouchaine Vineyards – 1075 Buchli Station Rd, Napa; 707 252-9065 Open daily 10:30-4 David Fulton – 825 Fulton Lane, St. Helena; 707 967-0719 Open by appointment only
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WINERY LISTINGS | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK « Especially recommended by Wine Country This Week
Del Dotto Caves – 1055 Atlas Peak Rd, Napa; 707 963-2134 Open by appointment only Girard Winery – (Tasting Room) 6795 Washington, Yountville; 968-9297 Open daily 10-6
Del Dotto Vineyards – 1445 St. Helena Highway, St. Helena; 707 963-2134 Open by appointment only Godspeed Vineyards – 3655 Mount Veeder Rd; 707 254-7766 Open daily by appointment
Delectus Winery – 908 C Enterprise Way, Napa; 707 255-1252 Open Mon-Fri by appointment Golden State Vintners – 401 St. Helena Highway South, St. Helena; 707 963-2335 Daily 10-5
di Rosa Preserve – 5200 Carneros Hwy 121, Napa; 707 226-5991 Open Tu-Fr 9:30-3 Goosecross Cellars – 1119 State Lane, Yountville; 707 944-1986 Open daily 10-4
Diamond Oaks – 1595 Oakville Grade, Oakville; 707 948-3000 Open daily 10-4:30 Graeser Winery – 255 Petrified Forest Rd, Calistoga; 707 942-4437 Open by appointment only 10-5
Diamond Terrace – 1391 Diamond Mountain Road, Calistoga; 707 942-1189 Open by appointment only
« GRGICH HILLS – 1829 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford; 707 963-2784 Open daily 9:30-4:30
« DOMAINE CARNEROS – 1240 Duhig Rd, Napa; 707 257-0101 Open daily 10-6 Gift Items, Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours By Appt. at 11 & 2, Food Pairings
Gifts, Children OK, Winery Tours, Vineyard Tours; Call ahead for groups of eight or more Groth – 750 Oakville Crossroad, Oakville; 707 944-0290 Open by appointment only
Domaine Chandon – 1 California Dr, Yountville; 707 944-2280 Open daily 10-6 Guilliams – 3851 Spring Mountain Road, St. Helena; 707 963-9059 Open by appointment only
Dominari – 210 Camino Oruga, Napa; 707 226-1600 Open by appointment only Gustavo Thrace – 1021 McKinstry St, Napa; 707 257-6796 Open 11-6 Sun-Wed; 11-8 Thu-Sat
Duckhorn Vineyards – 1000 Lodi Lane, St. Helena; 707 963-7108 Open by appointment, 10-4
« HAGAFEN CELLARS – 4160 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 252-0781 Open daily 10-4
« DUTCH HENRY WINERY – 4300 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-5771 Open daily 10-4:30 Gift Items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Wine Tours
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Cave Tours, Food Pairings
Hall Rutherford – 56 Auberge Road, Rutherford; 707 967-0700 Open by appointment only
Eagle & Rose – 1844 Pope Canyon Rd, Pope Valley; 707 965-9463 Open daily 9-4
Hall St. Helena – 401 St. Helena Hwy So, St. Helena; 707 967-2620 Open daily 10-5:15
Ehlers Estate – 3222 Ehlers Lane, St. Helena; 707 963-5972 Open daily 10-4
Hans Fahden Vineyards – 4855 Petrified Forest Rd, St. Helena; 707 942-6760 Open by appointment
« ELIZABETH SPENCER – 1165 Rutherfrod Road, Rutherford; 707 963-6067 Open daily 10-6 Hartwell Vineyards – 5795 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 255-4269 Open Wed-Sun 11-4
Gift Items, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Food Pairings
Havens Wine Cellars – 2055 Hoffman Lane, Yountville; 707 261-2000 Open daily 10-4:30
Elkhorn Peak Cellars – 200 Polson Rd, Napa; 707 255-0504 Open by appointment only
Heitz Cellars – 436 St. Helena Hwy 29, St. Helena; 707 963-3542 Open daily 11-4:30
Elyse – 2100 Hoffman Ln, Napa; 707 944-2900 Open by appointment only 10-5
Helena View Johnston – 3500 Highway 128, Calistoga; 707 942-4956 Open by appointment only
Envy Wines – 1170 Tubbs Ln, Calistoga; 707 942-4670 Open daily 10-4:30
Hendry – 3104 Redwood Dr, Napa; 707 226-8320 Open by appointment only
Etude Winery – 1250 Cuttings Wharf Rd, Napa; 707 257-5300 Open by appointment only Hess Collection – 4411 Redwood Rd, Napa; 707 255-1144 Open daily 10-5:30
Failla – 3530 Silverado Trail, St. Helena; 707 963-0530 Open daily 10-5 Hill Family Estate – 6512 Washington, Yountville; 707 944-9580 Open daily 10-6
Falcor – 2511 Napa Corporate Dr, Ste 115, Napa; 888-402-WINE Open daily 10-5 Honig Vineyards – 850 Rutherford Rd, Rutherford; 707 963-5618 Open daily by appointment 10-4
Farella-Park – 2222 N. Third Ave, Napa; 707 254-9489 Open daily 10-4 Hope & Grace – 6540 Washington St, Yountville; 707 944-2500 Mon-Sat 10-6
Far Niente – 1350 Acacia Dr, Oakville; 707 944-2861 Open by appointment only 10-3 Hopper Creek – 6204 Washington St, Yountville; 707 944-0675 Open daily Open by appointment only 11-4
Fleury Estate Winery – 950 Galleron Rd, Rutherford; 707 967-8333 Open daily 10-4 J. Kirkwood Winery – 1020 Borrette Lane, Napa Limited tours and tastings by appointment only
James Cole – 5014 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 251-9905 Open by appointment only
« FLORA SPRINGS - THE ROOM – 677 St. Helena Hwy So., St. Helena; 707 967-8032 Open daily 10-5
Children & Pets OK, Picnic Area James Creek – 2249 James Creek Rd, Pope Valley; 707 965-2646 Open by appointment only
« FLORA SPRINGS WINERY – 1978 Zinfandel Ln, St. Helena; 707 967-6723 Open by appointment only « JESSUP CELLARS – 6740 Washington St, Yountville; 707 944-8523 Open daily 10-6
Art Exhibits; Call ahead for Food Pairings, last tasting at 5:30pm
Flying Horse – 2825 St. Helena Highway, St. Helena; 707 965-1600 Open by appointment only
« JOSEPH PHELPS VINEYARDS – 200 Taplin Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-2745 Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat-Sun 10-4
« FOLIE A DEUX – 7481 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville; 800 535-6400 Open daily 10-6
Gift Items, Children OK; Tastings & Seminars by appointment
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK
Last tasting Mon-Fri at 3:30pm, Last tasting on Sat-Sun 2:30
« FOLIO ENOTECA – 610 First Street #10, Napa; 707 256-3700 Open Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 11-7
« JUDD’S HILL – 2332 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 255-2332 Open daily by appointment 10-4
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Children Welcome ; Call ahead for Food Pairings Tue 11-8, Sat 8-6, Sun 11-5
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Children Welcomed
« FOLIO WINEMAKERS’ STUDIO – 1285 Dealy Lane, Napa; 707 256-2757 Thu-Tue 10-4:30 Juslyn – 2900 Spring Mountain Rd, St. Helena; 707 265-1804 (Poured at Silenus Vintners) Winery open by appointment only
Gift Items, Art Exhibits, Picnic Area, Children Welcomed; call ahead for: Winery Tours, Educational Programs, Food Pairings
Kapcsandy Family Winery – 1001 State Lane, Yountville; 707 265-1804 Open by appointment only
Fontanella Family – 1721 Patrick Road, Napa; 707 252-1017 Open daily 10-4
Keever – 26 Vineyard View Dr, Yountville; 707 944-0910 Open by appointment only
Forman Vineyards – 1501 Big Rock Road, St. Helena; 707 963-3900 Open by appointment only
Kelham – 360 Zinfandel Ln; St. Helena; 707 963-2000 Open by appointment only
Franciscan Vineyards – 1178 Galleron Rd, Rutherford; 707 963-7111 Open daily 10-5 Kuleto Estate – 2470 Sage Canyon Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-9750 Open by appointment only
« FRANK FAMILY VINEYARDS – 1091 Larkmead Lane, Calistoga; 707 942-0859 Open daily 10-5 Ladera – 150 White Cottage Rd So, Angwin; 707 965-2445 Open by appointment only
Gift Items, Picnic Area Laird Family Winery – 5055 Solano Ave., Napa; 707 257-0360 Open daily 10-5
Frazier Winery – 70 Rapp Lane, Napa; 707 255-3444 Open by appointment Larkmead Vineyards – 1100 Larkmead Ln, Calistoga; 707 942-0167 Open by appointment only 10-4
« FREEMARK ABBEY – 3022 St. Helena Hwy 29 N., St. Helena; 707 963-9694 Open Daily 10-5 Lava Vine – 965 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-9500 Open by appointment only
Gift Items, Children Welcomed; Call ahead for: Winery Tours Long Meadow Ranch – 1775 Whitehall Ln, St. Helena; 707 963-4555 Open by appointment 10-5
Frog’s Leap – 8815 Conn Creek Road, Rutherford; 707 963-4704 Open by appointment only « LOUIS M. MARTINI – 254 St. Helena Hwy So. (Hwy 29 ), St. Helena; 707 968-3361 Open daily 10-6
Gargiulo – 575 Oakville Crossroad, Napa; 707 944-2770 Open by appointment only Gift Items; Call ahead for: Wine Tours at 11 & 2, Cellar Tours, Food Pairings
Paradigm – 1277 Dwyer Rd, Oakville; 707 944-1683 Open by appointment

LUNA VINEYARDS
The first winery on the left heading north on the Silverado Trail. Enjoy the Paraduxx – 7257 Silverado Trail, Yountville; 707 945-0890 Open by appointment
salon-like atmosphere of this beautiful tasting room where you can sample
Luna Vineyards’ highly regarded Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Grigio and Patz & Hall – 851 Napa Valley Corporate Way, Ste A, Napa; 707 265-7700 Open Wed-Sun 10-4
other varietals at the magnificent tasting bar. Private tours, along with tastings Peacock Family – 3100 Spring Mountain Rd, St. Helena; 707 967-0770 Open by appointment
in their gorgeous private reserve room, by appointment only.
Open daily 10-5, 2921 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 255-2474 Pedemonte Cellars – 1620 S. Whitehall Lane, St. Helena; 707 933-8352 Open by appointment only
Peju – 8466 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford; 707 963-3600 Open daily 10-6
MJA – 647 Greenfield Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-3394 Open by appointment only
Pheonix – Poured at Vintners Collective: 1245 Main St, Napa; 707 255-7150 Open daily 11-6
McKenzie-Mueller – 2530 Las Amigas Rd, Napa; 707 252-0186 Open by appointment only
Pina Cellars – 8060 Silverado Trail, Rutherford; 707 738-9328 Open daily by appointment 10-4
Madonna Estate Winery – 5400 Old Sonoma Rd, Napa; 707 255-8864 Open daily 10-5
Pine Ridge – 5901 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 252-9777 Open daily 10:30-4:30
Madrigal Vineyards – 3718 N. St. Helena Hwy, Calistoga; 707 942-6577 Open daily 10-4
PlumpJack Winery – 620 Oakville Crossroad, Oakville; 707 945-1220 Open daily 10-4
« MAHONEY VINEYARDS – Taste at Oxbow, 708 First St, Napa; 707 265-9600 Open daily 11-6 Pope Valley Winery – 6613 Pope Valley Rd, Napa; 707 965-1246 Open Thurs-Sun 11-5 or by appt.
