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APRIL 6, 2012 ISSUE 12 VOLUME 31 ON THE COVER Prager Winery & Port Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 SPECIAL COUPONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 WINE COUNTRY NEWS Northern California map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Wineology by Len Napolitano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Wine Country Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-18 WINE COUNTRY GETAWAYS overnight Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 SUISUN VALLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35 Suisun Valley Wineries map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 NAPA VALLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-45 Downtown Napa map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 St. Helena map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Napa Valley Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-41 Yountville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Calistoga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44-45 SONOMA COUNTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-59 Sonoma County Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-47 russian river Area Wineries map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Healdsburg map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Sonoma Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54-59 Sonoma Valley Wineries map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Sonoma Plaza map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Glen Ellen & Kenwood map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 MENDOCINO & LAKE COUNTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-61 Lake & mendocino Counties map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 LIVERMORE VALLEY Wineries map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 TREASURE ISLAND Wineries map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 SANTA CLARA, SANTA CRUZ & MONTEREY COUNTIES . . 63-65 monterey Bay/Santa Cruz mountains map . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Salinas Valley Wineries map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 WINERY LISTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67-78
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
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Daily: Valley first tour Daily: grgich hills estate Winery tour fri-Sun: Domaine chandon Winery tour Sat: Valleys only evening Winery tour Mon-thu: Ambassador Winery tour April 6: Moonlight escape April 26: Piano Bar Sing Along
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SONOMA COUNTY
ONGOING Live Music at Centre du Vin ledson hotel, Sonoma www.ledsonhotel.com, 707-996-9779 Apr 7: Dan Daniels & nicky De Paola Apr 14: Jonathan Poretz Apr 21: Jess Petty Apr 28: Dan Daniels & Joyce grant ONGOING Private Tastings at Viansa www.viansa.com, 800-995-7470 italian Wine & cheese Pairing,10:30am, 12:30pm, 3pm by appointment, $10/members, $25 reserve Wine & food Pairing, 10:30am, 12:30pm, 3pm by appointment free/members, $45 ONGOING Reserve Wine & Food Pairing Private Tasting at Viansa Sonoma, 10:30am, 12:30pm, 3pm by appointment www.viansa.com, 800-995-7470, free/members, $45 ONGOING Carneros Bistro & Wine Bar Introduces Thematic Wine Program honoring great local wine makers. Plus, each thursday, 6:30-8pm celebrity winetenders. the lodge at Sonoma, rSVP, www.thelodgeatsonoma.com, 707-931-2042 ONGOING Vineyard Walk & Photography Workshop at B.R. Cohn Winery glen ellen, 10am-1pm, $45, $35/members www.brcohn.com, 707-931-7924x123 ONGOING Exclusive Wine & Cheese Tasting at B.R. Cohn Winery glen ellen, 11am & 3pm, $25, $20/members www.brcohn.com, 707-931-7924x123 ONGOING Private Wine Tastings at Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery healdsburg Pick of the Bunch five wines, 6-8 people, $20-$40pp by appointment, www.ferrari-carano.com, 707-433-6700 Scentiments test your Smell Memory White Wine lovers wines paired with Artisan cheeses King of reds wines paired with dried fruits and chocolates Matchmaker wine and food pairing PreVail tasting wines paired with Artisan charcuterie plate cabernet terroir tasting comparison wines from different elevations ONGOING FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS Taste with the Count at Buena Vista A 45-minute tour and wine tasting, 11am & 12:30pm, $20 A 90-minute taste with the count with reserve Buena Vista wines in the counts lair by the count. 2pm, $45, rSVP, 800-926-1266 ONGOING Wine and Food Pairing at Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery healdsburg Matchmaker, learn the art and science of matching wines with the perfect food. 6-8 people, $35pp, by appointment www.ferrari-carano.com, 707-433-6700 ONGOING Free Guided Winery Tour at Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery healdsburg Monday-Saturday, 10am, by appointment www.ferrari-carano.com, 707-433-6700
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SAN FRANCISCO
ONGOING The Walt Disney Family Museum the Presidio of San francisco, San francisco, 415-345-6816 www.waltdisney.org ONGOING Seasons Swirl four Seasons hotel, San francisco, 5:30-7:30pm www.fourseasons.com/sanfrancisco, 415-633-3838 ONGOING THROUGH APRIL 22 Matter + Spirit, The Sculpture of Stephen De Staebler de Young Museum, San francisco, www.famsf.org ONGOING THROUGH JUNE 3 Arthur Tress: San Francisco 1964 de Young Museum, San francisco www.famsf.org, 415-750-3531 ONGOING THROUGH JUNE 17 The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde legion of honor, San francisco www.famsf.org, 415-750-3531 ONGOING THROUGH JUNE 17 Childrens Books from the Victorian Era legion of honor, San francisco www.famsf.org, 415-750-3531 ONGOING THROUGH APRIL 7 Macys 66th Annual Flower Show Presents Brasil: Gardens in Paradise Macys Union Square, San francisco, free, open during store hours ONGOING THROUGH AUGUST 9 The Fashion Word of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk de Young Museum, San francisco www.famsf.org, 415-750-3531 APRIL 24 Chalone Vineyard Wine Tasting & Dinner campton Place, San francisco robert cook, Winemaker www.tajhotels.com/sanfrancisco, 415-955-5574 APRIL 28-29 Treasure Island Flea one Avenue of the Palms, treasure island, San francisco, 9am-4pm www.treasureislandflea.com, 415-898-0245
ALAMEDA COUNTY
WEDNESDAYS THROUGH APRIL 25 3rd Annual Berkeley Wine Festival the claremont hotel club & Spa, Berkeley, 6:30pm www.berkeleywinefestival.com Apr 4: Silver oak, $165 Apr 11: opus one, $195 Apr 18: cakebread cellars, $125 Apr 25: Justin Vineyards, $125
LAKE/MENDOCINO
EVERY SECOND SATURDAY Food & Wine Pairings Mcnab ridge tasting room, hopland, www.mcnabridge.com, 707-744-1986 ONGOING Skunk Train fort Bragg, www.skunktrain.com, 866-457-5865 Apr 7-8: easter egg express ONGOING FRIDAYS Tuscan Village Music Art Series terrill cellars, lower lake, 6-9pm, www.terrillcellars.com, 707-994-3354 APRIL 3 Winemaker Dinner Series Saw Shop Bistro, Kelseyville, 6-9pm www.sawshopbistro.com, 707-278-0129 APRIL 8 Easter Brunch Mendocino hotel, Mendocino, 8am-2:30pm www.mendocinohotel.com, 707-937-0511 APRIL 14 Earth Day Family Festival 2012 BArrA of Mendocino, redwood Valley, 11am-4pm, free www.barraofmendocino.com, 707-485-0322 APRIL 14 Pt. Arena Craft Fair & Bazaar South coast Senior center, Pt. Arena, 9am-2pm www.southcoastseniors.org, 707-785-3538 APRIL 15-22 Earth Day husch Vineyards, Philo, 10am-4pm www.huschvineyards.com, 800-554-8724 APRIL 21 Earth Day Dog Hike Saracina Vineyards, hopland, 10am-1pm www.saracina.com, 707-744-1671 APRIL 21 Noyo Food Forest 6th Annual Earth Day Festival fort Bragg high School, fort Bragg, 12-6pm www.noyofoodforest.org, 707-964-0218 APRIL 21 Earth Day Celebration frey Vineyards, redwood Valley, www.freywine.com, 707-468-7936 APRIL 22 Earth Day Celebration Yorkville cellars, Yorkville, 11am-2pm, $10 www.Yorkvillecellars.com, 707-894-9177 APRIL 22 Hendy Woods Benefit navarro Vineyards, Philo, 12-3pm, www.hendywoods.org, 800-537-9463 APRIL 22 Kronos Quartet gualala Arts, gualala, 7-10pm, www.gualalaarts.org, 707-884-1138
LIVERMORE
ONGOING Bankhead Theatre livermore Valley Performing Arts center, livermore www.livermoreperformingarts.org, 925-373-6800 Apr 6-7: the Vagina Monologues Apr 13: Paula Poundstone Apr 14: handel/Mozart Apr 15: 2012 reach for the Stars Apr 20, 22: Swan lake Apr 21: edgar Winter Apr 27: Mariachi Sol de Mexico Apr 28: Alonzo King lineS Ballet ONGOING Wine Cave Tasting Experience Wente Vineyards, livermore, 4pm Sat/Sun, $10, $5/wine club members rSVP, www.wentevineyards.com/caves, 925-456-2405 ONGOING THURSDAY - SUNDAY Wine & Cheese Pairing la rochelle Winery, livermore, 12-4:30pm www.lrWine.com, 925-243-6442 APRIL 7 Artist Reception: Carol Maddox Wente Vineyards, livermore, 1-3pm www.wentevineyards.com, 925-456-2305 APRIL 7 Eggstravaganza cedar Mountain Winery, livermore, 12-1pm, rSVP www.cedarmountainwinery.com, 925-373-6636 APRIL 7-8 Les Chenes Celebrates 5 Years les chenes estate Vineyards, livermore, 12-4:30pm www.leschenesvine.com, 925-373-1662 APRIL 15 1040 Soup Kitchen cedar Mountain Winery, livermore, 12-4pm, $5 www.cedarmountainwinery.com, 925-373-6636 APRIL 15 B.Y.O.B. - Fill Your Own Bottle cedar Mountain Winery, livermore, 12-4pm, $8 www.cedarmountainwinery.com, 925-373-6636 APRIL 21-22 TriValley Conservancy Eco Tours concannon Vineyard, livermore, 12:30pm, $10 www.concannonvineyard.com, 925-456-2505
MARIN COUNTY
ONGOING Marin Center in San Rafael www.co.marin.ca.us, 415-499-6800 Apr 2, 5: Marin Speakers Series, gordon Brown Apr 6: An Acoustic evening with over the rhine Apr 15: Mark lundholm, laughter is no luxury Apr 21: the romeros, royal family of guitar Apr 22: Debbie reynolds APRIL 21 22nd Annual Great Chefs & Wineries firemans fund insurance company, novato www.greatchefsandwineries.org APRIL 28 10th Annual Artists of Issaquah Show issaquah Dock, Sausalito, 11am-5pm www.artistsofissaquah.com, 415-331-8989
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ONGOING Sierra Railroad oakdale, www.sierrarailroad.com, 209-848-2100 Apr 12, 17, 24: Scenic lunch Apr 21: Murder Mystery Dinner
SACRAMENTO VALLEY
ONGOING Sacramento River Train www.sacramentorivertrain.com, 800-866-1690 Apr 7: easter egg express Apr 8: easter egg express Apr 14: Murder Mystery Apr 28: great train robbery Apr 28: Sunset Dinner ONGOING Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts U.c. Davis, www.mondaviarts.org, 866-754-ArtS Apr 9: elixir of love Apr 11: Sherman Alexie Apr 13: Bettye laVette Apr 14-15: Zippo Songs, Poems from the front Apr 17: Anoushka Shankar Apr 18-21: the Bad Plus Apr 19-22: the improvised Shakespeare company Apr 22: empyrean ensemble, Songs, Whispers, tales & Utterances, new Works for Voice Apr 23: the Shins Apr 25:Subra Suresh Apr 28: lyris String Quartet Apr 28: Maya Beiser Apr 29: Uc Davis Baroque ensemble& Davis high School Baroque ensemble
SOLANO COUNTY
SUISUN VALLEY
ONGOING SATURDAYS $5 Wines by the Glass Winterhawk Winery, fairfield Wine & complimentary pizza 1-6pm live music 2-5pm, www.winterhawkwinery.com, 707-428-6977 Apr 7: the Uncorked Blues Band Apr 14: Pat Wilder APRIL 15 4th Annual SVGGA Passport Sunday Visit Suisun Valley wineries! 11am-4pm www.suisunvalleywines.com, 707-864-0730 APRIL 27 25th Annual Solano Wine & Food Jubilee nut tree complex, Vacaville, 6:30pm, $75/adv, $100 www.wineandfoodjubilee.org, 707-646-3133
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PRAGER
WINERY & PORT WORKS
BY Michelle J. BAKer
PRAGER WINERY AND PORT WORKS tastings by appointment from 10:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. daily 1281 lewelling lane in St. helena. (707) 963-7678 | www.pragerport.com.
