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VJB Vineyards & Cellar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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WINE COUNTRY NEWS

Wineology by Len Napolitano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wine Country Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-17
SPECIAL COUPONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
FEATURE
WINE COUNTRY GETAWAYS

Overnight Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
WINERY
NAPA VALLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-43

Anaba Wines Yountville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Downtown Napa Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Calistoga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36-37
30
St. Helena Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

St. Clement Winery: Napa Valley Fine Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Danielle Cyrot Napa Valley Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-43
PROFILE
WINEMAKER
SONOMA COUNTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-59

Santa Rosa Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Geyserville Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Sonoma County Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-47
Russian River Area Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Healdsburg Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
O F T H E W E E K 40
Sonoma Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54-59

Sonoma Valley Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
TA S T I N G R O O M
Glen Ellen Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Sonoma Plaza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
MENDOCINO & LAKE COUNTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-61

Lake & Mendocino Counties Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
LIVERMORE VALLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Raymond Vineyards Livermore Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
LODI/WOODBRIDGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
61
Lodi/Woodbridge Area Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
NORTHERN CENTRAL COAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-69

Monterey Bay/Santa Cruz Mountains Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
RELEASE
Carmel Valley Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Salinas Valley Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
NEW WINE
SIERRAS/FOOTHILLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Sierra Foothills Wineries Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
WINERY LISTINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70-82
TO TO
EUREKA REDDING
PASO ROBLES 117 158 204 245 255 269 355 263 236 266 278 379
Head
Fort Bragg
MONTEREY 72 112 160 170 184 269 178 151 190 202 307
20 SAN JOSE 48 90 100 115 200 110 83 118 138 231
Mendocino
Willits
SAN FRANCISCO 45 55 70 155 75 48 88 142 201
SONOMA 22 44 129 39 14 68 131 181
Little
River 5 SANTA ROSA 16 101 21 41 104 166 217
Calpella
20 HEALDSBURG 86 26 56 118 181 231
MENDOCINO 111 141 195 266 310
Elk
Ukiah CALISTOGA 27 86 149 199
NAPA 59 122 172
1 253 29
SACRAMENTO 84 115
Boonville Lakeport Clear
Pt. Arena Yorkville Hopland Lake
MURPHYS 118
128 20 LAKE TAHOE
175 Williams
53
29
Cloverdale Clearlake
Gualala Lake Lower Lake 99
Sonoma Geyserville 49
16
Sea Ranch 101 29
Middletown Brooks TO
Healdsburg Auburn RENO
Timber Cove 128 Calistoga 5
Jenner 505
Guerneville 29
Bodega Bay 12
Sebastopol
•Santa Rosa
Kenwood
St. Helena
Lake
Berryessa
Sacramento
Rutherford
116 Glen 80
Ellen Yountville 128 Winters 50 Placerville
Tomales 12 Napa TO
Pa
121 Davis
LAKE TAHOE
Petaluma 116 Sonoma
12
121 Fairfield
121 99
cif
Pt. Reyes 37 12
Station 12 Sutter
Pt. Reyes Creek
101 Vallejo 680
ic
1 San San Pablo Jackson

Rafael 780 Rio Vista 88
Bay
Lodi
4 12
580
Oc
Muir Woods
80 Berkeley 24 Concord Angels 49
Walnut Creek
4
San Francisco Camp
San Fr
ean
580 680
Pacifica Oakland 4
SFO Jamestown
Alameda
anc
Hayward 580
Livermore Stockton Oakdale
Chinese TO
280 92 Camp YOSEMITE
isc
205 Manteca
Pleasanton
o
580 Sonora
Half Moon 880
Ba
101
Bay
680
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84 84 Fremont
Woodside Modesto
Palo
Alto
Santa
Clara
1 San Jose
17
Santa Morgan Hill 5
Cruz
Capitola
152 Gilroy
Chowchilla
Watsonville
152
Moss Landing
Monterey Bay
156 99
Monterey
Salinas
68
Pacific Grove
101
Carmel TO TO
BIG SUR & PASO ROBLES & TO
MORRO BAY Gonzales SAN LUIS OBISPO LOS ANGELES
Wineology INTELLIGENCE FOR THE WINE CONSUMER
by Len Napolitano
What is Wine Sediment?