Gift Items, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings
« PRAGER WINERY & PORT WORKS – 1281 Lewelling, St. Helena; 707 963-PORT (7678) Open daily 10:30-4:30
Mario Perelli-Minetti – 1443 Silverado Trail, St. Helena; 707 963-8310 Open Thu-Sun 10-5 Children & Pets OK
Markham Vnyds – 2812 St. Helena Hwy 29, St. Helena; 707 963-5292 Open daily 10-5 Pride Mountain Wines – 4026 Spring Mountain Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-4949 Open by appointment
Marston Family Vineyard – 3600 White Sulphur Springs Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-8490 Open by appointment Provenance – 1695 St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena; 707 968-3633 Open daily 10:30-5:30
Mayacamas Vineyards – 1155 Lokoya Rd, Napa; 707 224-4030 Open by appointment only Quintessa – 1601 Silverdo Trail, St. Helena; 707 967-1601 Open by appointment
Mason Cellars – Tasted at Oxbow, Napa 707 255-0658 Open Thu-Mon 11-5:30 $45 fee includes a vineyard and winery tour, tasting of two vintages and a small food pairing
Quixote – 6126 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 944-2659 Open by appointment
« MERRYVALE VINEYARDS – 1000 Main St, St. Helena; 707 963-7777 Open daily 10-6:30
Gift Items, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK « RAYMOND VINEYARD – 849 Zinfandel Ln, St. Helena; 707 963-3141 Open daily 10-4
Call ahead for: Wine Tours Sat & Sun at 10:30, Educational Programs, Food Pairings Gift Items, Children OK; Call ahead for Wine Tours
Milat Vineyards – 1091 St. Helena Hwy S, St. Helena; 707 963-0758 Open daily 10-5:30 Razi Winery – 3108 Silverado Trail; 707 224-4299 Mon-Sat by appointment
Miner Family – 7850 Silverado Trail, Oakville; 707 944-9500 Open daily 11-5 Redmon Family – 1185 Starr Ave, St. Helena; 707 968-9252 Open by appointment
« MONTICELLO VINEYARDS – 4242 Big Ranch Rd, Napa; 707 253-2802 Open daily 10-4:30 Regusci Winery – 5584 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 254-0403 Open daily 10-5
Gift Items, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Wine Tours, Food Pairings Revana Family – 2930 St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena; 707 967-8814 Open by appointment
Morey Cellars – Napa Call for information; 707 226-2348 Reverie Winery – 1250 Diamond Mtn Rd, Calistoga; 707 942-6800 Open by appointment
Moss Creek Winery – 6015 Steele Rd, Napa; 707 252-1295 Open by appointment
Reynolds Family – 3266 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 258-2558 Open daily 10-4:30
Mount Veeder Winery – Poured at Franciscan: 1178 Galleron, Rutherford; 707 967-3830 Open daily 10-5
Ritchie Creek – 4024 Spring Mountain Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-4661 Open by appointment
« MUMM NAPA – 8445 Silverado Trail, Rutherford; 800 MUM-NAPA Open daily 10-5 Robert Biali – 4038 Big Ranch Rd, Napa; 707 257-7555 Open by appointment
Gift Items, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Wine Tours
Robert Craig Wine Cellars – 880 Vallejo St, Napa; 707 252-2250 x1 Open by appointment Mon-Sat
« NAPA CELLARS – 7481 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville; 707 944-2565 Open daily 10-6 Robert Keenan – 3660 Spring Mtn. Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-9177 Open by appointment
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Children OK
Robert Mondavi – 7801 St. Helena Hwy 29, Oakville; 707 968-2001 Open daily 10-5
Napa Valley Farms – 929 Main St, St. Helena; 707 963-8011 Open by appointment
Robert Pepi – 7585 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville; 707 944-2807 Open daily 11-4
Napa Wine Company – 1133 Oakville Cross Rd, Oakville; 707 944-1710 Open daily 10-4:30 Robert Sinskey Vnyds – 6320 Silverado Trail, Yountville; 707 944-9090 Open daily 10-4:30
Neal Family Vineyards – 716 Liparita Rd, Angwin; 707 965-2800 Open by appointment Robinson Family Vnyds – 5880 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 944-8004 Open by appointment
Newton Vineyards – 2555 Madrona Ave, St. Helena; 707 963-9000 Open by appointment
« ROMBAUER VINEYARD – 3522 Silverado Trail, No, St. Helena; 707 963-5170 Open daily 10-5
Neyers Vineyards– 2153 Sage Canyon Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-8840 Open by appointment Children OK; Call ahead for Wine Tours at 10:30 & 11:30
Nichelini Winery – 2950 Sage Canyon Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-0717 Weekends 10-5, weekdays by appointment Round Pond Winery – 886 Rutherford Rd, Rutherford; 1-877-963-9364 Open daily 10-5
Nickel & Nickel – 8164 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville; 707 967-9600 Open Mon-Fri 10-3, Sat-Sun 10-2 Rubicon Estates – 1991 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford; 707 968-1161 Open daily 10-5
« O’BRIEN ESTATE – 1200 Orchard Ave, Napa; 707 252-8463 Open by appointment Mon-Sat 10-5 Rudd Winery – 500 Oakville Cross Rd, Oakville; 707 944-8577 Open Tues-Sat 10-5
Oakville Ranch Vineyards– 7781 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707-944-9665 Open by appointment Ruston Family – 2798 Spring St, St. Helena; 707 967-8025 Open by appointment
Olabisi – 974 Franklin St, Napa; 707 257-7477 Open Mon-Sun 11-6 Rustridge Ranch – 2910 Lower Chiles Valley Rd, St. Helena; 707 965-9353 Open daily 10-4
OnThEdge – (Vermeli Wines) 1255 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga; 877-668-4334 Daily 10-5 Rutherford Grove – 1673 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford; 707 963-0544 Open daily 10-4:30
Opus One – 7900 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville; 707 944-9442 Open daily by appointment 10-4
Rutherford Hill – 200 Rutherford Hill Rd, Rutherford; 707 963-1871 Open daily 10-5
Orin Swift Cellars – 1352 Main St, St. Helena; 707 967-9179 Open by appointment Mon-Fri 1-4
Rutherford Ranch – 1680 Silverado Trail, Rutherford; 707 963-5251 Open daily 10-4:30
Palmaz Vineyards – 4029 Hagen Road, Napa; 707 226-5587 Open daily by appointment 9-5
Paloma Vineyard – 4013 Spring Mountain Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-7504 Open by appointment Saddleback Cellars – 7802 Money Road, Oakville; 707 944-1305 Open daily by appointment 10-4
Paoletti Vineyards – 4501 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-0689 Open by appointment Fri-Sat 11-5, 11-4 Sun St. Clement Vineyards – 2867 St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena; 800 331-8266 Open daily 10-5
St. Helena Wine Center – 1321 Main St, St. Helena; 707 963-1313 Open Mon-Sat 10-6, Su 10-5:30 Tom Eddy – 3870 Hwy 128, Calistoga; 707 942-4267 Open by appointment
St. Helena Winery – 100 Pratt Ave, St. Helena; 707 967-9463 Open by appointment Trahan Winery – 974 Franklin St, Napa; 707 257-7477 Open daily 11-6
Trefethen Vineyards – 1160 Oak Knoll Ave, Napa; 707 255-7700 Open daily 10-4:30
St. Supéry – 8440 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford; 800 942-0809 Open daily 10-5
Tres Sabores – 1620 S. Whitehall Lane, St. Helena; 707 967-8027 Open by appointment
Saintsbury – 1500 Los Carneros Ave, Napa; 707 252-0592 Open Mon-Fri by appointment Trespass Vineyard – 1859 Hillview Place, St. Helena; 707 963-0804 Open by appointment
Salvestrin Vineyard – 397 Main Street, St. Helena; 707 963-5105 Open daily 10-4 « TRINCHERO FAMILY ESTATES – 3070 N. St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena; 1-800-473-4454 Open daily 10-5
Saviez Vineyards – 4060 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-5889 Open by appointment Trinitas Cellars – 875 Bordeaux Way, Napa; 707 251-1956 Open daily 11-7
Sawyer Cellars – 8350 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford; 707 963-1980 Open daily 10-4 Truchard – 3234 Old Sonoma Rd, Napa; 707 253-7153 Open by appointment
School House Vineyards – 3549 Langtry Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-4240 Open by appointment Tudal Winery – 1015 Big Tree Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-3947 Open by appointment
Schramsberg – 1400 Schramsberg Rd, Calistoga; 707 942-2414 Open daily 10-4 Tulocay – 1426 Coombsville Rd, Napa; 707 255-4064 Open by appointment
Schweiger Vineyards – 4015 Spring Mt Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-4882 Open by appointment Turnbull Wine Cellars – 8210 Highway 29, Oakville; 707 963-5839 Open daily 10-4
Scott Harvey – Poured at Salinas: 5225 Solano Ave, Napa; 707 968-9575 Open 10-4 Twomey Cellars – 1183 Dunaweal Lane, Calistoga; (707) 942-7122 Open Mon-Sat 9-4
Seavey Vineyard – 1310 Conn Valley Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-8339 Open by appointment V Madrone – 3199 St. Helena Hwy N, St. Helena; 707 963-3573 Open by appointment
« SEQUOIA GROVE – 8338 St. Helena Hwy 29, Rutherford; 707 944-2945 Open daily 10:30-5 « V. SATTUI WINERY – Corner Hwy 29 & White Ln, St. Helena; 707 963-7774 Open daily 9-6
Gift Items, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Wine Tours, Food Pairings Picnic Area, Deli, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK, Cave Tours
Shafer Vineyards – 6154 Silverado Trail, Nap; 707 944-2877 Open by appointment Van Der Heyden – 4057 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 257-0130 Open daily 10-6
Sherwin Family – 4060 Spring Mountain Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-1154 Open by appointment Verismo Wines – 6795 Washington Street, Yountville; 707 944 WINE (9463)
Signorello Vineyards – 4500 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 255-5990 Fri-Sun 10:30-4:30, Mon-Thu by appointment Viader Winery – 1120 Deer Park Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-3816 Open by appointment
Silenus Vintners – 5225 Solano Ave, Napa; 707 299-3930 Open by appointment only Vincent Arroyo Winery – 2361 Greenwood Ave, Calistoga; 707 942-6995 Open daily 10-4:30
Silo’s Jazz & Wine Bar – 530 Main St, Napa; 707 251-5833 Tues 4-7, Wed-Thurs 4-10, Fri-Sat 4-12 Vine Cliff Winery – 7400 Silverado Trail, Yountville; 707 944-1364 Open daily 10:30-4:30
Silver Rose Cellars – 400 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-9581 Daily 10-5 Vineyard 29 – 2929 St Helena Hwy, St. Helena; 707 963-9292 Open by appointment
Silverado Trail Wine Studio – 3105 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 226-8569 Open by appointment only Vintners Collective – 1245 Main St, Napa; 707 255-7150 Open daily 11-6
Silverado Vineyards – 6121 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 257-1770 Open daily 10-5 Volker Eisele Family – 3080 Lower Chiles Valley Rd, St. Helena; 707 965-9485 Open by appointment only
Silver Oak Cellars – 915 Oakville Crossroad, Oakville; 1-800-273-8809 Open Mon-Sun 9-4 Von Strasser – 1510 Diamond Mtn. Rd, Calistoga; 707 942-0930 Open by appointment 10:30-4:30
Sky Vineyards – 1500 Lokoya Rd, Napa; 707 935-1391 Open by appointment « WATERSTONE – Taste at Oxbow, 708 First St, Napa; 707 265-9600 Open daily 11-6
Smith Madrone – 4022 Spring Mountain Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-2283 Open by appointment Gift Items, Picnic Area, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings
Spelletich Cellars – 425 Gateway Rd W, Napa; 707 363-5757 Open by appointment Wermuth Winery – 3942 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-5924 Open daily 11-5
Spottswoode – 1902 Madrona Ave, St. Helena; 707 963-0134 Open by appointment White Cottage Ranch – 555 College Ave, Angwin; 707 965-0516 Open by appointment
Spring Mountain – 2805 Spring Mtn. Rd, St. Helena; 707 967-4188 Open by appointment « WHITEHALL LANE – 1563 St. Helena Hwy S. (Hwy 29), St. Helena; 707 963-9454 Open daily 10-6
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars – 5766 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 944-2020 Open daily 10-4:30 Gift Items, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Barrel Tasting Tours
Staglin Family – 1570 Bella Oaks Ln, Rutherford; 707 944-0477 Open by appointment Whitford Cellars – 4047 E. Third Ave, Napa; 707 942-0840 Open by appointment only