What could be a more fitting complement to holiday meals, cheese plates or sweets and treats than the delicious Ports from Napa Valleys Prager Winery & Port Works? Port doesnt have the foothold in the United States that it does in the Iberian Peninsula, but a taste through the Ports at Prager will make you a believer! Jim Prager has been a believer since 1979, when he and wife, Imogene, moved to Napa Valley and opened the winery after Jims successful career as an insurance broker in Southern California. The winerys first vintage included Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Zinfandel, plus a Cabernet Port, which gave the winery something unique that its Napa Valley neighbors werent producing. For more than 30 years Prager has been a true family-run winery, with Jim and Imogenes five grown children now running everything from the books to the bottling line. Son, Jeff, is the winerys general manager; Peter is the winemaker; John handles wine sales and distribution; daughter, Katie is the chief financial officer, Mary handles the wine club and special events, and Richard, Marys husband is cellar master. You dont see dad, Jim, around the winery much anymore since he retired. According to Jeff Prager, Once we got a computer in here and then started playing Led Zeppelin, Dad said, thats it, Im done! Mom, Imogene, stays busy in the kitchen, making the sweet and savory nuts that go famously with any Prager Port. Still, on most days youll get at least a couple of Pragers to entertain you in the tasting room. Napa is known world-wide for its winemakers, who have managed, through several generations of hard work and reserach, to produce still, dry wines in an astounding array of flavor profiles. However, almost no one has used those techniques to produce the same kind of range of sweet wines except the Prager family, that is who have used that same winemakers eye for detail but respresentative-of-the-vintage Port wines. And, not just with one or two. Currently the Prager Port-folio includes a total of five Ports, all of which are distinctly balanced and downright delicious. The flagship Port at Prager is the Royal Escort, a big boy made from 100% Petite Sirah grown right in St. Helena. The current release vintage 2006 is an intense wine that can be laid down for a long time or enjoyed in its youth paired with rich dark chocolate, dried fruit or strongly flavored cheeses. The 10-year-old Tawny Port, dubbed Noble Companion, was produced from Cabernet Sauvignon from the 2000 vintage. The wine was left in French Oak barrels to oxidize as a good tawny does never topped up, never racked. The result is an amber beauty with nutty, caramel and vanilla notes, great acidity and just enough sweetness to pop its luscious flavors. In their Toms Port, the Pragers use the traditional Portuguese
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LOUIS M. MARTINI WINERY open Daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 2 for 1 tasting with ad, see page 37 254 South St. helena highway, St. helena 707-968-3362 | www.louismartini.com
For three generations, the Martini family has been making exceptional wines, dating back to 1906, carrying on the winemaking tradition today. As you look at the vintage photos, hanging at the entrance of the Louis M. Martini Winery, you feel a sense of nostalgia for the past. Through the years, the Martini men are pouring wine together, Louis M. Martini, Louis P Martini and Michael Martini, . sharing what they know and love, a delicious glass of wine. Their story is a fascinating one, starting in 1899, when Louis M. Martini emigrated from Genova, Italy to join his father in San Francisco. By 1906, they made their first wine together and wanted to make more. Louis Martini returned to Italy to study home winemaking and perfect his craft amongst the masters. He returned to California in 1911 and over the next seven years made his first and finest selection of Martini wines. Louis M. Martini was an enterprising man. During the prohibition era, Martini formed the L.M. Martini Products Company and produced sacramental wines and grape concentrate for home winemaking. At the end of prohibition, Louis M. Martini built his own winery in St. Helena, California, the heart of Napa Valley. He continued his passion for buying premium vineyards, and purchased the Goldstein Ranch, on the Sonoma side of the Mayacamas Mountains, renaming it Monte Rosso for its red, volcanic soil. A pioneer in the region, in 1943, Louis M. Martini was one of the founders of the Harvard Club, which developed into the Napa Valley Vinters Association where winemakers could exchange ideas and collectively work together to overcome
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WINEFLITE
Wine Shipping Made Easy for the International Tourist
For the international wine tourist this is very good news. No more worrying about how to get your wine purchase home. No more paperwork or hassles with customs. Wineflite provides a door-to-door service for any wine traveler wanting to purchase wine, and ship it back to their home. Napa and Sonoma are known the world over as one of the most fruitful and beautiful areas of the world to experience wine. Anyone who ventures a visit is not only taken aback by the views and vistas, but most importantly by the amazing variety and quality of the wine. Now with Wineflite and their amazing fully automated website, the wine traveler has a way to ship their wine and track their wine from pickup to their door 24/7. This service is making inroads into all wine growing regions of the world. With an easy online system, used by a network of wineries, wine shops, tour operators, and hotels. If they are, then you can relax and enjoy your wine, and Wineflite will take care of the rest. They handle all the details, and paperwork. Businesses love it. They sell more wine and reduce the need to ever say no to a wine traveler when asked the proverbial question, Do you ship wine to my country? The answer in most cases now is, Yes. With no fear of what will happen to the shipment, and a super quick 10- to 15-day delivery directly to their door, what could be better? Wineflite is the only dedicated wine shipping company in the world for the international tourist. Wineflite is the brainchild of Greg McLaughlin, a 30-year veteran of the Freight & Logistics Industry. With the help from Gary Forers extensive consumer user experience they have propelled Wineflite to become the #1 wine shipping service for the international tourist. If the winery is not part of the Wineflite network, contact client.services@wineflite.com, and theyll arrange everything, or call 1-800-285-1135. Check www.wineflite.com for up-to-date pricing and destinations. You can reach Greg or Gary by calling (415) 491-1095, or by email at Director@wineflite.com.
How it works
When visiting a winery or wine shop, and wishing to ship wine back home, the first question to ask is: Are they part of the Wineflite network?
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open daily 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. current releases at $15 per person reserve and limited release tasting at $25 per person Barrel tasting by reservation 2800 Main Street St helena, cA 94574 (707) 967-2200 | www.charleskrug.com
Eponymously named for the twenty-seven-year-old Prussian who founded it in 1861, Charles Krug, the man, was an innovator many times over: he opened the first tasting room in California in 1882. He introduced the cider press to winemaking, making it considerably easier to press wines and separate liquids from solids. A true pioneer, he made careful study and selection of rootstock, varieties, and vineyard locations, a total rarity for the next one hundred years. Over time, the winery fell into other hands and was eventually far worse for wear--which is where the Cesare and Rosa Mondavi family came into the picture during World War Two. Cesare Mondavi, Peter Mondavi Sr.s father, emigrated from Italy in 1906 and came to Lodi during Prohibition, building a successful grape- and fruit-shipping business and partnering in Sunny St. Helena Winery (now Merryvale).He purchased the Charles Krug Winery in 1943 for $75,000, revitalizing it from its Prohibition-era neglect. One could say the future of the region as the Napa Valley hung in the balance of that purchase, though no one realized it at the time. Peter took over as President in 1976, and his efforts have resulted in enological, viticultural, and marketing revolutions, which include the vintage-dating of varietal wines; cold fermentations of white wines; cold sterile filtration of wines; leading the planting of Carneros to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir varieties; conducting fermentations in small French oak barrels. The family also produced the first winery newsletter, Bottles & Bins, in 1949 and creating the annual Tastings on the Lawn concert series in 1951, the first wine industry tasting events for the general public. For these successes and more, Peter was justly named by the Napa Valley Vintners Association as one of its twelve Living Legends in 1999. He modestly says, We worked at it. We did a lot of research in our day. And for
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those efforts, Governor Gerry Brown proclaimed September 10th, 2011 as Charles Krug Winery Day. The latest accolade bestowed on the nonagenarian and spry luminary is his induction into the Vintners Hall of Fame at the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, just opposite the entrance to the winery. Change in the name of better wines continues to this day with the third generation of Mondavis leading the way. Peters sons, Marc and Peter Jr., led a nine-year, $22-million initiative to replant more than four hundred acres of estate property and upgrade the winery to twenty-first-century equipment. Those upgrades in combination with new winemaker Stacy Clarks vision are already producing distinction: the current 2008 releases have received a slew of 90+ scores and Gold, Double Gold, and Best of Class awards. Produced from eleven vineyards and encompassing four AVAs Carneros, Howell Mountain, St. Helena and Yountville across 850 acres, the wines are clearly amongst the best the Valley has produced. Balance and structure in the name of wines for the dining room table are always the goal, says Peter Sr.: When you have a nice dinner, you want a wine that is drinkable but wont overpower it. The various wine tiers carry out these ideals. The Napa Valley and Carneros releases all are made to accompany food and include Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Zinfandel. The Family Reserve Generations utilizes special vineyard blocks, and the Vintage Selection Cabernet Sauvignon is the flagship bottling, only having been produced in special years since 1944. The Limited Release wines are small-lot, one-hundred-to-five-hundred-case wines only available directly from the winery and display a real sense of adventure. There are several different Cabs including the very special 150th Anniversary Cab in 1.5 liter magnum bottles Pinot Noir, a Red Blend, Zinfandel and Zinfandel Port.
The tasting options for these wines, current releases, Family Reserve and Limited releases, all take place, literally, inside of history. As you wander, youll see the original cider press, wine bars made from the same redwood as the tanks, and lots of historical artifacts. Now on the National Register of Historic Places and a California Historic Landmark, the newly restored Redwood Cellar holds the state-of-the-art barrel room, holding the Family Reserve wines and serving as the location for special, ninety-minute barrel tastings. As Peter Jr. says, Youre in the room where wine is aging in oak barrels, and youre trying wine that came from those barrels. Fruit and cheese are provided to accompany this very unique tasting experience, and it is limited to eight people at a time. As you can tell, the winery has never shied away from trying new things nor going where others cannot or will not go; befitting the enormity of a 150th anniversary, the winery has been conducting a search for the oldest pre-Prohibition or Peter Mondavi Family-era (1944 onward) bottle of Charles Krug wine. The search yielded submission from across the nation, with rich stories from folks who had fond memories of their visits to the winery. Joe Smith from Pope Valley, CA, submitted the oldest documented bottle, a 1946 Napa Valley Pinot Noir. Think about how few wineries anywhere could even contemplate such a quest; its quite impressive to basically be conducting two at the same time one for the oldest bottle produced by the man himself and one for the oldest produced by the propertys longest running caretakers. And that really is what todays and tomorrows Charles Krug-Peter Mondavi Family Winery is all about. The family doesnt want to forget its past, celebrates it in fact, but it also seeks to move ahead to new ways of growing and making even better wines. Go taste for yourself and see why wine lovers have made the journey since the nineteenth century. Enjoy!
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BY ALEXANDRA CHARSLEY
Oysters Mignonette Paired with 2004 Gloria Ferrer Extra Brut Reserve Cuvee
Oysters mignonette and sparkling wine makes for a beautiful marriage and an even better food pairing. Sparkling wine should be enjoyed weekly and the limited production 2004 Gloria Ferrer Extra Brut Reserve Cuvee is very pleasing. This recipe is from Executive Chef and Owner Carlo Cavallo of Sonoma Meritage Martini and Oyster Bar who has a long-standing partnership with Gloria Ferrer. His menu focuses heavily on fresh seafood and his wine list features Gloria Ferrer wines. The crisp, exquisitely dry sparkler has bright layered flavors of Meyer lemon citrus, Granny Smith apples with toasty complexity that crescendo into a brilliant, silky and dry finish that perfectly complement the oysters mignonette. Sparkling wine winemakers reverently speak of Extra Brut as the ultimate expression of their art and vineyard. Not surprisingly, few are made and only in vintage years. At Gloria Ferrer, they start theirs with only the first, most gentle pressing of their finest Carneros estate fruit. They increase cellar-aging of more than six years for this limited-production Late Disgorged 2004 Carneros Extra Brut cuvee to enhance its sublime effervescence, tiny bubble trails and delightfully fragrant mousse. This wine takes 7- years to develop from the time the grapes were hand-picked to the point it reaches your glass. As the first sparkling wine house in Californias Sonoma Carneros region, Gloria Ferrer Caves and Vineyards was established in 1986. Gloria Ferrer embodies Spanish winegrowing history, time-honored tradition, and centuriesold sustainable practices in creating exceptional sparkling and estate varietal wines blended to pair perfectly with food. Their Visitor Center is located in Sonoma and is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The winerys sun-drenched Vista Terrace overlooks breathtaking estate vineyards providing the perfect place to enjoy a glass of sparkling or still wine with savory Spanish and local cheeses, meats, almonds and other delicacies that are available from their gift shop. Tours are also available daily at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. The cost is $10 per person and includes two sparkling wine tastes and one estate varietal. For large groups, reservations are required and can be made by calling (707) 933-1931. Dont miss Gloria Ferrer Caves and Vineyards 20th annual Catalan Festival from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 21st and 22nd. This is a celebration of the winerys Spanish roots and the opening of the winery in July 1986. Join Gloria Ferrer for a day of Spanish food, wine and entertainment with lively classical guitar, passionate flamenco dancing, a festive grape stomp and traditional folklore surprises. Stroll and enjoy savory tapas, paella demonstrations and wine seminars as you sip the acclaimed California Carneros sparkling and estate wines. Tickets are available on their website at www.gloriaferrer.com.
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recipe by Chef Carlo Cavallo, Sonoma meritge martini oyster Bar & Grill
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4 teaspoons Champagne vinegar 3 teaspoons finely chopped shallot Pinch of coarsely ground black pepper 2 teaspoons of Gloria ferrer Extra Brut reserve Cuve 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh chives
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1-1/2 cups kosher or other coarse salt 1 dozen small oysters, such as Kumamoto or Hog island, shells scrubbed well and oysters left on the half shell, their liquor reserved and oysters picked over for shell fragments 1 small cluster Champagne table grapes or 2 finely diced seedless red grapes
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Stir together vinegar, Extra Brut, shallot, pepper and let stand 30 minutes.