Steltzner Vineyards – 5998 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 252-7272 Open daily 10:30-4:30 William Harrison Vnyrds – 1443 Silverado Trail, St. Helena; 707 963-8310 Open daily11-5
« STERLING VINEYARDS – 1111 Dunaweal Lane, Calistoga; 707 942-3344 Open daily 10-4:30 « WILLIAM HILL WINERY – 1761 Atlas Peak Road, Napa; 707 265-3024 Open daily 10-5
Self-Guided Winery Tours, Gift Items, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Vineyard Tours, Educational Programs
Stonehedge Winery – 1004 Clinton St, Napa; 707 256-4444 Open Wed-Sat 11-7
« WINE GARAGE – 1020 Foothill Blvd (Hwy 29), Calistoga; 707 942-5332 Open Mon-Sat 11-6:30, Sun 11-430
Stony Hill Vineyard – Call ahead for appointment; 707 963-2636; St. Helena Open Mon-Fri 9-5
Wineries of Napa Valley – 1285 Napa Town Center, Napa; 707 253-9450 Mon-Thurs 11-6, Fri-Sat 10-7:30, Sun 10-6
Storybook Mountain – 3835 Hwy 128, Calistoga; 707 942-5310 Open by appointment Mon-Sat 10-4 Wing Canyon Vineyard – 3100 Mt. Veeder Rd, Napa; 707 265-8798 Open by appointment only
Sullivan Vineyard – 1090 Galleron Rd, Rutherford; 707 963-9646 Open daily 11-5 Witt Estate – 1500 Whitehall Ln, St. Helena; 707 967-8046 Open by appointment
« SUMMERS/VILLA ANDRIANA – 1171 Tubbs Lane, Calistoga; 707 942-5508 Open daily 10:30-4:30 Work Vineyard – 3190 Highway 128, Calistoga; 707 942-0251 Open by appointment only
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings X Winery & Amius – 1405 2nd Street, Napa; 707 204-9522 Open by appointment only
Summit Lake – 2000 Summit Lake Dr, Angwin; 707 965-2488 Open by appointment Yates Family Vineyard – 4723 Redwood Rd, Napa; 707 226-1800 Open by appointment only
« SUTTER HOME WINERY – 277 St. Helena Hwy S, St. Helena; 707 963-3104 Open daily 10-5 Zahtila Vineyards – 2250 Lake County Hwy; Calistoga; 707 942-9251 Daily 10-4:30
Gift Items, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings
« ZD WINES – 8383 Silverado Trail, Rutherford; 707 963-5188 Open daily 10-4:30
Swanson Vineyards – 1271 Manley Ln, Rutherford; 707 967-3500 Open by appointment
Gift items, Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Wine Pairings
Teachworth – 4451 St. Helena Hwy, Calistoga; 707 942-8432 Open by appointment
Terra Valentine – 3787 Spring Mountain Rd, St. Helena; 707 967-8340 Open by appointment SONOMA COUNTY
The Terraces – 1450 Silverado Trail, St. Helena; 707 963-1707 Open by appointment A. Rafanelli Winery – 4685 W. Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-1385 Open by appointment only
Acorn – 12040 Old Redwood Hwy, Healdsburg; 707 433-6440 Open by appointment only Cellars of Sonoma – 133 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa; 707 578-1826 Sun-Wed 10-5, Thur-Sat 10-8
Chalk Hill – 10300 Chalk Hill Rd, 800-838-4306; Healdsburg Tours & tasting by appointment only
Adler Fels – 9575 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood; 707 833-6131 Open daily 11-5
« CHARLES CREEK VINEYARD – 483 First St. W., Sonoma; 707 935-3848 Open daily 11-6
Adobe Road Winery – 1995 S. McDowell Blvd, Petaluma; 707 939-7967 Open by appointment only
Chateau Felice – 10603 Chalk Hill Rd, Healdsburg; 707 836-9011 Mon-Thurs 11-3 Sat-Sun 11-4
Adrian Fog – Healdsburg Open by appointment, 707 688-1174
Chateau St. Jean – 8555 Sonoma Hwy 12, Kenwood; 707 833-4134 Open daily 10-
« ALDERBROOK WINERY 2306 Magnolia, Healdsburg; 707 433-9154 Open daily 10-5 Chandelle Winery – 1395 Broadway at the Cellar Door in Sonoma; 707 938-4466 Open daily 11-6
Gift items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Food Pairings
Christie Vineyards – 851 Limerick Lane, Healdsburg; 707 431-0662 Open by appointment only
Alexander Valley Vineyards – 8644 Hwy 128, Healdsburg; 707 433-7209 Open daily 11-5
« CHRISTOPHER CREEK – 641 Limerick Ln, Healdsburg; 707 433-2001 Open daily 10-6
Amista Vineyards– 3320 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-9200 Thur-Mon 11-4:30 Picnic Area
Amphora Wines – 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-7767 Open daily 11-4:30 Clarbec – 19368 Orange Ave, Sonoma; 707 996-4012 Open by appointment only
Arbios/Praxis – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm Clary Ranch – 3461 Middle Two Rock Rd, Petaluma; 707 938-7210 Open by appointment only
Anaba Wines – 60 Bonneau Rd, Sonoma; 707 996-4188 Open daily 10-5 « CLINE CELLARS – 24737 Arnold Drive, Sonoma; 707 940-4030 Open daily 10-6
Archipel – 4611 Thomas Rd, Healdsburg; 800-273-0177 Open by appointment Mon-Sat 10-5 Gift items, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours at 11, 1, 3 or Food Pairings
« ARMIDA WINERY – 2201 Westside Road, Healdsburg; 707 433-2222 Open daily 11-5 Clos du Bois – 19410 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville; 707 857-3100 Open daily 10-4:30
Gift items, Children OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings Collier Falls – Poured at Family Wineries – Kenwood: 9380 Sonoma Hwy 12; 888-433-6555 Open daily 10:30-5
Arista Winery – 7015 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 473-0606 Open daily 11-5 Poured at Family Wineries – Dry Creek Valley: 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-0100 10:30-4:30
Copain Wines – 7800 Eastside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 836-8822 Open Thu-Sun 11-5 or by appt.
Arrowood Vineyards & Winery – 14347 Sonoma Hwy 12, Glen Ellen; 707 935-2600 Open daily 10-4:30
Gift items, Art Exhibits; Call ahead for Winery Tours at 10:30 & 2:30 Corda – 845 Chileno Valley Rd, Petaluma; 707 781-9310 Open by appointment only
Artiste – 435 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg; 707 433-1920 Open daily 11-5:30 D’Argenzio – 1301 Clevelend Ave, Ste A, Santa Rosa; 707 280-4658 11-5 Summer, 11-4 winter; tours available
Atascadero Creek – 3541 Gravenstein Hwy 116 N, Sebastopol; 707 823-3040 Sat-Sun 11-5 Dark Horse – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm
Audelssa Estate – 13647 Arnold Dr, Glen Ellen; 707 933-8514 Open daily 11-5 Dashe Cellars – Poured at Family Wineries – Dry Creek Valley: 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-010010:30-4:30
Balletto & Dutton-Goldfield – 5700 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 568-2455 Open daily 10-4 David Coffaro – 7485 Dry Creek Rd, Geyserville; 707 433-9715 Open 11-4, Tours: Fridays by appt.
Banyon – 10295 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-5499 Open daily 11-4:30 David Noyes – Poured at Family Wineries – Kenwood: 9380 Sonoma Hwy 12; 888-433-6555 Open daily 10:30-5
Bartholomew Park – 1000 Vineyard Ln., Sonoma; 707 935-9511 Open daily 11-4:30 Davis Bynum Winery – 8075 Westside Road, Healdsburg; 707 433-5852 Fri-Mon 11-4
Battaglini Wines – 2948 Piner Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 578-4091 Open by appointment only Davis Family Vnyds – 53 Front St, Healdsburg; 707 433-3858 Thu-Sun 11-5
Bella Vnyds & Wine Caves – 9711 West Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 473-9171 Open daily 11-4:30 De La Montanya – 999 Ln., Healdsburg; 707 433-3711 Mon-Fri 11-4:30
« BENZIGER FAMILY WINERY – 1883 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen; 707 935-4046 Open daily 10-5 De Loach Vineyards – 2134 Olivet Road, Santa Rosa; 707 526-2255 Open daily 10-4:30
Gift items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Vineyard Tram Tours
« DE LORIMIER WINERY (formerly Mosaic)– 2001 Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-2000 Open daily 10-5
Blackstone Winery – 8450 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood; 707 833-1999 Open daily 10-4:30 Gift items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK
Bonneau Family – 23001 Arnold Dr, Sonoma; 800-996-0420 Open Daily 11-6:30 (close at 5 in winter) Dehlinger – 4101 Vine Hill Rd, Sebastopol; 707 823-2378 Tours & tastings by appointment, Fridays only
« BR COHN WINERY – 15000 Sonoma Hwy 12, Glen Ellen; 800-330-4064 Open daily 10-5 DeNatale Vineyards – 11020 Eastside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-8460
Gift items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call for: Tours, Educational Programs, Wine Pairings Deux Amis – 1960 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-7945 Open by appointment only
Bradford Mountain – 4035 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-4433 Sat-Sun 11-4 or by appt. « DEERFIELD RANCH – 10200 Sonoma Highway, Kenwood; 707 833-5215 Open daily 11-4
Branham Estate – Poured at Downtown Wine: 132 Plaza St, Healdsburg; 707 473-0337 Thu-Tue 11-6 Art Exhibits, Tours
Downtown Wine – 132 Plaza St, Healdsburg; 707 473-0337 Thu-Tue 11-6 (Thu-Mon Winter)
Buena Vista Winery – 18000 Old Winery Rd, Sonoma; 707 938-1266 Open daily 10-5
« DREYER WINE – Poured at Sonoma-Enoteca, 35 E Napa St, Sonoma; 707 935-1200 Open daily
C. Donatiello – 4035 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 800-433-8296 Open daily 11-5
Dry Creek Vineyards – 3770 Lambert Bridge Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-1000 Open daily 10:30-4:30
Cale Cellars – (at the Wine Room) 9575 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood; 707 833-6131 Open daily 11-5 Duchamp Estate – 280 Chiquita Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-6665 Open by appointment only
Camellia Cellars – 57 Front St., Healdsburg; 707 433-1290 Open daily 11-6 « DUTCHER CROSSING – 8533 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-2700 Open daily 11-5
Carol Shelton – 3354-B Coffey Ln, Santa Rosa; 707 575-3441 Open by appt. 11-4 Gift items, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call ahead for Winery Tours
Dutton Estate – Green Valley Rd; Sebastopol; 707 829-9463 Daily 10-5
THE CAVE WINE BAR & ARTISAN TASTING ROOM
Come join Thomas at The Cave, just off the Sonoma Plaza. Dutton-Goldfield & Balletto – 5700 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 568-2455 Open daily 10-4
700+ wines, 25+ by the glass, 100+ 1/2 bottles Enkidu Wine – 8910 Sonoma Hwy. 12, Kenwood; 707 833-6100 Daily 11-6 (closed Tuesdays in Winter)
Wines from all regions of California plus Oregon, Washington and 9 countries!
Daily varied tastings and an incredible small plate menu is available. Ensuenos – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm
Open daily ’til late
524 Broadway, Sonoma; 707 938-7448 « ERIC ROSS – 14300 Arnold Dr, Glen Ellen; 707 939-8525 Thu-Mon 11-5
Also poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm
Cellar Door – 1395 Broadway, Suite E, Sonoma; 707 938-4466 Open daily 10-6 Everett Ridge – 435 W. Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-1637 Open daily 11-4:30
F. Teldeschi – 3555 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-6626 Open daily 12-5 « HOP KILN WINERY – 6050 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-6491 Open daily 10-5
Family Wineries – Kenwood – 9380 Sonoma Hwy. 12; 707 833-4444 Mar-Dec 10:30-5, Jan-Feb Closed Tu-We Gift items, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call ahead for: Educational Programs, Food Pairings
Family Wineries of Dry Creek Valley – 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-0100 Open daily 10:30-4:30 House Winery – 3100 Gravenstein Hwy. N, Sebastopol; 707 829-1101 Open daily 11:30-9
Favero Vineyards – 3939 Lovall Valley Rd, Sonoma; 707 935-3939 Open by appointment only Huntington – 52 Front St, Healdsburg; 707 433-5215 Thu-Sun 11-5
« FERRARI-CARANO – 8761 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-6700 Open daily 10-5 « IMAGERY ESTATE – 14355 Hwy 12, Glen Ellen; 707 935-4515 Weekdays 10-4:30, Weekends 10-5
Gift items, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Wine Pairings Gift items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call for: Educational Programs, Food Pairings
« FERRARI-CARANO SEASONS OF THE VINEYARD Inman Family – 5793 Skylane Blvd, Ste C, Windsor; 707 395-0689 Fri & Sat 11-4 or by appt.
113 Plaza St, Healdsburg; 707 431-2222 Fri-Thu 10-6, Fri-Sat 10-7 Iron Horse – 9786 Ross Station Rd, Sebastopol; 707 887-1507 Open daily 11-3:30, tours Mon-Fri by appt.
Field Stone Winery – 10075 Hwy 128, Healdsburg; 707 433-7266 Open daily 10-4:30 J Lynne Wines – Poured at Vine Tastings: 9058 Windsor Rd, Windsor; 707 620-0833 Mon-Fri 12-8pm, late weekends
Forchini – 5141 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-8886 Sat-Sun 11-4
« J RICKARDS WINERY – 24505 Chianti Rd, Cloverdale; 707 758-3441 Tue-Sat 11-5
Foppiano Vineyards – 12707 Old Redwood Hwy, Healdsburg; 707 433-7272 Open daily 10-4:30 Picnic Area, Children Welcomed
Forth Vnyds – Poured at Family Wineries – Dry Creek Valley: 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-0100 10:30-4:30 J Vineyard & Winery – 11447 Old Redwood Hwy, Healdsburg; 707 431-3646 Open daily 11-5
Francis Ford Coppola’s Rosso & Bianco
« JACUZZI VINEYARDS – 24724 Arnold Drive, Sonoma; 707 931-7575 Open daily 11-5
300 Via Archimedes, Geyserville; 707 857-1462 Open daily 10-5
Johnson’s Alexander Valley Wines – 8329 Hwy 128, Healdsburg; 707 433-2319 Open daily 11-5
Freestone Vineyards – 12747 El Camino Bodega, Freestone; 707 874-1010 Fri-Mon 11-5
Jordan – 1474 Alexander Valley Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-5250 Open by appointment only
Frick – 23072 Walling Road, Geyserville; 707 857-1980 Sat-Sun 12-4:30 Joseph Swan – 2916 Laguna Rd, Forestville; 707 573-3747 Sat, Sun & some holidays, 11-4:30
« FRITZ WINERY – 24691 Dutcher Creek Rd, Cloverdale; 707 894-3389 Open daily 10:30-4:30 Kachina – 1083 Vine St #239, Healdsburg; 707 894-2431 Opening soon!
Gift items, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Wine Pairings Kamen Estate – 21692 8th Street E, Suite 300, Sonoma; 707 833-1700 Open by appointment only
« GALLO FAMILY VNYDS – Tasting Room: 320 Center Street, Healdsburg; 707 433-2458 Open daily 10-6 Kastania Vineyards – 4415 Kastania Rd, Petaluma; 707 763-6348 Sat Sun 11-4
Gift items, Vineyard Tours
« KAZ WINERY – 233 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood; 707 833-2536 Fri-Mon 11-5
Gary Farrell Wines – 10701 Westside Rd, Healdsburg;707 473-2909; Open daily 11-4 Gift items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Vineyards Tours
Geyser Peak Winery – At Canyon Rd, Chianti Rd, Geyserville; 707 857-9400 Open daily 10-5
« KENDALL-JACKSON – 5007 Fulton Rd, Fulton; 707 571-8100 Open daily 10-5
« GLORIA FERRER CAVES & VNYDS – 23555 Hwy 121, Sonoma; 707 996-7256 Open daily 10-5 Gift items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Educational Programs, Food Pairings
Gift items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibit; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Educational Programs, Food Pairings
« KENDALL-JACKSON – 337 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg; 707 433-7102 Open daily 10-5
Gofessel Vineyards– 200838 Burndale Road, Sonoma; 707- 225-6801 Open by appointment only Children & Pets OK
Göpfrich – 7564 W. Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-1645 Open daily by appointment Kenwood Vineyards – 9592 Sonoma Hwy 12, Kenwood; 707 833-5891 Open daily 10-4:30
Gourmet Au Bay – 913 Hwy 1, Bodega Bay; 707 875-9875 Fri-Sat 11-6, Sun-Thu 11-5 Kokomo – 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-0200 Open daily 11-4:40
Grange Sonoma – (Tasting room for boutique wineries) Open daily 10-5 Korbel Chmpgne Clrs – 13250 River Rd, Guerneville; 707 824-7000 Open daily 9-4:30
23564 Arnold Dr (Hwy 121), Sonoma; 707 933-8980
Graton Ridge – 3541 Gravenstein Hwy 116 N, Sebastopol; 707 823-3040 Sat-Sun 11-5 Kunde – 9825 Sonoma Hwy 12, Kenwood; 707 833-5501 Open daily 10:30-4
Grey Stack – 4100 Grange Road, Santa Rosa; 707 228-1338 Open by appointment only La Crema – 235 Healdsburg Ave, Ste 101, Healdsburg; 707 431-9400 Open daily 10:30-5:30
Grove Street – 1441 Grove St, 707 433-6734; Healdsburg Open daily 10-4 Lago di Merlo – at Family Wineries – Dry Creek Valley: 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-0100 10:30-4:30
Gundlach Bundschu – 2000 Denmark St, 707 938-5277; Sonoma Open daily 11-4:30 Lake Sonoma Winery – 340 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg; 707 473-2999 Open daily 10-5
Hanna Winery – 9280 Hwy 128, Healdsburg; 707 431-4310 Open daily 10-4 Lambert Bridge – 4085 W. Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-9600 Open daily 10:30-4:30
5333 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 575-3371 Open daily 10-4
Lancaster Estate – 15001 Chalk Hill Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-8178x209 Open by appointment only
Hanzell Vineyards– 18596 Lomita Avenue, Sonoma, CA 95476 Ph: 707.996.3860 Open by appointment only
Landmark – 101 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood; 707 833-0053 Open daily 10-4:30
Hartford Family Wines – 8075 Martinelli Road, Forestville; 707 887-1756 Open daily 10-4:30
Larson Family – (Cornerstone, tasting room for boutique wineries)
Harvest Moon Estate – 2192 Olivet Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 573-8711 Open daily 10:30-5 23564 Arnold Dr, (Hwy 121), Sonoma; 707 933-3010 Open daily 10-5
Hauck Cellars – 223 Center St, Healdsbug; 707 473-9065 Open Thu-Mon 11:30-5:30, Fri & Sat til 7pm Larson Family – 23570 Highway 121, Sonoma; 707 934-4090 Open daily 10-5
Hawkes Wine – 6734 Hwy. 128, Healdsburg; 707 433-4295 Open daily 10-5, tours by appointment Laurel Glen – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm
Hawley Wines – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm
« LEDSON WINERY – 7335 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood; 707 537-38100 Open daily 10-5
Haywood Winery – 18000 Gehricke Rd, Sonoma; 1-877-996-4299 Open by appointment only Tasting Fees, Gift items, Deli, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call for: Educational Programs, Food Pairings
Highway 12 Winery – 498 First St. E, Sonoma; 707 996-9911 Open daily 10:30-6
« LIMERICK LANE – 1023 Limerick Ln, Healdsburg; 707 433-9211 Open daily 10-5
Hobo – Poured at Downtown Wine: 132 Plaza St, Healdsburg; 707 473-0337 Thu-Tue 11-6 Gift items, Art Exhibit, Children & Pets OK
Holdredge – 51 Front St, Healdsburg; 707 431-1424 Fri-Sun 11-4:30 Little Vineyards Family Winery – 15188 Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen; 707 996-2750 Thu-Mon 11-5
Hook and Ladder – 2027 Olivet Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 546-5712 Open daily 10-4:30
« LONGBOARD VINEYARDS – 5 Fitch St, Healdsburg; 707 433-3473 Open daily 11-6 (closed Tue)
Homewood Winery – 23120 Burndale Rd, Sonoma; 707 996-6353 Open daily 10-4 Gift items, Children OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings
« LOXTON CELLARS – 11466 Dunbar Rd, Glen Ellen; 707 935-7221 Open daily 11-5 « PARADISE RIDGE – Kenwood Tasting Room, 8860 Sonoma Hwy; 707 282-9020 Open daily 10-5
Picnic Area; Call ahead for Vineyard and Winery Tours Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK
Lynmar Estate – 3909 Frei Rd, Sebastopol; 707 829-3374 Open daily 10-5, call for reservations Parmelee Hill – 8860 Sonoma Highway, Kenwood; 707 282-9020 Open by appointment only
MacLeod – 740 Lawndale Road, Kenwood; 707 833-4312 Open by appointment only Passalacqua Vnyds – 3805 Lambert Bridge Rd, Healdsburg; 877-825-5547 Open daily 11-5
MacPhail Family – 851 Magnolisa Dr, Healdsburg; 707 433-4780 Open by appointment only Pastori Wines – 23189 Geyserville Ave, Cloverdale; 707 857-3418 Open by appointment only
Macrae Family – at Family Wineries – Kenwood: 9380 Sonoma Hwy 12; 888-433-6555 Open daily 10:30-5 Pedroncelli Vineyards – 1220 Canyon Rd, Geyserville; 707 857-3531 Open daily 10-4:30
MacRostie Winery – 21481 Eighth St E, Suite 25, Sonoma; 707 996-4480 Sat 11-4:30, Mon-Fri by appointment Pellegrini Family– 4055 West Olivet Rd, Santa Rosa; 800-891-0244 Open by appointment Thur-Mon 10-4
Manzanita Creek – 1441 A&B Grove St, Healdsburg; 707 433-4052 Open by appointment only Pendleton Estate – 35100 Hwy 128, Cloverdale; 707 894-3732 Open by appointment only
Marimar Estate – 11400 Graton Road, Sebastopol; 707 823-4365 Open daily 10-5 Peters Family – 2064 Hwy. 116 No, Suite 102, Sebastopol; 707 829-3111 Open by appointment only
Martin Family – 5610 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-9545 Open by appointment only Peterson – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm
« MARTIN RAY – 2191 Laguna Road, Santa Rosa; 707 823-2404 Open daily 11-5 Petroni Vineyards – 990 Cavedale Road, Sonoma; 707 935-8311 Open 10-4 by appointment
Gift items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Winery Tours Portalupi – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm
Martinelli Vineyards – 3360 River Rd, Fulton; 707 525-0570 Open daily 10-5 Porter Creek – 8735 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-6321 Open daily 10:30-4:30
Matanzas Creek Winery – 6097 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 528-6464 Open daily 10-4:30
Preston Vineyards – 9282 W. Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-3372 Open daily 11-4:30
« MATRIX – 3291 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-1911 Open daily 11-5 Quivira Vineyards – 4900 W. Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-8333 Open daily 11-5
Gift items, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Winery Tours
RH – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm
Mauritson Family Winery – 2859 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-0804 Open daily 10-5
Ramazzotti Wines – 22910 Walling Rd, Geyserville; 707 857-3428 Open Mon-Sun 11-6
Mayo Family Winery – Hwy 12 & Arnold Dr, Glen Ellen; 707 938-9401 Open daily 10:30-6:30
Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm
Mayo Family Reserve Room – 9200 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood; 707 833-5504 Open daily 11-6 Ravenswood – 18701 Gehricke Rd, Sonoma; 707 938-1960 Open daily 10-4:30
Gift items, Art Exhibit, Children OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings
Raymond Burr – 8339 W. Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-4365 Open daily 11-5
Mayo Family– at The Cellar Door in Sonoma, 1395 Broadway; 707 938-4466 Th-Mon 11-6, Tu-Wed 4-6
Richardson Winery – at The Cellar Door in Sonoma, 1395 Broadway; 707 938-4466 Open daily 11-6
« MAZZOCCO VINEYARDS – 1400 Lytton Springs Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-8159 Open daily 11-5 Ridge Vineyards – 650 Lytton Springs Road, Healdsburg; 707 433-7721 Open daily 11-4
Gift items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK
River Road Vnyds – 5220 Ross Rd, Sebastopol; 707 887-8130 Open by appointment only
Meeker Vineyards – 21035 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville; 707 431-2148 Open daily 10:30-5
Robert Hunter – at The Cellar Door in Sonoma,1395 Broadway; 707 938-4466 Open daily 11-6
Mietz Cellars – Poured at Family Wineries – Dry Creek Valley: 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-0100 10:30-4:30
Robert Young Estate – 4960 Red Winery Rd, Geyserville; 707 431-4811 Open daily 10-4:30
Merriam Vnyds – 11650 Los Amigos Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-4032 Open daily 10-5
Robledo Family Winery – 21901 Bonness Rd, Sonoma; 707 939-6903 Open by appointment only
Merry Edwards – 2959 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol; 888-388-9050 Open daily 9:30-4:30, appt recommended
Roche – 122 West Spain St, Sonoma Open daily 11-6
Michel-Schlumberger – 4155 Wine Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-7427 Open daily 10-5
Rochioli – 6192 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-2305 Open daily 11-4