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Stir chives into mignonette. Divide salt between 2 plates and arrange 6 oysters on each. Spoon 1/4 teaspoon mignonette over each oyster and sprinkle oysters with grapes.
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Pulled Pork Paired with Baldacci Family Vineyards 2010 Elizabeth Pinot Noir, Carneros
Its springtime and that can only mean one thing; barbecue season is upon us! Just as the weather warms up, I look forward to a lighter wine and the 2010 Baldaccci Family Vineyards Elizabeth Pinot Noir is perfectly paired with pulled pork. This is a family recipe from Meredith Grcina, Direct to Consumer Manager at Baldacci Vineyards. She said, We came up with this pairing because our Pinot is very unique in the sense that its a bold Pinot with strong flavors that can stand up to bigger meals. Pinot Noir tends to be a softer wine with very delicate flavors. The Elizabeth on the other hand, is a fuller bodied, darker colored Pinot that offers a complexity and range of flavors making it a great food pairing wine. Because Pinot tends to be paired with lighter dishes, we wanted to experiment a bit and pair it with a more daring meal. The smoky and red berry characteristics along with the earth undertones makes it a great wine to pair with any sort of roasted or grilled meats. We decided to go with the pulled pork because we are entering spring and pulled pork is really an all-American barbecued picnic dish. Pinot is a great springtime wine because its not too warm outside to render a white, however its a bit lighter and more refreshing than a Cabernet. The 2010 Elizabeth Pinot Noir continues the Baldacci Familys tradition of rich, fruit-forward wine from their estate vineyard in Carneros. The wine has aromas of strawberry, graphite, sweet smoky cranberries and mouth-watering flavors of pomegranate, red berries and hints of baked vanilla custard. While the wine is delicious now, this balanced and structured wine will age well for three to five years. The Elizabeth Pinot Noir from their Carneros estate vineyard has always been called a Pinot for Cabernet lovers. One sip and you will not be disappointed and since their wines are only sold at their tasting room or online, its the perfect time to discover this family winery. Baldacci Family Vineyards is located in the famed Stags Leap District in Napa Valley and includes 17 acres of Estate Cabernet Sauvignon grapevines. In addition to their Estate Cabernets, their winemaker Rolando Herrera makes wines for the Family Collection using grapes carefully sourced from unique vineyards in Napa and Sonoma. Their Carneros estate vineyard is planted with the Family Collection varietals of Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah, Gewrztraminer and Chardonnay. Their tasting room is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. by appointment only. Reservations can be made by calling (707) 944-9261 or visiting their website at www.baldaccivineyards.com.
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PULLED PORK
1 and 1/2 chopped yellow onions 1 cup ketchup 2/3cup apple cider vinegar 1/2 cup brown sugar 4 tablespoons paprika 1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper 4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 4 teaspoons salt 3teaspoons black pepper 5 pounds pork butt
1. rub the salt and black pepper on the cut of meat 2. Combine the remaining ingredients in a slow cooker and mix well. Add pork to the slow cooker and place lid on top. Cook for 7-8 hours on low or until pork is tender enough to easily pull away from bone. 3. remove pork from slow cooker. remove the meat from the bone. Using a fork or knife shred the meat to desired thickness. return the pulled pork to the slow cooker and let it soak in the juices/sauce while serving. Serve on rolls of your choice or add coleslaw as a topper for an elegant open-faced sandwich
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Napa Valley Arts in April Joins Fine Wine with 20th, 21st Century Art
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Celebrate The Napa Valley Collection with Four Weeks of Winery Art Crawls, Tours and Tastings in The Legendary Napa Valley
Throughout the month of April, the second annual Napa Valley Arts in April celebrates The Napa Valley Collection: the famed wine regions other collection of priceless vintages significant 20th and 21st century artwork. Winery art collections include work by notable contemporary painters Francis Bacon and Jean Dubuffet, as well as sculptors George Rickey and Richard Serra. Napa Valley Arts in April 2012 celebrates the Napa Valley Collection by letting madabout-art winemakers collaborate with collection curators and favorite artists to turn the Napa Valley into a month-long art and wine crawl, made up of a variety of interactive art programs, curator-led tours, special exhibitions and inspired tastings. Many winery art activities are complimentary, and neighboring lodging establishments and spas welcome guests to complement Napa Valley Arts in April happenings with special offers from the best in wine, food and wellness. The Napa Valley Arts in April festivities progress geographically week by week; beginning with Calistoga (April 1-7), followed by St. Helena and Rutherford (April 9-15), Oakville and Yountville (April 1622), and finally Napa, Carneros and American Canyon (April 23-30). Calistoga, the Valleys northernmost region kicks off Napa Valley Arts in April on April 1. Throughout the Calistoga week, local wineries showcase impressive collections including the amazing sculpture,
painting, and decorative objects collection at Clos Pegase. From April 9-15, wineries around St. Helena and Rutherford take center stage, featuring an exclusive exhibition of photography at Markham Vineyards by photojournalist Baron Wolman, Rolling Stone magazines first chief photographer. This week only, original contact sheets belonging to Mr. Wolmans personal collection will be on view. From April 16-22, wineries in Oakville and Yountville showcase permanent and rotating exhibitions, such as Robert Mondavi Winerys permanent collection that holds work by Francis Bacon and a rotating exhibition space currently showing Napa Valley artist Nancy Willis monotypes and paintings. April 23-30, Napa, Carneros and American Canyons art-focused wineries include The Hess Collection, which is displaying a selection of Donald Hess personal modern and contemporary collection including artwork by artists Robert Motherwell and Magdalena Abakanowicz (see page 36). A full list and detailed map of participating wineries, as well as a variety of art viewing and wine tasting special offers, can be downloaded at the official Legendary Napa Valley website. Maps and information are also available at all participating wineries, the Napa Valley Welcome Center, all chambers of commerce offices and many other locations throughout the Napa Valley. For more information on Napa Valley Arts in April special offers and opportunities, visit www.LegendaryNapaValley.com.
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Visit Vezr Family Vineyards
Vezr Family Vineyards is one of the more picturesque and inviting of the Suisun Valley wine region. Owned by the famously friendly and welcoming Frank and Liz Vezr, the winery is a refreshing break from the hustle and bustle of their more wellknown neighbors over the hill. With a climate that boasts of sundrenched days and sweet foggy nights, the grapes of the Vezr Family Vineyards enjoy near perfect growing conditions. Their winery is best known for the luscious Petite Sirah that they produce, as well as their hearty, fruit-forward Zinfandel and a little known, but magnificent blend, La Salette. While lacking the big name appellation, these wines are by no means also-rans. In fact, the region is rated as the oldest and best in the State of California by the U.C Davis University. These are seriously good wines. The Vezr Family Vineyard tasting room is located in the tiny village of Mankas Corners. The town was originally established by a local miner in 1846. Hints of its old west history can be seen in the old general store and surrounding buildings. The tasting room is open seven days a week and no appointment is necessary. The ten dollar tasting fee is waived with a wine purchase. But, to really get the most out of your visit, opt for their VIP Barrel Blend Tour. At a bargain price of $35, this tour is well worth the extra investment.
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Comfort on Main Street
BY JoSh Stein
MATERRA open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. thursday through Sunday or by appointment 1426 Main Street, St. helena (707) 244-4600 | www.materrawines.com
Napa Valleys newest tasting room is doing things the Old Napa way with an emphasis on the land and pure expressions of its fruit in a relaxed, comfortable setting. While founded a short five years ago in 2007, the beginnings of the Cunat familys desire to produce great wines stretch back to the 1960s, when co-founder Brian Cunat worked on a farm and dreamed of a life centered on the land. Years later, the successful land developer and youngest-ever Kiwanis International president and his brother, John, turned to the Napa Valley after tasting great wines in other highly regarded viticultural areas around the world. The goal would be to produce the best wines possible through honoring the land, which is where the name Materra literally Mother Earth comes from. The land they settled on is in the heart of the Oak Knoll District, which is one of the newest-recognized viticulture areas in the Valley, and it was delineated as a distinctly separate locale for winegrowing because of its difference from Valley spots to both the north and south. OKD never gets to the vine-punishing temperatures of the north Valley, nor does it recieve the potentially vinedamaging frosts of the regions on the Bay. Its balance allows for the winery to produce a range of bottlings. The family is involved at all levels, with daughter Neena Cunat Heitz managing the new tasting room and her sister, Amie, doing creative design work for the releases. The Cunats have also brought together a team of Valley veterans to help create dreams-come-to-life. Winemaker Bruce Regalia brings his experiences with Duckhorn, Goldeneye, and Madrigal; Winemaker Mike Trujillo is past president and winemaker for Sequoia Grove and his own label, Karl Lawrence; and Vineyard Manager Chris Madrigal brings his familys seventy-fiveyear history to bear on acreage of the OKD property, guaranteeing Bruce and Mike have the best starting conditions possible great wines can only come from great grapes, after all. The winery currently offers seven releases, four red and three white. You can taste 2007 and 2008 Cabernets; 2007 and 2008 Merlots; and 2010 Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and rare-for-Napa Viognier. The wines show off their origins, with the reds especially displaying a recognizable similarity while allowing for vintage differences. Open Thursday through Sunday plus by appointment the rest of the week, the Materra tasting room is next to the Wydown Hotel on Main Street in St. Helena. The intimate tasting lounge has a homey feel to it, with many of the furniture pieces coming from the Cunats themselves. Besides a tasting bar with counter, there is an area for sitdown tasting at the Cunats dining room table and a lounge area with a couch and leather chairs, giving great views of the St. Helena world going about its business outside the window. Neena presents a comfortable, self-paced enjoyment of the wines, for sure. As you can see, the wines currently in bottle and their family-inspired surroundings evince a belief in the power of nurturing what is most important in the world of wine: emphasis on the land, emphasis on enjoyment. Anything else just gets in the way. Go check out Materras place and taste for yourself youll be glad you did. Cheers!
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Women for WineSense Grand Event Sip the Wine, Savor the Moment, Share the Experience
In its 22nd year, Women for WineSense holds its biennial Grand Event on May 4-6 in the Napa Valley. Attracting participants from across the United States, wine professionals and enthusiasts pack this sell-out event of 250 seats at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. Helena. Attendees enjoy behind-the-scenes knowledge of winery operations at some of Napas most premier wineries. They will also enjoy vertical tastings with Cathy Corison, food and wine pairings with Andrea Immer Robinson, and panels on transitioning your career into the wine industry and millienal wine professionals who grew up in winemaking families. A Welcome Reception at Robert Mondavi Winery kicks off the three-day event with a Grand Tasting. On Saturday choose from 15 winery tours and exclusive Vintner Dinners from Idell Family Vineyards, Linked Vineyards and Raymond Vineyards. At the CIA on Sunday, the day is filled with educational seminars, the WWS luncheon, Women in Wine awards, and the always-popular silent auction. Attendance is limited. Registration offers inclusive All-Access Passesare $260 members; $310 nonmember. Single-day prices are also available. Proceeds from the event will underwrite Women for WineSense educational programs, activities and professional networking opportunities for women in the wine industry. For more information visit www.wwsgrandevent.org
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JUDDS HILL open daily for tastings and tours by appointment 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (the last tasting is 3 p.m.) 2332 Silverado trail a mile north of napa (707) 255-2332 www.juddshill.com, facebook & twitter
Visiting Judds Hill Winery in the Napa Valley is an adventure. Its in a beautiful setting, to be sure, with a stream surrounded by trees, a flock of Rhode Island Reds, a vegetable garden by the country-fashioned winery and vines everywhere. Then there are the wines. As ukulele-playing proprietor and winemaker Judd Finkelstein has said, A big part of our winemaking philosophy is to let the fruit be the showcase. Our style is to have wines with true varietal characteristics with just a nuance of the underlying oak. I feel that we just guide it along in an artful way and try not to overly manipulate it. Today, the winery offers ultra-premium Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Old Vine Zinfandel and Old Vine Petite Sirah plus Sauvignon Blanc, a Ros, a Napa Valley Chardonnay and Magic, a small lot red wine blend. One of the reasons our Cabernets have become so sought after is their elegant style, a style that showcases the true nature of the grape, Judd said. Its an approachable wine in fact all of our wines are very drinkable when released, though they have enough depth so they can be cellared for years. Then there is their microcrush program. Thats when someone can bring in their own grapes, or use grapes provided, and the winery turns that fruit into wine under the customers own direction and label, anywhere from a single barrel to perhaps 15. The diversity that comes with custom crushing adds to the energy at the winery. People use their wine for almost anything, very often for home use and gifting. Its a great experience for everyone involved, said marketing and sales director Devin Joshua. We have almost 100 custom crush clients that use our state-of-the-art facility. We pride ourselves on being very flexible, and in working hard to accommodate our clients. On a smaller scale, there is also our Bottle Blending Day Camp where our guests craft their own blends to bottle and take home the same day. Kenn Vigoda shares winemaking responsibility with Judd. Asked about last years harvest the experienced veteran said, With the cool wet weather in 2011 the wines from that vintage will have lower alcohol, which is not a bad thing at all. And 2012? Its way too early to say We have not had as much rain so far, but we have had plenty in past years so well be okay. Lets just say Im optimistic. If you want to try the Judds Hill Wine, call ahead and plan a visit for a seated tasting of five special wines, where you are gently educated about them and the Judds Hill philosophy of winemaking around a long table in a private room just a few feet from the working part of the winery. It is all part of that Judds Hill adventure.
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Chef Richard Reddington Opens Redd Wood
Acclaimed chef of Michelin-starred Redd presents casual, wine country pizzeria
Acclaimed chef Richard Reddington of the Michelin-starred restaurant Redd, recently introduced his latest venture, Redd Wood. Centrally located in the idyllic town of Yountville, the highly anticipated Redd Wood is a casual wine country pizzeria featuring wood-fired pizzas and pastas and a locally diverse and approachable wine list, amid a contemporary, industrialchic design. Former Redd chef Jacob Kossman joins Reddington in Redd Woods open kitchen to present an approachable, daily-changing menu focused on wood-burning oven-baked pizzas, house-made pastas and seasonally-inspired side and main dishes. Sample menu items include warm olives ($5); romaine, anchovy, lemon, garlic, crouton ($10); pizzas such as: oregano, garlic and chili (no cheese) ($10); fresh mozzarella and basil ($11); prosciutto cotto, Brussels sprouts, tellagio, red onion ($14); sausage, broccoli, chili, pickled peppers ($15); and pastas including: pappardelle, rabbit, savoy cabbage, parmesan ($16); and lamb bolognese, arancini, tapenade ($18). From the dedicated charcuterie room comes Redd Woods house-cured prosciutto and salumi. As with Redd, winner of a Michelin star for six consecutive years, Redd Wood reflects the dedication of a chef who, after spending 15 years in some of the best kitchens in the U.S. and Europe, has found the ideal balance of serious food and unpretentious environment. Named Rising Star by San Francisco Chronicles Michael Bauer in 1998, and Best Rising Chef by San Francisco Magazine in 2003. At Redd Wood, Chef Reddington teams up with highly-regarded St. Helena-based interior designer Erin Martin of Erin Martin Design to create a decidedly unique wine country restaurant. Layering raw elements of unfinished stone, steel, glass and wood, Martin creates texture while providing a warm, neutral color palette. All boldlyscaled, custom-fabricated pieces sit side-by-side, one-of-akind salvaged objects for an overall design that is simultaneously modern rustic and comfortable. In the dining room, which seats 40, exposed, rich cocoa-colored wooden lathe lining walls, mismatched chairs and curious found objects create an impression of spontaneity and a comfortable, relaxed ambiance. Tufted leather banquettes and provocative hand-written quotes inscribed surreptitiously throughout the space inspire comfortable conversation among dining guests. A central white stone wine table anchored from above by a large brass-dipped buoy draws focus to the thoughtfullycurated wine list created by master sommelier William Sherer. Focusing on interesting, approachably-priced local wines, Redd Wood also offers a larger, more encompassing reserve list upon request. Redd Wood is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. Redd Wood is located at 6755 Washington Street in Yountville. For more information, visit the website at www.redd-wood.com or call (707) 299-5030.
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LOXTON CELLARS
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LOXTON CELLARS open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 11466 Dunbar road (also known as highway 12) a few miles from the charming, historic village of glen ellen (707) 935-7221 | www.loxtonwines.com | facebook and twitter
There is no doubt that the focus at Loxton Cellars is about, wine and more wine. The building it occupies is not a villa, a hacienda or a modernist creation. Instead think semi-industrial, set on a property surrounded by hundreds of acres of mature vines. Inside there are two large barrel cellars. In one the tasting bar takes up one corner while the remainder of the space is full of what else? oak barrels. The other side, accessed by a door next to the tasting bar, opens into a room full of more barrels and a table for tasting. Relatively new to this well-respected winery, are the Vineyard Walks. Often led by proprietor and winemaker Chris Loxton, it starts with a tour of the vineyards and a discussion of the soils, the vines themselves and varietal types. This is followed by further discussion and a private tasting at that cellar table. You will need to make a reservation for this option. Chris Loxton is an Australian whose family has been grape growers Down Under for years. Im the fourth generation of my family to be in the wine business, but I am the first one to be a winemaker the first three were growers, he said recently, sitting with his back go a row of barrels signing bottles of his wine. He signs one bottle in each case for those who buy twelve bottles. Being a small winery, this something we can do, and people seem to really appreciate the effort. Loxton Cellars is known for their excellent Zinfandel a refreshing Chardonnay, Dry Ros and a stellar Port, and the small lots of Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Late Harvest Zin, but what they are most famous for is the Syrah they produce. While you visit and taste you will find that, as far as they concerned, you can call it Syrah, or you can go the Australian route and call it Shiraz. Even though the grape was thought to originate in the town of Shiraz in Persia centuries ago, the Australians seem to be fond of that spelling; the French also lay claim to it, and call it Syrah. At Loxton they dont split geographic or cultural hairs; they call it both Shiraz and Syrah, with the pronouncement, Whats the difference. They just think that Shiraz drinks best a little earlier, while vineyard designate Syrah can be aged with excellent results. But you can visit and see for yourself.
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Artist Robert Benson at the Charles Creek Tasting Room & Gallery
Local watercolor artist Robert Benson is showcasing new works at the Charles Creek Vineyard Tasting Room & Gallery, on the square in downtown Sonoma, through May 31st 2012. While colorful scenes enliven the walls, delicious Charles Creek wines, such as Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and Tempranillo will delight the taste buds. Sip and view daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more than 10 years, Robert Benson has been a steady presence on the Sonoma Valley art scene. He currently resides in Kenwood and has built a strong body of Northern California landscapes including vineyard and still life scenes. He considers commissions for watercolor portraits of exceptional homes, gardens and commercial properties. His new works reflect an expanded range of new subject matter, and even greater painting skill level, inspired by his recent months of private study with master watercolorist, Dick Cole. Past shows have included solo exhibitions at various Sonoma County wineries and art venues, including The Fig Cafe, Art at the Source Open Studios Tour in Sebastopol, and Artist Showcase series at the Plaza Arts Center in Healdsburg. In January 2009, he sold eight framed pieces for installation at the Mayacama Golf Club Residences. Pomegranate Party, an original watercolor was accepted into the 2011 California Watercolor Associations Annual National exhibit in Ross. Specializing in high-quality Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon (as well as microscopic quantities of Pinot Grigio, Merlot, Sangiovese and Tempranillo) from great vineyard sources, Charles Creek Vineyard produces wines that are fruit driven, food friendly and easily paired with the courses of a meal. The winery tasting room is conveniently situated in a charming 1890s era storefront on
the historic Sonoma Plaza. In addition wine tasting and sales, the tasting room also provides space to show the work of local artists. The Charles Creek Vineyard Tasting Room and Gallery, open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., is located at 483 First St. West, on the historic Plaza in downtown Sonoma. For more information, call (707) 935-3848 or email alan@charlescreek.com.
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On behalf of the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Foundation, you are invited to the 18th annual Livermore Valley Wine Auction, Winemaking a Difference, on May 5. This event continues to aid local organizations that improve the lives of children in the community. This year, the auction will help provide healthcare, food and arts education for local children by supporting ValleyCare Foundations Mobile Health Unit, Open Heart Kitchens School Lunch Program, Bankhead Theaters Youth Programs and Livermore Valley Education Foundations Arts Education Programs. Since its inception, the Foundation has raised more than $3.5 million dollars for worthwhile local organizations. The 2012 Wine Auction will be a stunning evening, black tie optional, featuring local wines, a fabulous dinner and exciting live music. The event will be in the Barrel Room at the Wente Vineyards Estate Winery, and 350 guests are expected. The live and silent auction will feature spectacular packages,
including exclusive tours and tastings, travel experiences, rare wine vintages, large format bottles and special collections of wine. For information about this event, contact: Brandi Addington, Auction Manager at (925) 321-8338, email auctionmgr@lvwf.org or
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visit www.LVWF .org. Livermore Valley Wine Country is a visitor's haven where you'll enjoy irresistible wine country hospitality. As the winemakers, friends and family who founded our 40 plus beautiful wineries, we invite you to come taste our award-winning wines, visit our friendly tasting rooms, and experience our enthusiasm for making all of our guests feel like old friends. Livermore Valley is only minutes from San Francisco, San Jose, Walnut Creek and Oakland.
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Zinfandel, Syrah, Tempranillo, Petite Verdot, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Sangiovese, Petite Sirah, Mourvedre, Gewrtraminer and Chardonnay among others. Enjoy unique activities at each winery from special food parings, music, raffles and drawings, barrel tastings and, as a Passport guest, most wineries will offer special discounts on select wines and merchandise. Upon check-in at Bodega Wine Estates, youll receive your passport book and commemorative glass. The Wineries on Treasure Island will provide a hop-on hop-off shuttle to transport you among the wineries with a special valet service for your purchases. All participants must be 21 years or older. Designated drivers are encouraged and receive non-alcoholic beverages. This Wine Passport Sunday is limited to 300 guests so early ticket purchase is highly recommended. The events all day, all inclusive pass is $60.00. Early bird purchases up through April 15th are $40.00. For reservations and tickets go to LocalWineEvents.com, San Francisco Event Calendar under April 22nd or visit tipassport.eventbright.com.
Celebrate Extraordinary California Wines During Treasure Island Wineries Passport Event, April 22
Imagine 365 acres of man-created land just where the San Francisco skyline is its most spectacular. Now add a community of urban winemakers who have brought Sonoma and Napa County grapes to you and youve got yourself the ingredients for an all-toofun afternoon. However, the winemakers of Treasure Island will be taking the fun just one step further on April 22nd. Enjoy a quality afternoon as this wine-growing community comes together to celebrate the grape and the extraordinary fruit that defines California as an idyllic wine-producing region. The Treasure Island community of wineries has come together to offer a wine tasting Sunday with all the fixings. Passport guests will have wine tasting access to wineries including Knightswood Vineyards and Winery, Stein Family Wines, Hoffman Family Cellars, Fat Grape Winery, Kendric Vineyards, Sol Rouge, VIE, The WinerySF , Treasure Island Wines and Eristavi Family Winery. This amazing group of wineries has joined together to offer guests award-winning wines representing varietals including Cabernet Sauvignon,
Eristavi Family Wines (at treasure isand Wines) Mon-fri 9am-5pm, Sat 12-4pm 95 9th Street and Ave i, treasure island, Sf; 415-394-9463 tue-Sun 12-5:30 pm Fat Grape Winery 1080 Avenue M, treasure island, San francisco; 415-388-8318 opening Soon Hoffman Family Cellars 751 13th Street at Avenue M, treasure island, San francisco Sol Rouge 200 california Ave, Bldg 180 no, treasure island, Sf, 415-Sf -JUice open daily 12-5, tours by appointment Treasure Island Wines Mon-fri 9am-5pm, Sat 12-4pm 95 9th Street and Ave i, treasure island, Sf; 415-394-9463 VIE (at the Winery Sf) 200 california Ave, Bldg 180 no, treasure island, Sf, 415-Sf -JUice open daily 12-5, tours by appointment
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2000 Main Street, St. helena | www.Beringer.com Bialla Vineyards 4088 Atlas Peak rd, napa; 707 227-2293 open by appointment only Bighorn Cellars 3105 Silverado trail, napa; 707 226-8569 fri-Sat 11-4, tue-thu by appt Black Cat Vineyard 1075 Shadybrook ln, napa; 707 321-0866 open by appointment only Black Cordon Vnyds 4155 Dry creek rd, napa; 707 226-6860 open by appointment only Black Stallion Winery 4089 Silverado trail, napa; 707 253-1400 open daily 10-5 Blankiet Estate 2360 california Sr, Yountville; 707 963-2001 open by appt Mon-Sat 10-4 Boeschen 3242 Silverado trail, St. helena; 707 963-3674 open by appointment only BOUCHAINE VINEYARDS 1075 Buchli Station road, napa; 707 252-9065, 800-654-wine open daily 10:30-4:30 Gift items, gardens, vineyard walking tour. Call ahead for: Safari Tours at 10:30am, educational programs, food pairings & bringing pets.