Mill Creek Vineyards – 1401 Westside Rd; Healdsburg; 707 431-2121 Open daily 10-5
Moon Mountain – 1700 Moon Mountain Drive, Sonoma; 707 996-5870 Tue-Sat by appt only; tours 10:30, 2:30 « RODNEY STRONG VINEYARDS – 11455 Old Redwood Hwy, Healdsburg; 707 431-1533
Gift items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK Open daily 10-5
Moshin Vineyards – 10295 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-5499 Open daily 11-4:30
Mounts Family – 3901 Wine Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 292-8148 Open by appointment only Roessler Cellars – 380 First St W, Sonoma; 707 933-4440 Open daily 11-6
Mueller – 6301 Starr Rd, Windsor; 707 837-7399 Open by appointment only Rosenblum Winery – 250 Center Street, Healdsburg; 707 431-1169 Open daily 10-5
Mulas Family – 23900 Ramal Road, Sonoma; 707 938-3134 Limited tours, call ahead Roshambo – (Cornerstone, tasting room for boutique wineries) Open daily 10-5
Murphy-Goode – 20 Matheson St, Healdsburg; 800 499-7644 Open daily 10:30-4:30 23564 Arnold Dr, (Hwy 121), Sonoma; 888-525-9463
Muscardini Cellars – 8910 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood; 707 833-0526 Open daily 10-5 Rosso & Bianco - 300 Via Archimedes, Geyserville; 707 857-1462 Open daily 10-5
Nalle – 2383 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsbur; 707 433-1040 Open Friday by appointment only Route 128 Winery – 21079 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville; 707 696-0004 Thur-Mo 11-6
Nicholson Ranch – 4200 Napa Rd, Sonoma; 707 938-8822 Open daily 10-6 Rued – 3863 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-1569 Open daily 11-4:30
Novy Family – 980 Airway Ct, Ste C, Santa Rosa; 707 578-3882 Open by appointment Mon-Sat 10-3 Russian Hill Estate – 4525 Slusser Rd, Windsor; 707 575-9428 Open Thu-Mon 10-4
Occidental Road Cellars – Call for tours & tasting, 707 874-9401 Russian River Vineyards – 5700 Gravenstein Hwy N, Forestville; 707 887-3344 Open daily 11:30-4:30
Optima Winery – 498 Moore Ln, Unit C, Healdsburg; 707 431-8222 Open by appointment only SL Cellars – Poured at Family Wineries – Kenwood: 9380 Sonoma Hwy 12; 888-433-6555 Open daily 10:30-5
Paint Horse – 16510 Arnold Drive, Sonoma; 707 935-0148 Open by appointment only Sable Ridge Winery – 6320 Jamison Rd; Santa Rosa; 707 542-3138 Open by appointment only
Palmeri – 21001 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville; 707 857-4101 Thu-Sat 11:30-6, Sun-Wed 11:30-5:30 « ST. FRANCIS VINEYARDS – 100 Pythian Rd, Santa Rosa; 888-675-WINE Open daily 10-5
Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call for Food Pairings, Winery Tours
Papapietro Perry – 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-0422 Open daily 11-4:30
St. Helena Road Winery – 6995 St. Helena Road; Santa Rosa; 707 538-8674 Open daily 9-5
« PARADISE RIDGE WINERY – 4545 Thomas Lake Harris Dr, Santa Rosa; 707 528-Wine Open daily 11-5
Gift items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Winery Tours Sapphire Hill – 55 Front Street, Healdsburg; 707 431-1888 Open by appointment or Thurs-Mon 11-4:30
Saracina/Atrea – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm « VJB VINEYARDS & CELLARS – 9077 Sonoma Hwy 12, Kenwood; 707 833-2300 Open daily 10-5
« SAUSAL WINERY – 7370 Hwy 128, Healdsburg; 707 433-2285 Open daily 10-4 Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Pets Welcomed
Gift items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings Wattle Creek Winery – 25510 River Rd, Cloverdale; 707 894-5166 Open by appointment only
Sbragia Family – 9990 Dry Creek Road, Geyserville; 707 473-2992 Thur-Mo 11-5 Wellington Vineyards – 11600 Dunbar Rd, Glen Ellen; 707 939-0708 Open daily 11-5
« SCHUG CARNEROS ESTATE – 602 Bonneau Road, Sonoma; 800-966-9365 Open daily 10-5 Westwood Winery – 11 E. Napa St, Suite 3, Sonoma; 707 935-3246 Open daily 11-5
Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children Welcomed, Picnic Area White Oak Vineyards – 7505 Hwy 128, Healdsburg; 707 433-84291 Open daily 10-5
« SEBASTIANI VINEYARDS – 389 Fourth St. East, Sonoma; 707 938-5532 Open daily 10-5 Williamson – 134 Matheson St, Healdsburg; 707 433-1500 Open daily 11-7
Complimentary Tours, Gift Items, Picnic Area & Supplies, Children & Pets Welcomed
« WILSON – 1960 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg; 707 433-4355 Open daily 11-5
Sebastopol Vineyards – Green Valley Rd; Sebastopol; 707 829-9463 Daily 10-5 Gift Items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK
Seghesio Winery – 14730 Grove St, Healdsburg; 707 433-3579 Open daily 10–5 Woodenhead – 5700 River Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 887-2703 Open Thu-Sun 10:30-4:30
Selby Winery – 215 Center St, Healdsburg; 707 431-1288 Open daily 11-5:30 Yoakim Bridge – 7209 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-8511 Fri-Sat 11-4, Sun 1-4, weekdays & tours by appt.
Sharp –17560 Norrborn Road, Sonoma; 707 933-0556 Open by appointment only Zichichi Family – 8626 W. Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-4410 Open daily 11-4:30
Sheldon – 6761 Sebastopol Ave. (Hwy. 12), Sebastopol; 707 829-8100 Fri 12-5, Sat & Sun 11-4 or by appt SOUTH BAY
Siduri Wines – 980 Airway Dr, Ste C, Santa Rosa; 707 578-3882 By appointment daily 10-3
Ahlgren Vineyard – 20320 Hwy 9, Boulder Creek; 800 338-6071 Sat 12-4 or by appointment
Silver Oak Cellars – 24625 Chianti Road, Geyserville; 707 942-7026 Mon-Sat 9-5, tours by appt
Alfaro Family Vnyd & Winery – 420 Hames Road, Corralitos; 831 728-5172 Sat 12-5 or by appointment
« SIMI WINERY – 16275 Healsburg Ave, Healdsburg; 707 433-6981 Open daily 10-5 Aptos Creek – 520 Nisene Meadws Ct, Aptos; 831 684-1680 Open by appointment only
Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call ahead for Tours at 11 & 2
Armida Winery – 103 Stockton Avenue, Capitola; 831 462-1065 Open daily 11-6
« SONOMA-ENOTECA – 35 E Napa St, Sonoma; 707 935-1200 Open daily Bargetto Winery – 3535 N. Main St, Soquel; 831 475-2258 ext 14 Open daily 12-5
Sonoma Valley Port Works – 613 2nd St, Pealuma; 707 769-5203 Sat 12-5 Beauregard – 10 Pine Flat Road, Bonny Doon; 831 458-WINE Open daily 11-5
Sojourn Cellars –141 E. Napa Street, Sonoma; 707 933-9753 Black Ridge – 18550 Black Rd, Los Gatos; 408 399-6396 Open 3rd weekend 11-5 & by appointment
Spann –Poured at Family Wineries – Kenwood: 9380 Sonoma Hwy 12; 888-433-6555 Open daily 10:30-5 Bonny Doon Vineyard – 328 Ingalls Street, Santa Cruz; 888 819-6789 Open daily 12-close
Staley – Poured at Family Wineries – Dry Creek Valley: 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-0100 10:30-4:30 Bruzzone – 433 Sunridge Drive, Scotts Valley; 831 438-3120 Open by appointment only
Stonestreet – 7111 Highway 128; 707 473-3333; Healdsburg Open daily 10-5
« BURRELL SCHOOL – 24060 Summit Rd, Los Gatos; 408 353-6290 Open Thu-Sun 11-5
Stryker Sonoma – 5110 Highway 128; Geyserville; 707 433-1944 Open daily 10:30-5 Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK
Stuhlmuller – 4951 West Soda Rock Ln, Healdsburg; 707 431-7745 Open by appointment only Byington Winery – 21850 Bear Creek Road, Los Gatos; 408 354-1111 Open daily 11-5
« SUNCÉ WINERY – 1839 Olivet Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 526-9463 Open daily 10:30-5 Calera – 11300 Cienega Road, Hollister; 831 637-9170 Open daily 11-4:30
Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children Welcomed Casa De Fruta – 6680 Pacheco Pass Hwy, Hollister; 800 543-1702 Open daily 9-6
Taft Street Winery – 2030 Barlow Lane, Sebastopol; 707 823-2049 Sat-Sun 11-4:30, Mon-Fri 11-4 Castillo’s Hillside Shire – 2215 Liberta Drive, Morgan Hill; 408 776-8200 Sat 1-7, Sun 12-5
Talty – 7127 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-8438 Most Saturdays 12-4 or by appt. Cava Wine Bar – 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola; 831 476-2282 Wed-Sat 12-12, Sun 12-10, Mon 4-10, Tue 4-12
Tandem – Poured at Family Wineries – Kenwood: 9380 Sonoma Hwy 12; 888-433-6555 Open daily 10:30-5 Cava Wine Bar – 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola; 831 476-2282 Wed-Sat 12-12, Sun 12-10, Mon 4-10, Tue 4-12
Terroirs Artisan Wines: Damskey & Co. – Chaine d’Or – 140 Sunrise Drive, Woodside; 650 851 8977 Open by appointment only
21001 Geyserville Ave, Ste 101, Geyserville; 707 857-4101 Open daily 11:30-5:30; Thu, Fri, Sat til 6 Clos LaChance – 1 Hummingbird Ln, San Martin; 800 ITS-WINE Open daily 11-5
Three Alarm – Poured at Vine Tastings: 9058 Windsor Rd, Windsor; 707 620-0833 Mon-Fri 12-8, later on weekends Clos Tita – 4 Kendall Lane, Santa Cruz; 831 439-9235 Open by appointment only
Thumbprint Cellars – 36 North St, Healdsburg; 707 433-2393 Open daily 11-4
Tin Barn – 21692 Eighth St E. #340, Sonoma; 707 938-5430 Sat-Sun 11-4
« COOPER-GARROD – 22645 Garrod Rd, Saratoga; 408 867-7116 Mon-Fri 12-5 Sat-Sun 11-5
Toad Hollow – 409A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg; 707 431-8667 Open daily 10:30-5:30 Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call ahead for: Food Pairings, Tours
« TOPEL – Tasting Room in Healdsburg, 125 Matheson St; 707 433-4116 Open daily 11-7 Creekview – 12467 Creekview Ct, San Martin; 408 686-0534 By appointment 11-5 or 3rd weekend of the month
Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call for: Educational Program, Food Pairings
David Bruce Winery – 21439 Bear Creek Rd, Los Gatos; 408 354-4214 Mon-Fri 12-5, Sat-Sun 11-5
« TRENTADUE – 19170 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville; 707 433-3104 Open daily 10-5 DeRose Vineyards – 9970 Cienega Valley Road, Hollister; 831 636-9143 Sat-Sun 11-4 or or by appointment
Trione Winery – 19550 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville; 707 814-8100 Thur-Sun 10-5 Domenico Wines – 1697 Industrial Rd, San Carlos; 650 593-2335 Open daily 12-5
Truett Hurst – 5610 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-9545 Daily 11-5 Enz – 1781 Limekiln Road, Hollister; 831 637-6443 By appointment only
Twomey Cellars – 3000 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 800-505-4850 Mon-Sat 9-4 Equinox – 427-C Swift St, Santa Cruz; 831 338-2646; 831 423-3000 Fri-Sun 12-5
Ty Caton Vineyards – 8910 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood; 707 833-0526 Open daily 10-6 Fernwood Cellars – 7137 Redwood Retreat, Gilroy; 408 848-0611 Some Sat, call for appointment
Unti Vineyards – 4202 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-5590 Open by appointment only
« FLEMING JENKINS VNYDS & WINERY – 45 W. Main St, Los Gatos; 408 358-4949 Tue-Sun 12-6
Valley of the Moon – 777 Madrone Rd, Glen Ellen; 707 996-6941 Open daily 10-4:30 Flint Wine Cellars – 13160 Cienega Road, Hollister; 831 636-8986 Open by appointment only
Viansa Winery – 25200 Arnold Dr, Sonoma; 707 935-4700 Open daily 10-5 Fortino Winery – 4525 Hecker Pass Hwy, Gilroy; 408 842-3305 Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-5
Guglielmo Winery – 1480 E. Main St, Morgan Hill; 408 779-2145 Open daily 10-5 Summerayne – Limekiln Road, Hollister; 831 902-5638 Open by appointment only
Hallcrest Vineyards – 379 Felton Empire Rd, Felton; 831 335-4441 Open daily 12-5 Sycamore Creek – 12775 Uvas Road, Morgan Hill; 408 779-4738 Thu-Mon 12-5
Heart o’ the Mountain – 5610 Scotts Valley Dr, Scotts Valley; 831 345-6133 Open by appointment only Testarossa Vineyards – 300-A College Ave, Los Gatos; 408 354-6150 Open daily 11-5
Hecker Pass Winery – 4605 Hecker Pass Hwy, Gilroy; 408 842-8755 Open daily 9-5 Thomas Fogarty Winery – 19501 Skyline Blvd, Woodside; 650 851-6777 Wed-Sun 11-5