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 Boyd Family 4042 Big ranch road, napa; 707 254-7353 open by appointment only Bravante Vineyards 300 Stone ridge rd, Angwin; 707-965-2552 open by appointment Wed-Sun 11-4 Brookdale Vineyards napa; 707 258-1454 open by appointment only Brown Estate 3233 Sage canyon road, St. helena; 707 963-2435 limited, by appointment only, closed Sundays Buehler 820 greenfield road, St. helena; 707 963-2155 open by appointment only Buoncristiani Wine P. o. Box 6946, napa; 707 259-1681 open by appointment only Burgess Cellars 1108 Deer Park road, St. helena; 800 752-9463 open by appointment only Ca' Momi Winery & Enoteca 610 first St, napa; 707 257-4992 open daily 7:30-9 Cade Winery 360 howell Mountain rd So, Angwin; 707 965-2746 open by appointment only Cafaro Cellars 2591 Pinot Way, St. helena; 707 963-7181 open by appointment only Cain 3800 langtry road, St. helena; 707 963-1616 open by appointment only Cakebread Cellars 8300 St. helena hwy, rutherford; 707 963-5222 open by appointment only Calafia Cellars 629 fulton lane, St. helena; 707 963-0114 open by appointment only Caldwell 270 Kreuzer lane, napa; 707 255-1294 tours/tasting by appointment Cali 351 965 Silverado trail, calistoga; 707 942-6200 open by appointment only CALISTOGA WINE STOP 1458 lincoln Ave, #2 calistoga; 707 942-5556 Daily 10-6 Cardinale Estate tasting room, 7600 St. helena hwy, oakville; 707 948-2643 open daily 10:30-5 Casa Nuestra Winery 3451 Silverado trail no, St. helena; 707 963-5783 open daily 10-5 CASTELLO DI AMOROSA 4045 north St. helena hwy (hwy 39), calistoga; 707 942-8200 open daily 9:30-6 Gifts, Children & Pets OK; call ahead for: Winery & Cave Tours, reservation recommended Caymus Vineyards 8700 conn creek rd, rutherford; 707 967-3010 open daily by appointment Ceja Vineyards Tasting Room 1248 1st St, napa; 707 226-6445 Sun-Wed 11-6, thu-Sat till 11-8 Celani Family Vineyards 2230 Big ranch rd, napa; 877 ArDore1 open by appointment only Chappellet Vineyard 1581 Sage canyon rd, St. helena; 707 963-7136 open by appointment only Charbay Winery & Distillery 4001 Spring Mtn rd; St. helena; 707 963-9327 open daily 10-4 CHARLES KRUG WINERY 2800 Main St. hwy 29, St. helena; 707 967-2229 open daily 10:30-5 Charnu St. helena; 707 963-6045 open by appointment only Charter Oak Winery 831 charter oak Ave, St. helena; 707 963-2298 open by appointment only Chase Family Cellars 2252 Sulphur Springs road, St. helena; 707 963-1284 open by appointment only Chateau Boswell 3468 Silverado trail, St. helena; 707 963-5472 open by appointment only Chateau Montelena 1429 tubbs ln, calistoga; 707 942-5105 open daily 9:30-4 Chimney Rock Winery 5350 Silverado trail, napa; 707 257-2641 open daily 10-5 Clif Family Winery 1312 Vidovich Avenue, St. helena; 707 968-0625 open daily 10-5 by appointment Cliff Lede Vineyards 1473 Younvtille cross rd, Yountville; 707 944-8642 open daily 10-4 Clos Du Val 5330 Silverado trail, napa; 800 993-9463 open daily 10-5 Clos Pegase 1060 Dunaweal ln, calistoga; 707 942-4981 open daily 10:30-5 Conn Creek Winery 8711 Silverado trail, St. helena; 1-800-793-7960 open Sat 11-5, Sun-fri 11-4 Constant-Diamond 2121 Diamond Mountain rd, calistoga; 707 942-0707 open by appointment only Continuum Estate 1677 Sage canyon rd, St. helena; 707 944-810066 open by appointment only Corison Winery 987 St. helena hwy, St. helena; 707 963-0826 open daily 10-5 by appointment CORLEY FAMILY ESTATE 4242 Big ranch rd, napa; 707 253-2802 open daily 10-4:30 Gift Items, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Wine Tours, Food Pairings Cornerstone Cellars 6505 Washington St., Suite 7, Yountville; 707 945-0388 open daily 10-7 Cosentino 7415 St. helena hwy, Yountville; 707-921-2896 open daily 10-6 Covenant Wines 1241 Adams St, St. helena; 707 963-3887 open by appointment only Crocker & Starr St. helena; 707-967-9111 open by appointment only Cuvaison Estate 4500 Silverado trail, calistoga; 707 942-2468 Mon-thu 11-4, fri-Sun 10-5 Cuvaison Estate 1221 Duhig road, carneros (between napa & Sonoma); 707 942-2455 Mon-thu 11-4, fri-Sun 10-5 by appt Darioush Winery 4240 Silverado trail, napa; 707 257-2345 open daily 10:30-5 David Arthur 1521 Sage canyon road, St. helena; 707 963-5190 open by appointment only
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open Weekends, friday through Monday 11 -4 825 fulton lane, St. helena 707-967-0719 www.DavidfultonWinery.com Del Bondio Wine Co. 1333 Bella oaks lane, napa; 707 963-2805 open by appointment only Del Dotto Caves 1055 Atlas Peak rd, napa; 707 963-2134 open by appointment only Del Dotto Vineyards 1445 St. helena highway, St. helena; 707 963-2134 open by appointment only Delectus Winery 908 c enterprise Way, napa; 707 255-1252 open daily by appointment Diamond Terrace 1391 Diamond Mountain road, calistoga; 707 942-1189 open by appointment only DOMAINE CARNEROS 1240 Duhig rd, napa; 707 257-0101 open daily 10-6 Gifts, Children OK, Winery Tours, Vineyard Tours; Call ahead for groups of eight or more Domaine Chandon 1 california Dr, Yountville; 707 944-2280 open daily 10-5 Dominari 620 trancas Street, napa; 707-226-1600 open by appointment only, 10am-4:30pm Duckhorn Vineyards 1000 lodi lane, St. helena; 707 963-7108 open by appointment, 10-4 Dutch Henry Winery 4300 Silverado trail, calistoga; 707 942-5771 open daily 10-4:30 Eagle Eye Wine 6595 gordon Valley rd, napa; 707 427-1600 open by appointment only Eagle & Rose 1844 Pope canyon rd, Pope Valley; 707 965-9463 open by appointment only Eagle Trace 680 rossi rd, St. helena; 707 963-4665 open by appointment only Eeden Wines 3505 Spring Mountain rd., St. helena; 707 337-5526 open by appointment only EHLERS ESTATE
Join us in our historic stone building and beautiful olive grove. Open daily, 10:30 to 4:00 $25 for a current flight tasting Enjoy our limited production 1886 Cabernet Sauvignon (95 points) All proceeds benefit cardiovascular research. For reservations, call 707-963-5972
3222 ehlers lane, St. helena | for reservations, call 707.963.5972 El Molino Winery St. helena; 707 963-6021 Elizabeth Spencer 1165 rutherford road, rutherford; 707 963-6067 Elkhorn Peak Cellars 200 Polson rd, napa; 707 255-0504 Elyse 2100 hoffman ln, napa; 707 944-2900 Envy Wines 1170 tubbs ln, calistoga; 707 942-4670 ETUDE
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1250 cuttings Wharf road, napa | open Daily 10am-4:30pm 707-257-5300 | www.etudewines.com Failla 3530 Silverado trail, St. helena; 707 963-0530 Falcor 2511 napa corporate Dr, Ste 115, napa; 888-402-Wine Far Niente 1350 Acacia Dr, oakville; 707 944-2861 Farella 2222 n. 3rd Ave, napa; 707 254-9489 Fleury Estate Winery 950 galleron rd, rutherford; 707 967-8333 Flora Springs The Room 677 St. helena hwy So., St. helena; 707 967-8032 Flora Springs Winery 1978 Zinfandel ln, St. helena; 707 967-6723 open by appointment only open daily 10-5 open by appointment only 10-3 open by appointment only open by appointment only open daily 10:30-5 open by appointment only
FOLIE A DEUX 7481 St. helena hwy, oakville; 800 535-6400 open daily 10-6 Gift Items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK Fontanella Family 1721 Partrick road, napa; 707 252-1017 open daily by appointment 10-4 Forman Vineyards 1501 Big rock road, St. helena; 707 963-3900 open by appointment only Franciscan Vineyards 1178 galleron rd, rutherford; 707 963-7111 open daily 10-5 FRANK FAMILY VINEYARDS 1091 larkmead lane, calistoga; 707 942-0859 open daily 10-5 Gift Items, Picnic Area Frazier Winery 70 rapp lane, napa; 707 255-3444 x107 open by appointment Freemark Abbey 3022 St. helena hwy 29 n., St. helena; 707 963-9694 open Daily 10-5
Frogs Leap 8815 conn creek road, rutherford; 707 963-4704 open by appointment only G Cook 264 n. fork crystal Springs rd, St. helena; 707 963-7760 open by appointment only Gargiulo 575 oakville crossroad, napa; 707 944-2770 open by appointment only Gemella Wines napa; 707 261-9855 open by appointment only Girard Winery 6795 Washington, Yountville; 707 968-9297 open daily 11-7 Godspeed Vineyards 3655 Mount Veeder rd; 707 254-7766 open by appointment only Goosecross Cellars 1119 State lane, Yountville; 707 944-1986 open daily 10-4:30 GRGICH HILLS 1829 St. helena hwy, rutherford; 707 963-2784 open daily 9:30-4:30 Gift Items, Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours By Appt. at 11 & 2, Food Pairings Groth 750 oakville crossroad, oakville; 707 944-0290 open by appointment only Guffy 1390 thompson Ave, napa; 707 258-2532 open by appointment only Guilliams 3851 Spring Mountain road, St. helena; 707 963-9059 open by appointment only Gustavo Thrace 1021 McKinstry St, napa; 707 257-6796 open daily 11-7 HAGAFEN CELLARS 4160 Silverado trail, napa; 707 252-0781 open daily 10-5 Gift Items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Wine Tours Hall Rutherford 56 Auberge road, rutherford; 707 967-0700 open by appointment only Hall St. Helena 401 St. helena hwy So, St. helena; 707 967-2620 open daily 10-5:30 Hans Fahden Vineyards 4855 Petrified forest rd, St. helena; 707 942-6760 open by appointment Hartwell Vineyards 5795 Silverado trail, napa; 707 255-4269 open by appointment only HdV Wines 588 trancas St, napa; 707 251-9121 open by appointment only Heibel Ranch Vineyards Pope Valley; 707 968-9289 open by appointment only Heitz Cellars Tasting Room 436 St. helena hwy 29, St. helena; 707 963-3542 open daily 11-4:30 Helena View Johnston 3500 highway 128, calistoga; 707 942-4956 open by appointment only Hendry 3104 redwood Dr, napa; 707 226-8320 open by appointment only HESS COLLECTION 4411 redwood rd, napa; 707 255-1144 open daily 10-5:30 Hill Family Estate 6512 Washington, Yountville; 707 944-9580 open daily 10-6 Honig Vineyards 850 rutherford rd, rutherford; 707 963-5618 open daily by appointment Hope & Grace 6540 Washington St, Yountville; 707 944-2500 Mon-Sat 10:30-5:30, Sun 11:30-4:30 Hopper Creek 6204 Washington St, Yountville; 707 944-0675 open by appointment only Hunnicutt Wines 3524 Silverado trail north, St. helena; 707 963-2911 open by appointment only Ilona Howell Mountain tasted at Burgess, 1108 Deer Park road, St. helena; 800 752-9463 open by appointment only Inglenook 1991 St. helena hwy, rutherford; 707 968-1161 open daily 10-5, appt recommended J. Kirkwood Winery 1020 Borrette lane, napa open by appointment only James Cole 5014 Silverado trail, napa; 707 251-9905 open by appointment only James Creek 2249 James creek rd, Pope Valley; 707 965-2646 open by appointment only Jarvis Winery 2970 Monticello rd, napa; 1-800-255-5280 open by appointment only Jax 3468 hwy 128, calistoga; 415 446-9505 x102 open by appointment Jericho Canyon Vnyd 3322 old lawley toll rd, calistoga; 707 942-9665 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 Jocelyn Lonen Winery napa; 1-800-255-5280 open by appointment only John Anthony Vineyards 1440 first Street, napa; 707 265-7711 open daily 10-2am Joseph Phelps Vineyards 200 taplin rd, St. helena; 707 963-2745 Mon-fri 9-5, Sat-Sun 10-4 by appointment JUDDS HILL 2332 Silverado trail, napa; 707 255-2332 open daily by appointment only 10-4 Gift Items, Picnic Area, Children Welcomed Juicebox 45 enterprise ct, napa; 707 254-1212 open daily by appointment only 9-5 Juslyn 2900 Spring Mountain rd, St. helena; 707 265-1804 (Poured at Silenus Vintners) Winery open by appointment only Kapcsandy Family Winery 1001 State lane, Yountville; 707 265-1804 open by appointment only Keenan 3660 Spring Mountain rd, St. helena; 707 963-9177 open by appointment only Keever 26 Vineyard View Dr, Yountville; 707 944-0910 open by appointment only Kelham 360 Zinfandel ln; St. helena; 707 963-2000 open by appointment only Kelly Fleming Wines 2339 Pickett rd, calistoga; 707 942-6849 open by appointment only Kenefick Ranch 1371 lincoln Ave, calistoga; 707 942-1004 thu-Mon 11- 5 & by appt Kent Rasmussen 1001 Silverado trail So, St. helena; 7070 963-5667 open by appointment only Kenzo Estate 3200 Monticello road, napa; 707 254-7572 open by appointment only
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open daily, 11 am to 5 pm 6613 Pope Valley road, Pope Valley 707-965-1246 www.popevalleywinery.com Porter Family Vineyards napa; 707 265-7980 PRAGER WINERY & PORT WORKS 1281 lewelling, St. helena; 707 963-Port (7678) Pride Mountain Wines 4026 Spring Mountain rd, St. helena; 707 963-4949 PROVENANCE 1695 St. helena hwy, St. helena; 707 968-3633 Quintessa 1601 Silverdo trail, St. helena; 707 967-1601 Quixote 6126 Silverado trail, napa; 707 944-2659 RAYMOND VINEYARD 849 Zinfandel ln, St. helena; 707 963-3141 Gift Items, Children OK; Call ahead for Wine Tours RAZI WINERY With a boutique-winery touch, on the Silverado Trail Everything we know is in the bottle. Schedule a tasting daily 10:30 am to 5:30 pm 3108 Silverado trail, napa Valley (707) 224-4299 REATA 1 Kirkland ranch road, napa; 707 254-8673 Regusci Winery 5584 Silverado trail, napa; 707 254-0403 Relic St. helena; 707 967-9380 Revana Family 2930 St. helena hwy, St. helena; 707 967-8814 Reverie Winery 1250 Diamond Mtn rd, calistoga; 707 942-6800 REYNOLDS FAMILY 3266 Silverado trail, napa; 707 258-2558 Rios Wine 1334-B lincoln Ave, calistoga; 707 942-1376 Ritchie Creek 4024 Spring Mountain rd, St. helena; 707 963-4661 Road 31 Wine Co napa; 707 649-1200 Robert Biale 4038 Big ranch rd, napa; 707 257-7555 Robert Craig Winery 625 imperial Way, napa; 707 252-2250 x1 Robert Keenan 3660 Spring Mtn. rd, St. helena; 707 963-9177 Robert Mondavi 7801 St. helena hwy 29, oakville; 707 968-2001 open daily 9-5 open daily 10-5 open by appointment only open by appointment open by appointment open daily 10-5 open daily 10:30-6:30 open by appointment open by appointment only open by appointment open by appointment Mon-Sat 10-4 open by appointment open daily 10-5 open by appointment only open daily 10:30-4:30 open by appointment open daily 10-5 open by appointment open by appointment open daily 10-4
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2867 St. helena north, St. helena | open Daily 10am-5pm 707-265-5000 | www.stclement.com St. Helena Wine Center 1321 Main St, St. helena; 707 963-1313 Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 10-5 St. Helena Winery 100 Pratt Ave, St. helena; 707 967-9463 open by appointment ST. SUPRY ESTATE VINEYARDS & WINERY 8440 St. helena hwy, rutherford; 800 942-0809 open daily 10-5 Stags Leap Wine Cellars 5766 Silverado trail, napa; 707 944-2020 open daily 10-4:30 Stagecoach Vineyard 3267 Soda canyon rd., napa; 707 259-1198 open by appointment Staglin Family 1570 Bella oaks ln, rutherford; 707 944-0477 open by appointment Stags Leap Winery 6150 Silverado trail, napa; 1-800-395-2441 By advance appointment only STERLING VINEYARDS 1111 Dunaweal lane, calistoga; 707 942-3344 Mon-fri 10:30-5 Self-Guided Winery Tours, Gift Items, Children OK Sat-Sun 10-5 Stoneheath Winery napa; 707 257-0701 open by appointment
Stonehedge Winery 1004 clinton St, napa; 707 256-4444 tue-thu 12-6, fri-Sat 12-8 Stony Hill Vineyard call for directions,St. helena; 707 963-2636 open Mon-fri 9-5 by appt only Storybook Mountain 3835 hwy 128, calistoga; 707 942-5310 open by appointment Sullivan Vineyard 1090 galleron rd, rutherford; 707 963-9646 open daily 10-5 by appointment SUMMERS ESTATE 1171 tubbs lane, calistoga; 707 942-5508 open daily 10:30-4:30 Gift Items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings Summit Lake 2000 Summit lake Dr, Angwin; 707 965-2488 open by appointment SUTTER HOME WINERY 277 St. helena hwy S, St. helena; 707 963-3104 open daily 10-5 Gift Items, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings Swanson Vineyards 1271 Manley ln, rutherford; 707 967-3500 open by appointment Tallulah Wines 1043 Vallejo St, napa; 707 843-1823 open by appointment Tamber Bey Vnyds 1234 Adams St, St. helena; 707 968-5345 open daily 10-6 TASTE AT OXBOW 708 first Street, napa/ 707 265-9600 Sun, Mon, Wed, thu, Sat 12-6, fri 12-8 Tasting Room, The at the napa Wine co, 40 St. helena hwy, oakville; 707 848-9630 open daily 10-4:30 Taylor Family Vineyards 5991 Silverado trail, napa; 707 255-3593 open by appointment Tayson Pierce Estate Wines 699 S. St. helena hwy, St. helena; 707 968-9780 By appointment only Teachworth 4451 St. helena hwy, calistoga; 707 942-8432 open by appointment Tedeschi Family Winery 2779 grant St. calistoga; 707 337-5526 tue-Sun 12-4:30 by appointment only Terra Valentine 3787 Spring Mountain rd, St. helena; 707 967-8340 open by appointment The Terraces 1450 Silverado trail, St. helena; 707 963-1707 open by appointment Tofanelli Family 1212 Pine St, calistoga; 707 942-6504 open by appointment only Tom Eddy 3870 hwy 128, calistoga; 707 942-4267 open by appointment Toolbox Wine Co. 1021 McKinstry St, napa; 707 257-6796 open daily 11-7 Tournesol Wine napa; 707 287-7557 open by appointment only 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 Tres Sabores 1620 S. Whitehall lane, St. helena; 707 967-8027 open by appointment Trespass Vineyard 1859 hillview Place, St. helena; 707 963-0804 open by appointment Trinchero Family Estates 3070 n. St. helena hwy, St. helena; 1-800-473-4454 open daily 10-5 Trinitas Cellars at the Meritage resort, 875 Bordeaux Way, napa; 707 251-3012 open daily 11-7 Tristant 1012 Bale ln, calistoga; 707 942-0600 open by appointment Truchard 3234 old Sonoma rd, napa; 707 253-7153 open by appointment Tudal Winery 1015 Big tree rd, St. helena; 707 963-3947 open by appointment Tulocay 1426 coombsville rd, napa; 707 255-4064 open by appointment TURNBULL WINE CELLARS 8210 highway 29, oakville; 707 963-5839 open daily 10-5 Twomey Cellars 1183 Dunaweal lane, calistoga; 800-505-4850 open Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun 11-5 Ubuntu Annex tasting room, 1130 Main St, napa; 707 251-5656 Mon-Wed 12-6, thu-fri 12-8, Sat-Sun 11-8 by appt Uncorked at Oxbow 605 first St, napa; 707 927-5864 open daily 12-8 Up Valley Vintners 1371 lincoln Ave, calistoga; 707 942-1004 thu-Sat 11-8, Sun, Mon 11-6, tue & Wed 12-5 V Madrone 3169 St. helena hwy n, St. helena; 707 963-3573 open by appointment V Wine Cellars 6525 Washington St, Yountville; 707 531-7053 open daily 10-7 V. SATTUI WINERY corner hwy 29 & White ln, St. helena; 707 963-7774 open daily 9-6 (Winter hours till 5) Picnic Area, Deli, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK, Cave Tours Van Der Heyden 4057 Silverado trail, napa; 707 257-0130 open daily 10-6 by appointment Varozza Vineyards 514 Pratt Ave, St. helena; 707 963-0331 open by appointment only Velo Vino pour clif Wines, 709 Main St, St. helena; 707 968-0625 open daily 10-6 Venge 4708 Silverado trail, napa; 707 942-9100 Wed-Sun by appointment only Verismo Wines 100 rapp ln, napa; 707 944 Wine (9463) open by appointment only Vermeil 1255 lincoln Ave, calistoga; 877-668-4334 Sun-thu 10-5:30, fri-Sat 10-8 Viader Winery 1120 Deer Park rd, Deer Park; 707 963-3816 ext. 110 open by advance appointment Vinoce & Twenty Rows 880 Vallejo Street, napa; 707 265-7750 tue-Sat 11-5, Sun & Mon by appt Vincent Arroyo Winery 2361 greenwood Ave, calistoga; 707 942-6995 open daily 10-4:30 by appointment Vine Cliff Winery 7400 Silverado trail, Yountville; 707 944-1364 open daily 10-5 by appointment Vineyard 29 2929 St helena hwy, St. helena; 707 963-9292 open by appointment
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A. Rafanelli Winery 4685 W. Dry creek rd, healdsburg; 707 433-1385 open by appointment only Acorn Winery 12040 old redwood hwy, healdsburg; 707 433-6440 open by appointment only Adobe Road Winery 1995 S. McDowell Blvd, Petaluma; 707 939-7967 open by appointment only 481 1st Street, Sonoma; 707 939-9099 Daily 11-7 Adrian Fog healdsburg; 707 431-1174 open by appointment only Akoma Zoume 3030 cavedale rd, glen ellen; 707 996-1787 open by appointment only Albini Family Vineyards 886 Jensen ln, Windsor; 707 838-9249 open by appointment only ALDERBROOK WINERY 2306 Magnolia, healdsburg; 800 405-5987 open daily 10-5 Gift items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Food Pairings Alexander Valley Vineyards 8644 hwy 128, healdsburg; 707 433-7209 open daily 10-5 Amista Vineyards 3320 Dry creek rd, healdsburg; 707 431-9200 open daily 11-4:30 AMOROSA BELLA at cellars of Sonoma: 133 4th St, Santa rosa; 707 578-1826 Sun-Wed 10-8:30, thu-Sat 10-10 Amphora Wines 4791 Dry creek rd, healdsburg; 707 431-7767 open daily 11-4:30 Anaba Wines 60 Bonneau rd, Sonoma; 707 996-4188 open daily 10:30-5:30 Arbios/Praxis Poured at locals: geyserville Ave & hwy 128, geyserville; 707 857-4900 open daily 11-6 Archipel 4611 thomas rd, healdsburg; 800-273-0177 open by appointment Mon-Sat 10-5 Arista Winery 7015 Westside rd, healdsburg; 707 473-0606 open daily 11-5 ARMIDA WINERY 2201 Westside road, healdsburg; 707 433-2222 open daily 11-5 Gift items, Children OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings Arnot-Roberts healdsburg; 707 433-2400 open by appointment only Arrowood Vineyards & Winery 14347 Sonoma hwy 12, glen ellen; 707 935-2600 open daily 10-4:30 Atascadero Creek 4114 ross road, Sebastopol; 707 824-8204 open by appointment only Audelssa Estate Winery 13750 Arnold Dr, glen ellen; 707 933-8514 open daily 11-5
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8555 Sonoma highway, Kenwood www.chateauStJean.com | 800-543-7572 Christie Vineyards 851 limerick lane, healdsburg; 707 431-0662 open by appointment only CHRISTOPHER CREEK 641 limerick ln, healdsburg; 707 433-2001 open daily 11-5 Picnic Area Clarbec 19368 orange Ave, Sonoma; 707 996-4012 open by appointment only Clary Ranch 3461 Middle two rock rd, Petaluma; 707 766-7466 open by appointment only Claypool Cellars 6761 Sebastopol Ave, Ste 500 , Sebastopol; 707 861-9358 Sat-Sun 1-5 or by appt CLINE CELLARS 24737 Arnold Drive, Sonoma; 707 940-4000 open daily 10-6 Gift items, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours at 11, 1, 3 or Food Pairings Clos du Bois 19410 geyserville Ave, geyserville; 707 857-3100 open daily 10-4:30 Clouds Rest Vineyards Petuluma; 707 765-0841 open by appointment only Collier Falls Poured at family Wineries Kenwood: 9380 Sonoma hwy 12,Kenwood; 888-433-6555 open daily 10:30-5 Poured at family Wineries Dry creek Valley: 4791 Dry creek rd, healdsburg; 707 433-0100 10:30-4:30 COMPASS Wines Poured at Sonoma enoteca: 35 e napa St; 707 935-1200 Wed-Mon 11-6, tue seasonal Copain Wines 7800 eastside rd, healdsburg; 707 836-8822 open thu-Sun 11-5 or by appt Corda 845 chileno Valley rd, Petaluma; 707 781-9310 open by appointment only