« HUNTER HILL – 7099 Glen Haven Rd, Soquel; 831 465-9294 Sat-Sun 11-4 or by appt Thomas Kruse Winery – 3200 Dryden Ave, Gilroy; 408 842-7016 Tue-Sun 12-5
J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines – 1000 Lenzen Ave, San Jose; 408 918-2160 Open daily 10-5 Trout Gulch – 328 Ingalls Street, Santa Cruz; 888 819-6789 Open daily 12-close
Vinocruz – Abbott Square on Cooper Street, Santa Cruz; 831 427-0436 Mon-Thu 11-7, Fri-Sat 11-5, Sun 12-6
Jason-Stephens – 11775 Watsonville Rd, Gilroy; 408 846-8463 Open Daily Summer 12-6 , Winter 12-5
Vine Hill – 2300 Jarvis Road, Santa Cruz; 831 427-0436 Special events & by appointment
Kirigin Cellars – 11550 Watsonville Rd, Gilroy; 408 847-8827 Open daily 10-5
Woodside Vineyards – 340 Kings Mountain Rd; Woodside; 650 851-3144 Open by appointment only
Kings Mountain – 187 Kings Mountain Road, Woodside; 650 851-7551 Open by appointment only
Windy Oaks Estate – 550 Hazel Dell Rd, Corralitos; 831 786-9463 Special events & by appointment
La Nebbia – 12341 San Mateo Road, Half Moon Bay; 650 726-9463 Open daily 10-5
Zayante Vineyards – 420 Old Mount Rd; Felton; 831 335-7992 Special events & by appointment
Léal Vineyards – 300 Maranatha Drive, Hollister; 831 636-1023 Open daily 11-5
CARMEL VALLEY
« LOMA PRIETA WINERY – 26985 Loma Prieta Way, Los Gatos; 408 353-2950 Sat-Sun 12-5 or by appt
Bernardus – 5 W. Carmel Road, Carmel Valley; 800 223-2533 Open daily 11-5
« MARTIN RANCH – 6675 Redwood Retreat Road, Gilroy; 408 842-9197 12-4 third weekend of each month Boekenoogen – 24 West Carmel Road, Carmel Valley; 831 659-4215 Open daily 11-5
Michael Martella – 17287 Box 103 Skyline Blvd, Woodside; 650 851-6777 Open by appointment only Boëté at Valley Hills Tasting Rm– 7156A Carmel Valley Rd, Carmel Valley; 831 625-5040 Mon-Fri 2-5, Sat-Sun 12-5
Monte Verde – 13775 Sycamore Dr, Morgan Hill; 408 776-8938 Open 3rd Sat-Sun or by appointment Chateau Julien Wine Estate – 8940 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel; 831 624-2600 Mon-Fri 8-5 Sat-Sun 11-5
Morgan Hill Cellars – 1645 San Pe dro Ave, Morgan Hill; 408 779-7389 Tue-Sun 10-5
Chateau Sinnet – 13746 Center Street, Carmel Valley; 831 659-2244 Summer 12-6 daily, Winter 12-5
Mountain Winery – 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga; 408 741-2822 Fri-Sun 12-5
Cima Collina – San Carlos, between Ocean & 7th, Carmel; 831 620-0645 Thur-Mon 11- 6
Muccigrosso – 21450 Bear Creek Rd, Los Gatos; 408 354-0821 Open by appointment only Galante Vineyards – between Ocean & 7th, Dolores; Carmel; 831 624-3800 Sun-Fri 2-6, Sat 12-6
Natal Vnyds – 1310 Green Valley Rd, Watsonville; 831 750-0271 Special events & by appointment Georis Winery – 4 Pilot Road, Carmel Valley; 831 659-1050 Summer daily 11-6, Winter 11-5
Naumann Vnyds – 16505 Montebello Rd, Cupertino; 408 867-7871 Special events & by appointment Heller Estate Organic Vineyards – 69 W. Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley; 800-625-8466 Open daily 11-6
Nicholson Vnyds – 2800 Pleasant Valley Rd, Aptos; 831 724-7071 Special events & by appointment Joullian Vineyards – 2 Village Drive Suite A, Carmel Valley; 866 659-8101 Open daily 11-5
Organic Wine Works – 379 Felton Empire Rd, Felton; 800-OWW-WINE Open daily 12-5 Joyce Vineyards – 12 Del Fino Place, Carmel Valley; 831-659-0312 Fri-Sun 11-5
Oscalis – 5579 Old San Jose Rd, Soquel; 831 477-1718 Open by appointment only Otter Cove Wines – 9 Del Fino Place, Carmel Valley; 831 320-3050 Wed-Sun 11-5
Pietra Santa – 10034 Cienega Road, Hollister; 831 636-1991 Wed-Sun 11-5 or by appointment only Parsonage Village Vineyard – 19 East Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley; 831 659-7322 Open daily 11-5:30
Pelican Ranch – 402 Ingalls St, Santa Cruz; 831 426-6911 Fri-Sun 12-5 Rancho Cellars – 26340 Carmel Rancho Blvd, Carmel; 831 625-5646 Mon-Sat 11-5
Picchetti Winery – 13100 Montebello Rd, Cupertino; 408 741-1310 Open daily 11-5 Talbott Vineyards – 53 West Carmel Valley Rd, Carmel Valley; 831 659-3500 Open daily 11-5
Pinder – 165 Cristich Lane, Campbell; 877-684-2601 Sat 11-4, Sun by appointment Taste Morgan – 204 Crossroads Blvd, Carmel; 831 626-3700 Open daily 11-6
Pleasant Valley – 600 Pleasant Valley Rd, Aptos; 831 728-2826 Summer Apr-Oct, Sat 12-4, Winter by appointment MONTEREY WINERIES
« POETIC CELLARS – 5000 Rodeo Gulch Road, Soquel; 831 462-3478 Sat-Sun 11-5 or by appt A Taste of Monterey Wine Visitors Cntr – 700 Cannery Row, Suite Kk, Monterey; 831 646-5446 Open daily 10-6
Rapazzini Winery – 4350 S. Monterey Hwy, Gilroy; 408 842-5649 Open daily 10-5 Bargetto Winery – 700 Cannery Row Suite G, Monterey; 831 373-4053 Open daily 11-6
Regale – 24040 Summit Road, Los Gatos; 408 353-2500 Sat-Sun 11-6 or by appointment Baywood Cellars – 381 Cannery Row Suite C, Monterey; 831 645-9035 Mon-Sat 1-6, Sun 1-5
Ridge Vineyards – 17100 Montebello Road, Cupertino; 408 867-3233 Summer Sat-Sun 11-5, Winter Sat-Sun 11-4 Figge Cellars – 3348 Paul Davis Drive Suite 101, Marina; 831 384-4149 Mon-Fri by appointment only
River Run – 65 Rogge Lane, Watsonville; 831 726-3112 Open by appointment only Scheid Vineyards Wine Lounge - 751 Cannery Row, Monterey; 831-455-9990 Open daily 11-7
Roudon -Smith – 2364 Bean Creek Rd, Scotts Valley; 831 438-1244 Sat 11-4:30 or by appointment « VENTANA VINEYARDS – 2999 Monterey-Salinas Hwy, Monterey; 831 372-7415 Open daily 11-5
Santa Cruz Mtn Vnyd – 334A Ingalls Street, Santa Cruz; 831 335-4242 Wed-Sun 12-5:30 Gift Items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK
Wine from the Heart Tasting Rm – 241 Alvarado St, Monterey; 831 641-9463 Open daily , call for hours
« SARAH’S VINEYARD – 4005 Hecker Pass Hwy, Gilroy; 408 842-4278 Open daily 11-5
Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Winery Tours SALINAS VALLEY
Satori Cellars – 2100 Buena Vista Avenue, Gilroy; 408 848-5823 Sat-Sun 12-5 A Taste of Monterey – 127 Main Street, Salinas; 831 751-1980 Mon-Fri 11-5, Fri-Sat 11-6, Sun 11-4
Savannah-Chanelle Vnyds – 23600 Congress Springs Rd, Saratoga; 408 741-2934 Open daily 11-5 Blackstone Winery – 850 South Alta St, Gonzales; 831 675-5341 Summer 10:30-4:30, Winter 11-4
Silver Mountain – Santa Cruz Mtns, call for information 408 353-2278 Sat12-4 by appointment Boekenoogen – Santa Lucia Highlands, Salinas; 831 675-3549 Open by appointment only
Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK Chalone Vineyards – Stonewall Canyon Rd (Hwy 146), Soledad; 831 678-1717 Sat-Sun 11:30-5, weekdays by appt
Silver Mountain – 408 Ingalls Street, Santa Cruz; 408 353-2275 Thu-Sun 12-5
« HAHN ESTATES/SMITH & HOOK – 37700 Foothill Road, Soledad; 831 678-4555 Mon-Fri 11-4
Solis – 3920 Hecker Pass Hwy, Gilroy; 408 847-6306 Open daily 12-5 Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call for Winery Tours Sat-Sun 11-5
Sones Cellars – 334 B Ingalls St, Santa Cruz; 831 420-1552 Fri-Sun 12-5 Manzoni Estate – 30981 River Road, Soledad; 831 675-3398 Sat-Sun 11-5
Soquel Vineyards – 8063 Glen Haven, Soquel; 831 462-9045 Sat-Sun 11-4 Marilyn Remark – 645 River Road, Salinas; 831 455-9310 Sat-Sun, Holidays 11-5
Storrs Winery – 303 Potrero St. #35, Santa Cruz; 831 458-5030 Open daily 12-5 Paraiso Vineyards – 38060 Paraiso Springs Road, Soledad; 831 678-0300 Sat-Sun 11-5, Mon-Fri 11-4
Pessagno Winery – 1645 River Road, Salinas; 831 675-9463 Fri-Sun 11-5 Milano Family Winery – 14594 S. Hwy 101, Hopland; 800-564-2582 Open daily10-5
Scheid Vineyards – 1972 Hobson Avenue, Greenfield; 831 386-0316 Open daily 11-5
Monte Lago Winery – Clear Lake, 510-599.LAGO Open by appointment only
« VENTANA VINEYARDS – 38740 Los Coches Road, Soledad; 831 678-2900 Weekends & Most Holidays 11-5
Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK Navarro Vineyards – 5601 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-3686 Summer 10-6, Winter 10-5
Wrath Wines – 35801 Foothill Road, Soledad; 831 678-2212 Thu-Mon 11-4:30 Nelson Family – 550 Nelson Ranch Road; Ukiah Open daily 10-5
LAKE/MENDOCINO COUNTIES Oster – 13501 Tomki Road, Redwood Valley; 707 485-5257 Open by appointment
Pacific Star – 33000 North Highway 1, Fort Bragg; 707 964-1155 Open daily 11-5
Barra of Mendocino – 7051 N. State Street, Redwood Valley; 707 485-0322 Open daily 10-5
Parducci Wine Cellars – 501 Parducci Rd, Ukiah; 707 463-5357 Open daily 10-5
Brassfield Estate– 10915 High Valley Rd, Clearlake Oaks; 707 998-1895 Win Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat-Sun by appt: Sum 10-5 Phillips Hill Estates – 8627 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-2209 Open daily 11-5
Breggo Cellars – 11001 Highway 128, Boonville; 707 895-9589 Open daily 11-5 Philo Ridge – Call for an appoinment on weekends, 707 489-2303
Ployez Winery – 11171 Highway 29, Lower Lake; 707 994-2106 Open daily 11-5
Brutocao Cellars – 7000 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-2152 Summer 10-6, Winter 10-5
Roederer Estate – 4501 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-2288 Open daily 11-5
Brutocao Cellars – 13500 Hwy 101, Hopland; 707 744-1664 Open daily 10-6
Rosa D’Oro – 3915 Main Street, Kelseyville; 707 279-0483 Sum Sun-Tues 11-5, Wed-Sat 10:30-6:30; Win closed Mon-Tue
Ceago Vinegarden – 5115 E. Hwy 20, Nice; 707 274-1462 Open daily 10-5
« SCHARFFENBERGER CELLARS – 8501 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-2957 Open daily 11-5
Chiarito Vineyards – 2651 Mill Creek Rd, Ukiah; 707.462.7146 Open by appointment only Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK
Claudia Springs – 1810 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-3993 Summer: Fri-Mon 11-5; Winter Fri-Sun 11-5 Shannon Ridge – 12599 E. Hwy 20, Clear Lake Oaks; 707 998-9656 Fri-Mon 12-5
Cougar’s Leap – 9730 Soda Bay Road #8, Kelseyville; 707 279-0651 Call ahead
Silversmith Vineyards – 3700 A Rd J, Redwood Valley; 707 485-1196 Sat-Sun 11-5 or by appointment
Duncan Peak Vineyards – 14500 Mtn. House Road, Hopland; 707 744-1129 Open by appointment only
Standish Wine Co. – 5101 Hwy 128, Philo707 895-9213 Wed-Mon 10-6
Esterlina – 1200 Holmes Ranch Road, Philo; 707 895-2920 Open by appointment only
Steele Wines – Hwy 29 at Thomas Dr; Kelseyville; 707 279-9475 Mon-Sat 12-5
Fetzer Vineyards – Hwy 175, Hopland; 707 744-1250 Open daily 9-5 Toulouse Vineyards – 8001 Hwy 128, 707 895-2828; Philo Open daily 11-5
Foursight Wines – 14475 Highway 128, Boonville; 707 898-2889 Fri-Mon 10-4:30 Tulip Hill Winery – 4900 Bartlett Springs Rd, Nice; 707 274-9373 Open daily 10-6
Frey – 14000 Tomki Rd, Redwood Valley; 707 485-5177 Mon-Frid 10-5, by appointment Weibel Vnyds – 13300 Buckman Dr., Hopland; 707 744-2200 Open by appointment only
Goldeneye Winery – 9200 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-3202 Open daily 11-4 Whaler Vineyards – 6200 E Side Rd, Ukiah; 707 462-6355 Open by appointment only
Graziano Family of Wines – 13251 S.Hwy 101; Suite 3, Hopland; 707 744-8466 Open daily 10-5 Wildhurst Vineyards – 3855 Main St, Kelseyville; 800 595-WINE Open daily 10-5
Greenwood Ridge Vineyards – 5501 Hwy 128; Philo, 707 895-2002 Summer 10-6, Winter 10-5 Yorkville Cellars – 25701 Hwy 128, Yorkville; 707 894-9177 Win 11-5, Sum 11-6
Handley Cellars – 3151 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-2190 Summer 10-6, Winter 10-5 « ZINA HYDE CUNNINGHAM – 14077 Hwy 128, Boonville; 707 895-9462 Open Daily 10-5
Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK
Horne – 2200 Hwy 29, Middletown; 707 987-1069 Open weekends 10-6, weekdays by appt.