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FOYT FAMILY WINES Poured at Meadowcroft Wine:, 23574 Arnold Dr/hwy 121, Sonoma; 707 934-4090 open daily 11-6 Francis Ford Coppola 300 Via Archimedes, geyserville; 707 857-1400 open daily 11-6 Freeman Winery 1300 Montgomery rd, Sebastopol; 707 823-6937 open by appointment only Freestone Vineyards 12747 el camino Bodega, freestone; 707 874-1010 Daily 11-5 Frick 23072 Walling road, geyserville; 707 857-1980 Sat-Sun 12-4:30 (Summers fri) FRITZ WINERY 24691 Dutcher creek rd, cloverdale; 707 894-3389 open daily 10:30-4:30 Gift items, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Wine Pairings Gann Family Poured at cellars of Sonoma: 133 4th St, Santa rosa; 707 578-1876 Sun-Wed 10-8:30, thu-Sat 10-10 Garden Creek Ranch 2335 geysers rd, geyserville; 707 433-8345 open by appointment only Gary Farrell Wines 10701 Westside rd, healdsburg;707 473-2909 open daily 10:30-4:30 Geyser Peak Winery At canyon rd, 22281 chianti rd, geyserville; 707 857-2500 open daily 10-5 Glen Lyon Vineyards Sonoma; 707 833-0032 open daily 11-6 GLORIA FERRER CAVES & VNYDS 23555 hwy 121, Sonoma; 707 996-7256 open daily 10-5 Gift items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibit; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Educational Programs, Food Pairings Gofessel Vineyards 20838 Burndale road, Sonoma; 415 225-6801 open by appointment only Gpfrich 7564 W. Dry creek rd, healdsburg; 707 433-1645 open by appointment only Gourmet Au Bay 913 hwy 1, Bodega Bay; 707 875-9875 fri-Sat 11-8, Sun-thu 11-7 Graton Ridge 3561 gravenstein hwy n, Sebastopol; 707 823-3040 fri-Mon 10-4:30 Gunfighter Poured at locals: geyserville Ave & hwy 128, geyserville; 707 857-4900 open daily 11-6 Gundlach Bundschu 2000 Denmark St, Sonoma; 707 938-5277 open daily 11-4:30 GUERRERO FERNANDEZ at cellar Door: 1395 Broadway, Sonoma; 707 938-4466 thu-Mon 11-6, tue & Wed 4-6 Gustafson Family 9100 Stewarts Point Skaggs Springs road, geyserville; 707 433-2371 Sat 10-4 or by appt Hanna Winery 9280 hwy 128, healdsburg; 707 431-4310 open daily 10-4 5353 occidental rd, Santa rosa; 707 575-3371 open daily 10-4 Hanzell Vineyards 18596 lomita Avenue, Sonoma; 707 996-3860 open by appointment only Hartford Family Winery 8075 Martinelli road, forestville; 707 887-8011 open daily 10-4:30 Harts Desire Poured at Waterfront tasting rm: 53 front St, healdsburg; 707 433-3097 thu-Mon 11-5 Harvest Moon Estate 2192 olivet rd, Santa rosa; 707 573-8711 open daily 10-5 Hauck Cellars 223 center St, healdsbug; 707 473-9065 Mon-thu 11:30-4:30, fi-Sun 11:30-5, closed Wed Hawkes Wine 6734 hwy. 128, healdsburg; 707 433-4295 open daily 10-5 Hawkes Wine Tasting Rm 383 1st Street West, Sonoma; 707 938-7620 open daily 12-6 Hawley Wines 6387 W Dry creek rd, healdsburg; 707 431-2705 open by appointment only Haywood Winery 25 east napa St, Ste c; 707 933-3001 open daily 11-6 Highway 12 Winery 498 first St. e, Sonoma; 707 938-8091 open daily 10:30-5:30 HKG ESTATE WINES 13647 Arnold Drive, glen ellen; 707 938-7622 thu-Sun 11-6 Hobo Poured at Downtown Wine: 132 Plaza St, healdsburg; 707 473-0337 thu 11-6, fri-Sat 11-7, Sun 11-5 Holdredge 51 front St, healdsburg; 707 431-1424 Sat-Sun 11-4:30 or by appt Homewood Winery 23120 Burndale rd, Sonoma; 707 996-6353 open daily 10-4 Hook and Ladder 2134 olivet rd, Santa rosa; 707 526-2255 open daily 10-4:30 HOP KILN WINERY HKG ESTATE WINES honoring the Past, handcrafting the future
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6050 Westside road, healdsburg (707) 433-6491, hopKilnWinery.com Hudson Street Wineries 428 hudson Street, healdsburg; 707 433-2364 open daily 11-5 Icaria Creek Winery 27750 Asti rd, cloverdale; 707 486-9623 open by appointment only IL CUORE Poured at Sonoma enoteca: 35 e napa St; 707 935-1200 Wed-Mon 11-6, tue seasonal Imagery Estate 14355 hwy 12, glen ellen; 707 935-4515 Weekdays 10-4:30, Weekends 10-5:30 Inman Family 3900 Piner road, Santa rosa; 707 293-9576 fri -Sun 11-4 or by appt. Inspiration Vnyds & Winery 3360 coffey ln Suite e, Santa rosa; 707 237-4980 open daily 11-4:30 Iron Horse 9786 ross Station rd, Sebastopol; 707 887-1507 open daily 10-4:30 J Keverson Poured at Waterfront tasting rm: 53 front St, healdsburg; 707 433-3097 thu-Mon 11-5 J Lynne Wines Poured at Vine tastings: 9058 Windsor rd, Windsor; 707 620-0833 Mon-fri 12-8pm, late weekends J Rickards Winery 24505 chianti rd, cloverdale; 707 758-3441 tue-Sat 11-4
FERRARI-CARANO SEASONS OF THE VINEYARD 113 Plaza St, healdsburg; 707 431-2222 tue-Sun 11-6 Field Stone Winery 10075 hwy 128, healdsburg; 707 433-7266 open daily 10-5 Fisher Vineyards 6200 St.helena rd; 707 539-7511 open by appointment only Flowers Vineyard & Winery 28500 Seaview rd, cazadero; 707 847-3661x32 open by appointment Foggy Valley Poured at locals: geyserville Ave & hwy 128, geyserville; 707 857-4900 open daily 11-6 Folk Machine Poured at Downtown Wine: 132 Plaza St, healdsburg; 707 473-0337 thu 11-6, fri-Sat 11-7, Sun 11-5 Foppiano Vineyards 12707 old redwood hwy, healdsburg; 707 433-7272 open daily 11-5 Forchini Vineyards 5141 Dry creek rd, healdsburg; 707 431-8886 fri-Sun 11-4:30, Mon-thur by appt Forth Vnyds Poured at family Wineries Dry creek Valley: 4791 Dry creek rd, healdsburg; 707 433-0100 10:30-4:30
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Located in CornerStone Gardens, an extraordinary destination spot that features a festival of gardens, as well as unique shops and galleries.
open Daily 11-5 23574 Arnold Dr/hwy 121, Sonoma. 707-934-4090 Medlock Ames 3487 Alexander Valley rd, healdsburg; 707 431-8845 open daily 10-5 Meeker Vineyards 21035 geyserville Ave, geyserville; 707 431-2148 open daily 10:30-6 Mercury Winery 21015 geyserville Avenue, geyserville; 707 857-9870 thu-Mon 11-6 Merriam Vnyds 11650 los Amigos rd, healdsburg; 707 433-4032 open daily 10-5 Merry Edwards 2959 gravenstein hwy n, Sebastopol; 888-388-9050 open daily 9:30-4:30, appt recommended Michel-Schlumberger 4155 Wine creek rd, healdsburg; 707 433-7427 open by appointment only Mietz Cellars Poured at family Wineries Dry creek Valley: 4791 Dry creek rd, healdsburg; 707 433-0100 Daily 10:30-4:30 Mill Creek Vineyards 1401 Westside rd; healdsburg; 707 431-2121 open daily 10-5 MoniClaire Vineyards 1750 lytton Springs rd; healdsburg; 707 433-4320 open by appointment only Montemaggiore 2355 West Dry creek rd; healdsburg; 707 433-9499 open by appointment only MOONDANCE CELLARS
Formerly a founding member of The Wine Room in Sonoma Valley, Moondance Cellars produces small lots of award-winning Napa and Sonoma County varietals and blends, often poured by the winemaker. Also pouring Orchard Station Winery and The Friendly Dog Winery. Voted Best Tasting Room of the North Bay (Bohemian)
Jack london Village | 14301 Arnold Drive, glen ellen | 11-5 thursday-Monday 707-938-7550 | www.moondancecellars.com the Pup is always welcome MOSHIN VINEYARDS 10295 Westside rd, healdsburg; 707 433-5499 open daily 11-4:30 Mountain Terraces glen ellen; 707 481-7377 open by appointment only Mounts Family 3901 Wine creek rd, healdsburg; 707 292-8148 Sat 11-5, Sun 12-4:30 or by appt Mueller 6301 Starr rd, Windsor; 707 837-7399 fri-Mon 11-4 Munselle Vineyards 3763 hwy 128, geyserville; 707 857-9988 open by appointment only Murphy-Goode 20 Matheson St, healdsburg; 800 499-7644 open daily 10:30-5:30 Muscardini Cellars 8910 Sonoma hwy, Kenwood; 707 833-0526 open daily 11-6 Mutt Lynch Winery 602 limerick ln, healdsburg; 707 942-6180 open by appointment only Nalle 2383 Dry creek rd, healdsburg; 707 433-1040 Sat 12-5 & by appt Nicholson Ranch 4200 napa rd, Sonoma; 707 938-8822 open daily 10-6 Novy Family 981 Airway ct, Ste e & f, Santa rosa; 707 578-3882 open by appointment daily 10-3 Notables 11020 eastside road, healdsburg; 707 431-8460 open by appointment only Occidental Road Cellars 2064 gravenstein hwy, north, Bldg 7; 707 874-9400 open Sat 1-4 or by appt Old World Winery 850 river rd, fulton; 707 490-6696 open by appointment only Optima Winery 498 Moore ln, Unit c, healdsburg; 707 431-8222 open by appointment only ORCHARD STATION WINERY at Moondance cellars: 14301 Arnold Dr, glen ellen; 707-938-7550 thu-Mon 11-5 Paint Horse 16510 Arnold Drive, Sonoma; 707 935-0148 open by appointment only Palmeri Poured at terroirs Artisan Wines: 21002 geyserville Ave, geyserville; 707 857-4101 thu-Mon 11:30-6:30
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Visit the tasting room, located just steps off Healdsburg Plaza.
open Daily 11-7 125 Matheson Street, healdsburg (707) 433-4116 TR ELLIOT Poured at cellars of Sonoma: 133 4th St, Santa rosa; 707 578-1876 Trecini Cellars 441 Beaver St, Santa rosa; 707 525-9400 TRENTADUE 19170 geyserville Ave, geyserville; 707 433-3104 Sun-Wed 10-8:30, thu-Sat 10-10 open by appointment only open daily 10-5
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9077 Sonoma hwy, Kenwood open Daily 10am-5pm 707-833-2300 www.vjbcellars.com VML Russian River Winery 4035 Westside rd, healdsburg; 707 431-4404 open daily 11-5 Wattle Creek Winery 25510 river rd, cloverdale; 707 894-5166 open by appointment only Wellington Vineyards 11600 Dunbar rd, glen ellen; 707 939-0708 open daily 11-5 Westwood Winery 11 e. napa St, Suite 3, Sonoma; 707 935-3246 Mon-fri 11-3, Sat-Sun 11-5 White Oak Vineyards 7505 hwy 128, healdsburg; 707 433-8429 open daily 10-5 Williamson 134 Matheson St, healdsburg; 707 433-1500 open daily 11-7 Williams Selyem 7227 Westside rd, healdsburg; 707 433-6425 open by appointment only Willowbrook Poured at hudson Street Wineries: 428 hudson Street, healdsburg; 707 433-2364 open daily 11-5 WILSON 1960 Dry creek road, healdsburg; 707 433-4355 open daily 11-5 Gift Items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK Wind Gap Wines forestville; 707 887-9100 open by appointment only Windsor Oaks Vineyards 10810 hillview rd, Windsor; 707 433-4050 open by appointment only Windsor Vineyards Poured at Vintage Wine estates: 308B center St, healdsburg; 707 921-2893 open daily 11-7 Wine Tree Farm Poured at family Wineries Kenwood: 9380 Sonoma hwy 12; 888-433-6555 open daily 10:30-5 Woodenhead 5700 river rd, Santa rosa; 707 887-2703 open thu-Mon 10:30-4:30 XYZin Poured at geyser Peak: 22281 chianti rd, healdsburg; 707 857-9400 open daily 10-5 Yoakim Bridge 7209 Dry creek rd, healdsburg; 707 433-8511 fri-Sun 11-4 or by appointment Zichichi Family 8626 W. Dry creek rd, healdsburg; 707 433-4410 open daily 11-4:30
Castillos Hillside Shire 2215 liberta Drive, Morgan hill; 408 776-8200 Sat 1-7, Sun 12-5 Cava Wine Bar 115 San Jose Ave, capitola; 831 476-2282 tue-thu 4-11, fri-Sat 12-12, Sun 3-9 Chaine dOr 140 Sunrise Drive, Woodside; 650 851 8977 open by appointment only Cinnabar 14612 Big Basin Way, Saratoga; 408 867-1012 open daily 11-5, fri 11-8 Clos LaChance 1 hummingbird ln, San Martin; 800 itS-Wine open daily 11-5 Clos Tita 4 Kendall lane, Santa cruz; 831 439-9235 open by appointment only Cooper-Garrod 22645 garrod rd, Saratoga; 408 867-7116 Mon-fri 12-5 Sat-Sun 11-5 Copious Winery 427 Swift Street, A, Santa cruz; 831 425-Wine fri 12-5, Sat & Sun 12-6 Creekview Vineyards 12467 creekview ct, San Martin; 408 686-0534 3rd weekend 11-5 Creekview Vnyds & Sherman Cellars Tasting Rm 40 Post St, San Jose; 408 288-Wine Wed-Sun 11-5 David Bruce Winery 21439 Bear creek rd, los gatos; 408 354-4214 Mon-fri 12-5, Sat-Sun 11-5 DeRose Vineyards 9970 cienega Valley road, hollister; 831 636-9143 Sat-Sun 11-4 or or by appointment Domenico Wines 1697 industrial rd, San carlos; 650 593-2335 open daily 12-5 Enz 1781 limekiln road, hollister; 831 637-6443 By appointment only Equinox Champagne Cellar 427-c Swift St, Santa cruz; 831 338-2646; 831 423-3000 fri-Sun 12-5 Fernwood Cellars 7137 redwood retreat, gilroy; 408 848-0611 3rd weekend of the month, 12-5 Flint Wine Cellars 13160 cienega road, hollister; 831 636-8986 open by appointment only Fortino Winery 4525 hecker Pass hwy, gilroy; 408 842-3305 tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-5 Guerra Cellars 500 John Smith rd, hollister; 831 902-9106 Weekends July thru Sept GUGLIELMO WINERY
With three generations of grape growing and wine making, we continue to produce a family of award-winning wines.
Daily 10-5, closed major holidays 1480 east Main Avenue, Morgan hill 408-779-2145 guglielmowinery.com Hallcrest Vineyards 379 felton empire rd, felton; 831 335-4441 open daily 12-5 Heart o the Mountain 5610 Scotts Valley Dr, Scotts Valley; 831 345-6133 open by appointment only Hecker Pass Winery 4605 hecker Pass hwy, gilroy; 408 842-8755 open daily 10-5 Hillcrest Terrace 429B ingalls Street, Santa cruz; 831 426-1500 Sat 12-5, Sun 2-5 & by appointment Hunter Hill 7099 glen haven rd, Soquel; 831 465-9294 Sat-Sun 11-4 or by appt J. LOHR VINEYARDS & WINE 1000 lenzen Ave, San Jose; 408 918-2160 open daily 10-5 Jason-Stephens 11775 Watsonville rd, gilroy; 408 846-8463 thur-Mon 12-5 Kirigin Cellars 11550 Watsonville rd, gilroy; 408 847-8827 (3855 Day rd for events) open daily 10-5 Kings Mountain 187 Kings Mountain road, Woodside; 650 851-7551 open by appointment only La Honda 2645 fair oaks Ave, redwood city; 650 366-4104 Sat 11-5 or by appt La Nebbia 12341 San Mateo road, half Moon Bay; 650 726-9463 open daily 10-5 Lal Vineyards 300 Maranatha Drive, hollister; 831 636-1023 open daily 11-5 LOMA PRIETA WINERY 26985 loma Prieta Way, los gatos; 408 353-2950 Sat-Sun 12-5 or by appt Martin Ranch 6675 redwood retreat road, gilroy; 408 842-9197 open third weekend of each month 12-4 Mesa Del Sol Esate 45803 Arroyo Seco rd, greenfield; 831 624-8527 open by appointment only Michael Martella 17287 Box 103 Skyline Blvd, Woodside; 650 851-6777 open by appointment only MJA VINEYARDS 328A ingalls St, Santa cruz; 831 421-9380 Mon-thu 12-6, fri-Sun 12-8 MJA VINEYARDS 24900 highland Way, los gatos (Sta cruz Mtns); 408 353-6000 thur-Sun 12-6 Morgan Hill Cellars 1645 San Pedro Ave, Morgan hill; 408 779-7389 tue-Sun 10-5 Mountain Winery 14831 Pierce road, Saratoga; 408 741-2822 Sat-Sun 12-5 Muccigrosso 21450 Bear creek rd, los gatos; 408 354-0821 open by appointment only Muns Vineyard los gatos; 408 515-2663 open by appointment only Naumann Vnyds 16505 Montebello rd, cupertino; 408 867-7871 Special events & by appointment Nicholson Vnyds 2800 Pleasant Valley rd, Aptos; 831 724-7071 Sat 12-4 Odonata 334A ingalls Street, Santa cruz; 831 566-5147 1st Sat of the month 12-5 Organic Wine Works 379 felton empire rd, felton; 800-oWW-Wine open daily 12-5 Osocalis Distillery 5579 old San Jose rd, Soquel; 831 477-1718 open by appointment only P&M Staiger Vineyard 1300 hopkins gulch rd, Boulder creek; 831 338-0172 open by appointment only Pietra Santa 10034 cienega road, hollister; 831 636-1991 Wed-Sun 11-5 or by appointment
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LAKE/MENDOCINO COUNTIES
Albertina Wine Cellars 4601 road 110, hopland; 707 744-1475 Barra of Mendocino 7051 n. State Street, redwood Valley; 707 485-0322 Beaver Creek Vnyds 22000 hwy 29, Middletown; 707 987-1069 Bell Hill Vineyards 6725 Jacobsen, Kelseyville; 707 490-4400 Brassfield Estate 10915 high Valley rd, clearlake oaks; 707 998-1895 Breggo Cellars 11001 highway 128, Boonville; 707 895-9589 Brutocao Cellars 7000 hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-2152 Brutocao Cellars 13500 hwy 101, hopland; 707 744-1664 Campovida 13601 old river road, hopland; 707 744-8797 Ceago Vinegarden 5115 e. hwy 20, nice; 707 274-1462 open by appointment open daily 10-5 open daily11-8 thurs-Sun, Winter 12-6, Summer 1-7 Daily 10-5, Weekends by appt. in Winter open daily 11-5 open daily 10-5 open daily Summer 10-6, Winter 10-5 open by appointment open daily 10-5
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Blacksmith Cellars poured at Suisun Valley Wine coop thu-Sun 12-5 Blue Victorian Vineyards 5071 Suisun Valley Blvd., fairfield; 707 422-8025 Mon-fri 10-5, Sat & Sun 10-6 Green Valley Cellars 1635 Mason rd, green Valley; 707 864-2089 thu-Sun 11-5 or by appointment King Andrews Vnyd poured at Suisun Valley Wine coop thu-Sun 12-5 Ledgewood Creek Winery 4589 Abernathy road, Suisun city; 707 426-4424 Daily 10-5 Mangels Vineyards poured at Suisun Valley Wine coop thu-Sun 12-5 Mankas Hills Vineyards 4185 chadbourne road, Suisun Valley; 707 480-7334 open by appointment only Tenbrink Vineyards 1793 rockville rd, Suisun Valley; 800-692-0723 open by appointment only Rock Creek Vineyard 4610 green Valley rd, green Valley; 707 864-2471 open by appointment only Suisun Valley Wine Coop 4495 Suisun Valley road, Suisun Valley; 707 864-3135 thu-Sun 12-5 Sunset Cellars poured at Suisun Valley Wine coop thu-Sun 12-5 Vezer Family Tasting Rm 2522 Suite V Mankas corner road, fairfield; 707 429-3958 Mon-fri 10-5, Sat-Sun 10-6 Vezer Family Private Ranch 707 422-8025 tours & tasting by appointment only Winterhawk Winery poured at Suisun Valley Wine coop thu-Sun 12-5 Wooden Valley Winery 4756 Suisun Valley road, Suisun Valley; 707 864-0730 Daily 11-5
YOLO COUNTY
Berryessa Gap 27260 hwy 128, Winters; 530 795-3201 tue-fri 12-4 or by appointment Berryessa Gap 15 Main Street, Winters; 530 795-3201 thurs 4:30-8:30, fri 12-8:30, Sat 11-8:30, Sun 11-4 Bogle Vineyards 37783 county rd, clarksburg; 916 744-1139 Sat-Sun 11-5, Mon-fri 10California Cellars 15511 isleton road, isleton; 916 777-5747 open by appointment only Capay Valley Vineyards 13757 hwy 16, Brooks; 530 796-4110 open Sat-Sun 12-5, Weekdays by appointment
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BAY AREA/LIVERMORE
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 Bodegas Aguirre 8580 tesla rd, livermore; 925 606-0554 Sat-Sun 12-4 Cedar Mountain 7000 tesla rd, livermore; 925 373-6636 Sat-Sun 12-4 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) Concannon 4590 tesla rd, livermore; 925 456-2505 open daily 11-4:30 Crooked Vine 4948 tesla rd, livermore; 925 449-0458 Mon-Sat 11-4:30, Sun 12-4:30 Cuda Ridge Wines 5385 east Ave, livermore; 510 304-0914 fri-Sun 12-4:30 & by appointment Dashe Cellars 55 4th St, oakland; 510 452-1800 thu-Sun 12-6, Mon by appt Eagle Ridge Vineyard 10017 tesla rd, livermore; 925 443-3375 Sat-Sun 12-4:30 Eckert Estate 2400 Arroyo road, livermore; 925 584-6494 Sat-Sun 12 -5 & by appointment el Sol 8626 lupine Way, livermore; 925 606-1827 fri-Sun 12-5 Elliston Vineyards 463 Kilkare, Sunol; 925 862-2377 Sat-Sun 11-5 or by appt Fenestra Winery 83 Vallecitos rd (hwy 84), livermore; 925 447-5246 fri-Sun 12-5 Garr Vineyard & Winery 7986 tesla rd, livermore; 925 371-8200 fri-Sun 11:30-5 Hidden Creek 5937 graham ct, Suite B, livermore; 925 371-2424 Sat-Sun 12-4:30 John Christopher 25 So. livermore Ave, Ste 103, livermore; 925-456-Wine thu-Sun 12-6 La Rochelle 5443 tesla rd, livermore; 925 243-6442 open daily 12-4:30 Las Positas Vineyards 1828 Wetmore rd, livermore; 925 449-9463 fri-Sun 12-5 Lavish Laines Winery 2481 Buena Vista Ave, livermore; 925 321-0373 fri-Sun 11-7 Les Chenes 5562 Victoria lane, livermore; 925 373-1662 Weekends 12-4:30 Little Valley Winery 739 Main St, Pleasanton thu-Sat 12-6, Sun 12-5 Livermore Valley Cellars 2838 cellars Dr, livermore; 925 454-9463 Sat-Sun 12-5 Longevity Wines 2271 South Vasco rd, Ste B, livermore, 925-443-Wine fri-Sat-Sun 12-5 Marr Cellars poured at tesla Vintners, 5143 tesla rd, livermore; 925 606-Wine fri-Sun 12-5 McGRAIL VINEYARDS 5600 greenville rd, livermore; 925 373-6214 fri-Mon 12-4:30 & by appointment Miramont Estate poured at tesla Vintners, 5143 tesla rd, livermore; 925 606-Wine fri-Sun 12-5 24837 e. Milton rd, linden; 209 887-3178 By appointment only Mitchell Katz Winery 1188 Vineyard Ave; Pleasanton; 925 931-0744 thu-Sun 12-5 Muriettas Well 3005 Mines rd; livermore; 925 456-2390 May-oct open daily 11-4:30, nov-Apr Wed-Sun 11-4:30
TREASURE ISLAND
BODEGA WINE ESTATES 751 13th St at Ave M, treasure island, San francisco fri, Sat & Sun from 1-6pm Fat Grape Winery 1080 Avenue M, treasure island, San francisco; 415-388-8318 Hoffman Family Cellars 751 13th Street at Avenue M, treasure island, San francisco JUST JOSHIN 751 13th Street at Avenue M, treasure island, San francisco KNIGHTSWOOD 751 13th Street at Avenue M, treasure island, San francisco STEIN FAMILY WINES 751 13th Street at Avenue M, treasure island, San francisco tue-Sun 12-5:30 pm opening Soon fri, Sat, Sun from 1-6pm fri, Sat, Sun 1-6pm fri, Sat, Sun 1-6pm
Treasure Island Wines 95 9th Street and Ave i, treasure island, Sf; 415-394-9463 Mon-fri 9am-5pm, Sat 12-4pm WINERY SF 200 california Ave, Bldg 180 no, treasure island, Sf, 415-Sf -JUice open daily 12-5, tours by appointment VIE 200 california Ave, Bldg 180 no, treasure island, Sf, 415-Sf -JUice Sol Rouge 200 california Ave, Bldg 180 no, treasure island, Sf, 415-Sf -JUice open daily 12-5, tours by appointment open daily 12-5, tours by appointment Wed-thu 4-8pm, fri 4-11pm, Sat 11am-11pm open by appointment open by appointment fri 11-3, Sat-Sun 1-5 open by appointment Mon-fri 1-4 open by appointment open by appointment Sat 12-4 or by appt. Sat-Sun 12-5 open by appointment open by appointment Sat 12-5pm, Sun by appt. open by appointment Wed-Mon 9-5pm open by appointment only
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