YOLO COUNTY
Husch Vineyards – 4400 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-3216 Open daily 10-5
Berryessa Gap – 27260 Hwy 128, Winters; 530 795-3201 Mon-Sat 12-4
Jepson Vineyards, Ltd. – 10400 S. Hwy 101, Ukiah; 707 468-8936 Open daily 10-5
Bogle Vineyards – 37783 County Rd, Clarksburg; 916 744-1139 Sat-Sun 11-5, Mon-Fri 10-5
Jeriko Estate – 12141 Hewlitt Sturtevant Rd, Hopland; 707 744-1140 Sum 10-5, Win 11-4 Capay Valley Vineyards – 1 Ranch Rd, Brooks; 530 796-4110 Open 12-5 by appointment
Langtry Estate – 21000 Butts Canyon Rd, Middletown; 707 987-2385 Open daily 11-5 Carvalho Family Wines – 35265 Willow Ave, Clarksburg; 916 744-1625 Wed-Sun 11-5
Lazy Creek Vineyards – 4741 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-3623 Open Fr-Mo 11-4:30 Heringer Estates – 35265 Willow Ave, Clarksburg; 916 744-1227 Thu-Sun 11-5
Old Sugar Mill – 35265 Willow Ave, Clarksburg; 916 744-165 Wed-Sun 11-5
Le Vin Winery – 33151 Hwy. 128, Yorkville; 707 894-2304 Open by appointment only
R.H. Phillips – 26836 Country Rd 12A, Esparto; 530 662-3215 Wed-Sun 11-5
Lolonis Vineyards – 1905 Rd D, Redwood Valley; 707 485-7544 Open by appointment
Satiety Vineyards – 40101 County Rd 25A, Woodland; 530 661-0680 Mon-Fri 7-6, Sat-Sun 11-6
Londer Vineyards – 14051 Highway 128, Boonville; 707 895-3900 Thu-Mon 11-5 Solomon Wine Co. – 35265 Willow Ave, Clarksburg; 916 744 1131 Fri 1-5, Sat-Sun 11-5
Manoir Girard Cellars – 1 Old Winery Way; Potter Valley; 707 743-1010 Open by appointment only Todd Taylor Wines – 35265 Willow Ave, Clarksburg; 916 744-1120 Fri-Sun 11-5
Maple Creek Winery – 20799 Hwy 128; Yorkville; 707 895-3001 Open daily 10:30-5 LIVERMORE VALLEY
McDowell Valley – 13380 S. Hwy 101, Hopland 707 744-8911 Mon-Fri 11-5, Sat-Sun 10-5 Bent Creek Winery – 5455 Greenville Rd, Livermore; 925 455-6320 Fri-Sun 12-4:30
Big White House – 6800 Greenville Rd, Livermore; 925 449-1976 Sat-Sun 12-4:30
McFadden Vineyard – 13275 S. Hwy 101 Suite #5, Hopland; 707 744-8463 Open daily 10-5
Bodegas Aguirre – 8580 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 606-0554 Sat-Sun 12-4
McNab Ridge Winery – 13441 S. Hwy 101; Hopland; 707 744-1986 Open daily 10-5 Cedar Mountain – 7000 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 373-6636 Mon-Fri 11-3, Sat-Sun 12-4
Meyer Family Cellars – 19750 Hwy 128, Yorkville; 707 895-2341 Open daily 10-5 Charles R Vnyds – 8195 Crane Ridge Rd, Livermore; 925 454-3040 Fri-Sun 12-4:30
Chouinard Vnyds – 33853 Palomares Rd, Castro Vly; 510 582-9900 Sat-Sun 12-5 (and most holidays) Berghold – 17343 N. Cherry Rd, Lodi; 209 333-9291 Thu-Sun 11-5
Concannon – 4590 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 456-2505 Open daily 11-4:30
Boitano Family – Vino Piazza, 12470 Locke Rd, Lockeford; 209 286-1595 Fri-Sun 12-5
Crooked Vine – 4948 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 371-8156 Mon-Sat 11:30-4:30, Sun 11-4:30
Bokisch Vineyards – tasted at Clements Ridge, 23225 E. State Hwy 88, Clements; 209 334-4338 Fri-Sun 11-5
Cuda Ridge Wines – 5385 East Ave, Livermore; 510-304-0914 Fri-Sun 12-4:30 & by appointment
Borra Wines – 1301 E. Armstrong Rd, Lodi; 209 368-2446 Open daily 12-5
Deer Ridge Vineyards – 1828 Wetmore Rd, Livermore; 866 561-0838 Fri-Sun 11-5
cellardoor – 21 N. School Street, Lodi; 209 339-4394 Fri 1-11, Sat 1-9, Sun 12-5
Eagle Ridge Vineyard – 10017 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 443-3375 Sat-Sun 12-4:30
Chocoholics Divine Desserts – 18819 E. Hwy 88, Clements; 209 759-3320 Mon-Fri 11-5, Sat-Sun 10-6
el Sol – 8626 Lupine Way, Livermore; 925 606-1827 Fri-Sun 12-5
Clements Ridge – 23225 E. State Hwy 88, Clements; 209 759-3850 Fri-Sun 11-5
Elliston Vineyards – 463 Kilkare, Sunol; 925 862-2377 Sat-Sun 12-5
Cosentino Winery – 3750 E. Woodbridge Rd, Woodbridge; 209 333-8014 Open daily 10-5:30
Fenestra Winery – 83 Vallecitos Rd (Hwy 84), Livermore; 925 447-5246 Fri-Sun 12-5
d‘Art Wines – 13299 N. Curry Avenue, Lodi; 209 334-9946 Fri-Sun 12-5
« GARRÉ VINEYARD & WINERY – 7986 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 371-8200 Fri 12-4:30, Sat-Sun 11:30-5
Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Restaurant, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings Dancing Fox Winery & Bakery – 203 S. School Street, Lodi; 209 366-2634 Tue-Wed 11-6, Thu-Sat 11-9, Sun 10-3
Hidden Creek – 21 So. Livermore Ave, Ste 101, Livermore (at Blacksmith Square); 925-989-1163 Thu-Sun 12-5
Delicato Family – 12001 S. Highway 99, Manteca; 209 824-3500 Open daily 9-5:30
John Christopher – 25 So. Livermore Ave, Ste 103, Livermore; 925-456-WINE Thu-Sun 12-6
Gnekow Family Winery– 17347 E. Gawne Rd, Collegeville; 209 463-0697 Open daily 11-5
La Rochelle – 5443 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 243-6442 Open daily 12-4
Grady Family – tasted at Woodbridge Uncorked, Woodbridge; 209365-7575 Wed-Thu 5-9, Fri-Sat 5-10, Sun 2-6
Les Chenes – 5562 Victoria Lane, Livermore; 925 373-1662 Weekends 12-4:30
Grand Amis – 115 North School Street Suite 5, Lodi; 209 369-6805 Fri-Sun 1-5
Little Valley Winery– 739 Main St, Pleasanton Wed 4-9, Fri-Sat 12-6, Sun 12-5
Harmony Wynelands – 9291 E. Harney Ln, Lodi; 209 369-4184 Mon-Sun 11-5:30, Sat 11-5, Sun 12:30-5
Longevity Wines – 35 Rickenbacker Circle South, Livermore; 888 325-WINE Sat-Sun 12-5
Marr Cellars – poured at Tesla Vintners, 5143 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 606-WINE Tue-Sun 11-5 Harney Lane Winery – 9010 E. Harney Lane, Lodi; 209 365-1900 Thu-Sun 12-5
McGrail Vineyards – 5600 Greenville Rd, Livermore; 925 373-6214 Fri-Sun 12-4:30 & by appointment Heritage Oak Winery – 10112 E. Woodbridge Road, Acampo; 209 986-2763 Mon-Fri 2-5, Sat-Sun 12-5
Miramont Estate – poured at Tesla Vintners, 5143 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 606-WINE Tue-Sun 11-5 Housley’s Century Oak – 22211 Lower Sacramento, Acampo; 209 334-3482 Open daily 12-4
Mitchell Katz Winery – 1188 Vineyard Ave; Pleasanton; 925 931-0744 Thu-Sun 12-5, Fri 12-6 Jessie’s Grove Winery – 1973 W. Turner Road, Lodi, 209 368-0880 Wed-Mon 12-5
Murietta’s Well – 3005 Mines Rd; Livermore; 925 456-2390 May-Oct Open daily 11-4:30, Nov-Apr Wed-Sun 11-4:30
LangeTwins Winery – 1525 E. Jahant Road, Acampo; 209 334-9780 Open by appointment only
Red Feather – 5700 Greenville Rd, Livermore; 925 449-1871 Sun-Fri 11-6, Sat 11-8
Lobo Loco Wines – 18911 N. Lower Sacramento Rd, Woodbridge; 916 687-4767 Wed-Thu 5-9, Fri-Sat 5-10, Sun 2-6
Retzlaff Vineyards – 1356 S. Livermore Ave, Livermore; 925 447-8941 Tue-Fri 12-2, Sat-Sun 12-4:30
Lodi Wine & Visitor Center – 21831 N, Lodi. Highway 99; Lodi; 209 369-9463 Open daily 10-5
Rios Lovell Estate Winery – 6500 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 443-0434 Wed-Fri 11-3, Sat-Sun 11-5
The Lucas Winery – 18196 N. Davis Rd, Lodi; 209 368-2006 Thu-Sun 12-4:30
Rodrigue Molyneaux – 3053 Marina Ave, Livermore; 925 447-4280 Sat-Sun 12:30-5
M2 Wines – 1376 East Turner Road Suite D, Lodi; 209 339-1071 Fri-Sun 11-5
Ruby Hill Winery – 400 Vineyard Ave, Pleasanton; 925 931-WINE Wed-Sun 11-5:30
Macchia – 7099 E. Peltier Road, Acampo; 209 333-2600 Thu-Mon 11-5
Steven Kent – 5443 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 243-6440 Open daily 12-4:30
McConnell Estates – 10686 W. Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove; 916 685-5368 Sat-Sun11-5
Stony Ridge Winery – 4948 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 449-0458 Thu-Sun 11-4:30
McCormack Williamson – 3125 E. Orange Street, Acampo; 209 368-1473 Fri-Sun 11-5
Tamas Estate – 5489 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 456-2380 Open daily 12-4:30 Michael David Vineyards – 4580 W. Highway 12, Lodi; 209 368-7384 Open daily 10-5
Tenuta Vineyards – 633 Kalthoff Common, Livermore; 925 960-1006 Fri-Sun 12-5 Miramont Estate – 24837 E. Milton Rd, Linden; 209 887-3860 Open by appointment only
Tesla Vintners – 5143 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 606-WINE Tue-Sun 11-5 Mokelumne Oaks – 12470 Locke Rd, Lockeford; 209 339-1108 Thu-Sun 12-5
Oak Ridge Winery – 6100 E. Highway 12 (Victor Road), Lodi; 209 369-4758 Sun-Thu 10-5, Fri-Sat 10-6
The Singing Winemaker – poured at Tesla Vintners, 5143 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 606-WINE Tue-Sun 11-5
Old Lockeford Winery – 12470 Locke Rd, Lockeford; 209 727-9770 Fri-Mon 11-5
Thomas Coyne Winery – 51 E. Vallecitos Rd (Hwy 84), Livermore; 925 373-6541 Sat-Sun 12-5
Wente Vineyards Estate Winery – 5565 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 456-2300 Open daily 11-4:30 Omega Cellars– 13731 N. Highway 88, Lodi; 209 367-1910 Sat-Sun 12-5
Wente Vineyards Visitors Center – 5050 Arroyo Rd, Livermore; 925 456-2405 Open daily 11-6:30 Palomares Vineyards – 34329 Palomares Road, Castro Valley Sat-Sun 12-5
Westover Vineyards – 34329 Palomares Rd, Castro Valley; 925 537-3932 Sat-Sun 12-5 Pasos Vineyards – 12470 Locke Rd, Lockeford; 209 727-3153 Thu-Sun 11-5, Fri-Sat 11-6
White Crane Winery – 5405 Greenville Rd, Livermore; 925 455-8085 Thu-Mon 12-4:30
Peirano Estate – 21831 N. Highway 99, Acampo; 209 369-9463 Sat-Sun 11-5
Wood Family Winery – 7702 Cedar Mountain Rd, Livermore; 925 606-7411 Open by appointment
Ripken Vineyards – 2472 West Sargent Road, Lodi; 209 367-WINE Sat-Sun 12-4
LODI/WOODBRIDGE
Spenker Winery – 17303 N. De Vries Rd, Lodi; 209 367-0467 Sat & Sun 12-4, Jan-Apr by appt only
Abundance Vnyds/Mencarini Family Winery –1150 W. Turner Rd, Lodi; 209 334-0274 Open daily 11-6 St. Amant Winery – 1 Winemaster Way, Lodi; 209 367-0646 Open by appointment only
Akin Estates – 18911 N. Lower Sacramento Rd, Woodbridge; 209 333-8115 Wed. Thu 5-9, Fri-Sat 5-10, Sun 2-6 St. Jorge Winery – 22769 N. Bender Road, Acampo; 209 365-0202 Fri-Sun 11-5
Stama – 12470 Locke Rd, Lockeford; 209 727-3314 Mon, Wed, Thu 11-5, Fri, Sat, Sun 11-6 Villa Toscano – 10600 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-3800 Open daily 10-5
The Coliseum – Vino Piazza, 12470 Locke Rd, Lockeford; 209 747-7733 Wed, Thu, Sun 11-5, Fri 11-7, Sat 11-6 Vino Noceto – 11011 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6556 Mon-Fri 11-4, Sat-Sun 11-5
VanRuiten – 340 W. Highway 12, Lodi; 209 334-5722 Open daily 11-5 Wilderotter Vineyard – 19890 Shenandoah School Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6016 Fri-Mon 10:30-5
Vino Con Brio – 7889 E. Harney Ln, Lodi; 888-410-VINO Thu-Mon 12-5 Young’s Vineyard – 10120 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-3005 Mon-Fri 10-4, Sat-Sun 10:30-4
Vino Piazza – 12470 Locke Rd, Lockeford; 800-939-2566 Open daily 12-5 CALAVERAS COUNTY
Beaux Chevaux – 466B Main St, Murphys; 209-728-1000 Fri-Sun 11-5
vMv Vineyards – 16475 N. Locust Tree Road, Lodi; 209 365-1900 Sat-Sun 12-5
Black Sheep Winery – 221 Main St, Murphys; 209 728-2157 Daily 11-5
Watts – 12470 Locke Rd, Lockeford; 209 727-3751 Sat-Sun 12-5
Bodega Del Sur Winery– 457C Algiers St, Murphys; 209 728-9030 Mon-Fri 12-5, Sat-Sun 11-5
Weibel – 18911 N. Lower Sacramento Rd, Woodbridge; 209 365-9463 Wed-Thu 5-9, Fri-Sat 5-10, Sun 2-6
Brice Station – 3353 E. Hwy 4, Murphys; 209 728-9893 Fri-Sun 12-6 or by appointment
Woodbridge Uncorked – 18911 N. Lower Sacramento Rd, Woodbridge; 209 365-7575 Wed-Thu 5-9, Fri-Sat 5-10, Sun 2-6
Broll Mountain – 106 Main St, Murphys; 209 728-9750 Sat-Sun 1-5
WOODBRIDGE – 5950 Woodbridge Road, Acampo; 209 365-2839 Open daily 10:30-4:30 Chatom Vineyards – 1969 Highway 4, Douglas Flat; 209 736-6500 Open daily 11-5
Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Call ahead for Tours at 9:30, 1:30 or by Appt
Domaine Becquet – 2173 Highway 12 East, Valley Springs; 209 772-1303 Wed-Sun 11-5
SIERRA FOOTHILLS Domaine Becquet – 415 Main St, Murphys; 209 728-8487 Summer Thu-Sun 11-6, Winter Fri-Sun 11-6
AMADOR COUNTY French Hill Winery – 8032 So. Main St, Mokelumne Hill; 209 286-1800 Tue-Sun 11-5
Amador Cellars – 11093 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6150 Wed-Fri 11-5, Sat-Sun 11-5 French Hill Winery – 488 Main Street, Murphys; 209-728-8022 Winter Fri-Sun 11-5, Summer Thu-Mon 11-5
Amador County Wine Cellar– 14207 Hwy 49, Amador City; 209 267-0104 Fri-Sun 11-6 & holidays Frog’s Tooth Vineyards – 350 Main St. Ste 5, Murphys; 209 728-2700 Fri 1-5, Sat 11-6, Sun 11-5, Mon 12-5
Hatcher Winery – 425 Main St, Murphys; 209 605-7111 Fri-Sun 11-5, Mon-Thu 12-5
Amador Foothill Winery – 12500 Steiner Road, Plymouth, 209 245-6307 Fri-Sun 12-5
Avio – 14520 Ridge Rd, Sutter Creek; 209 267-1515 Fri-Sun 11-5 Indian Rock – 1154 Pennsylvania Gulch Rd, Murphys; 209 728-8514 Fri-Sat 12-5, Sun 11-5
Bella Piazza – 19900 Shenandoah School Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-4600 Open daily 10-5 Irish Vineyards – 2849 Hwy 4, Vallecito; 209 736-1299 Mon,Tue, Fri 2-5, Sat-Sun 11-5
Bray Vineyards – 10590 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6023 Fri-Mon 10-5
Ironstone Vineyards – 1894 Six Mile Road, Murphys; 209 728-1251 Open daily 10-5
C.G. Di Arie – 19919 Shenandoah School Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-4700 Thurs-Mon 10-4:30
Laraine/Gerber – 3675 Six Mile Rd, Vallecito; 209 736-4766 Fri-Sun 11-5 or by appointment
Charles Spinetta Winery – 12557 Steiner Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-3384 Mon, Thu, Fri 8-4, Sat-Sun 9-5
Lavender Ridge – 425 Main St, Murphys; 209 728-2441 Open daily 11-5
Clos Du Lac Cellars – 3151 Hwy 88/Jackson Vlly Rd, Ione; 209 274-2238 Wed-Sun 10-4
Milliaire Winery – 276 Main Street, Murphys; 209 728-1658 Open daily 11-5
Convergence Vnyds – 14650 Hwy 124, Plymouth; 209 245-3600 Fri-Sun 10-5
Muir’s Legacy – 276 Main Street, Murphys; 209 728-0500 Open daily 11-5
Cooper Vineyards – 21365 Shenandoah School Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6181 Fri-Sun 11-5 or by appointment
Newsome-Harlow – 403 Main St, Murphys; 209 728-9817 Mon, Thu 12-5, Fri-Sat 11-6, Sun 11-5
Deaver Vineyards – 12455 Steiner Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-4099 Open daily 10:30-5
Solomon Wine Co. – 397-A Main St, Murphys; 209 728-8290 Wed-Fri 1-5, Sat 12-6, Sun 12-5
Dillian Wines – 12138 Steiner Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-3444 Fri-Sun 11-4:30
Stevenot Winery – 2690 San Domingo Rd, Murphys; 209 728-3436 Open daily 11-5
Dobra Zemlja Winery – 12505 Steiner Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-3183 Open daily 10-5
Stevenot Winery – Main & Sheep Ranch Rd, Murphys; 209 728-0148 Mon, Thu Fri 12-5, Sat-Sun 11-5
Domaine de la Terra Rouge/Easton Wines– 10801 Dickson Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-3117 Fri-Mon 11-4
Twisted Oak – 4280 Red Hill Rd, Vallecito; 209 736-9080 Open daily 10:30-5:30
Drytown Cellars – 16030 Hwy 49, Drytown; 866-379-8696 Fri-Sun 11-5
Twisted Oak – 350 Main Street, Murphys; 209 736-9080 Mon-Fri 12-5, Sat-Sun 10:30-5:30
Karly – 11076 Bell Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-3922 Open daily 12-4
Vina Moda – 634 French Gulch Road, Murphys; 209 728-9911 Fri-Sun 12-5
Karmére – 11970 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-5000 Thu-Mon 11-5 or by appointment
Zucca Mountain – 431 Main St, Murphys; 209 736-2949 Open daily 12-5
Morse Wines/Il Gioiello Winery– 22355 Lawrence Rd, Fiddletown; 209 245-3395 Sat-Sun 11-5
EL DORADO COUNTY
Nine Gables – 10778 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-3949 Open
Auriga Wine Cellars – 3500 Carson Rd, Camino; 530 647-8078 Fri-Sun 11-5
Nua Dair Vineyards – 13825 Willow Creek Rd, Ione; 209 245-5567 Sat-Sun 10:30-5:30
Boeger Winery – 1709 Carson Rd, Placerville; 530 622-8094 Open daily 10-5, Summer: Fridays ’til 8
Renwood – 12225 Steiner Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6979 Open daily 10:30-5:30
Busby Cellars – 6375 Grizzly Flat Rd, Somerset; 530 344-9119 Fri-Sun 11-5:30
Serenidad – 21339 Dickson Way, Plymouth; 209 245-5304 x19 Sat-Sun, Holidays 11-5 or by appointment
Cantiga Wineworks & Deli – 5951 Mt. Aukum Rd, Somerset; 530 621-3352 Fri-Sun 1-5, Sat-Sun 11-5
Shenandoah Vineyards – 12300 Steiner Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-4455 Open daily 10-5
Cedarville Vnyd – 6320 Marestail Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-9463 Open by appointment only
Sobon Estate – 14430 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6554 Open daily 9:30-5
Charles B. Mitchell – 8221 Stoney Creek Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-3467 Mon-Fri 11-5, Sat-Sun 10:30-5
Stonehouse Winery – 10861 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6888 Fri-Sun 11-5
Chateau Rodin – 4771 Green Hill Rd, Placerville; 530 622-6839 Wed-Sun 11-5 or by appointment
Stoneridge Winery – 13862 Ridge Rd, Sutter Creek; 209 223-1761 Open by appointment only
Chateau Routon – 2800 Omo Ranch Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-5818 Wed-Sun 11-4
Story Winery – 10525 Bell Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6208 Daily Sum 11-5, Win 11-4
Chevalier Winery – 5720 French Creek Rd, Shingle Springs; 530 677-1676 Sat 12-5
Sutter Creek Wine Tasting – 85 Main St, Sutter Creek; 209 267-5838 Open daily 11-6 Tasting Room – 2530 Pleasant Valley Rd, Placerville; 888 802-9321 Sat-Sun 12-5
Sutter Ridge – 14110 Ridge Rd, Sutter Creek; 209 267-1316 Fri-Sun 11-4:30
Tanis Vineyards – 13120 Willow Creek Rd, Ione; 209 274-4807 Sat-Sun 10-5:30
For corrections, deletions or additions, send
TKC Vineyards – 11001 Valley Dr, Plymouth; 209 245-6428 Sat 11-5, Sun 1-4 or by appointment
an email to info@winecountrythisweek.com
Terra D’Oro – 20680 Shenandoah Schl Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6942 Open daily 10-4:30

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