Despite its negative appeal to American wine drinkers, sediment in It is possible that a wine of recent vintage will show some form of
wine may not only be an indication of an old wine. It is also possible sediment, particularly unfiltered wines. It is important to know that
that it indicates one made in recent years with hand-crafted care in this is not an indication of a fault in the wine. It will not be harmful if
order to maintain its unique quality and character over the long term. consumed. Even white wines could leave a deposit of harmless crys-
This bitter tasting but harmless residue is the byproduct of the appli- tals inside the bottle, which is simply an indication that the wine was
cation of little or no filtration in the winemaking process, thus previously exposed to very cold temperatures after it was bottled.
enabling a wine’s personality to more fully develop in the bottle. These are called tartrate crystals and may also be found attached to the
Sediment in red wine is created over time by the breakdown of bottom of corks.
pigments and tannin within the wine. As time matures the wine, small Besides allowing a wine to breathe and open up in advance of
amounts of these two these phenolic compounds gradually settle at drinking it, the process of decanting a wine will clear the wine of sedi-
the bottom of the bottle. Phenolic compounds are anti-oxidants and ment when it is carefully poured into a separate vessel. When
are believed to be the reason for wine’s various health benefits. preparing to decant a wine that contains sediment, allow the bottle to
stand undisturbed in advance for about 24 hours, if possible, to allow
the microscopic solids to settle at the bottom of the bottle. Be mindful
not to shake or vibrate the bottle before uncorking it. This will stir up
the sediment and make decanting more difficult.
When ready to decant, slowly pour the wine into a clean decanter
vessel and closely observe the wine passing through the neck of the
bottle. As soon as the wine inside the neck shows sediment, stop
pouring. Some sommeliers place a lit candle under the neck to make
it easier to see the wine the instant it changes clarity.
Len Napolitano lives in Sonoma County and is certified in wine by the Society of Wine Educators,
Wine & Spirits Education Trust and Chicago Wine School and continually gains knowledge from his frequent
contact with California winemakers. More information is on his website, www.wineology.com.
Send your questions about wine to: wineologist@earthlink.net or by mail to Len Napolitano in care of
Wine Country This Week magazine. Wineology is a registered trademark of Len Napolitano.
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | WINE COUNTRY NEWS
Over 250 Quality Wines

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

Progressive Tasting at Sterling Vineyards Wine Tasting Options
ONGOING Calistoga, Taste limited release wines at the winery Bell Wine Cellars, Yountville, 10:30am-4pm, 707-944-1673, www.bellwine.com
Fumé Bistro & Bar Happy Hour 800-726-6136, www.sterlingvineyards.com • Current Release Tasting, $15
Napa, Spirit & snack specials, wine & beer, 4-6pm • Reserve Tasting with cheese pairing, $25
ONGOING • Clonal Tasting with cheese pairing, $75
707-257-1999, www.fumebistro.com
Reserve Tour & Tasting at Sterling Vineyards • Blending Seminar, $75, 4-10 people
ONGOING WEEKENDS EXCEPT 4TH WEEKEND Calistoga, 11am, Private tasting in the Reserve Room after the tour, $45 • Clone 6 Library Tasting, $250
Wine Component Tasting Seminar 800-726-6136, www.sterlingvineyards.com • Sonnette Library Tasting, $75
at Merryvale Vineyards • Large Group Tastings, $20, 11+ people
St. Helena, 10:30am-12:30pm, $20, free/club members ONGOING
VIP Tasting & Artisan Barrel Factory Tour • Grape to Glass Tour, $45, weekends, spring-fall
707-963-7777, www.merryvale.com
Bourassa Vineyards, Napa, Mon-Fri by appointment, $15 mid-week special ONGOING
EVERY 4TH WEEKEND
Mention this listing, 800-499-2366, www.bourassavineyards.com Tasting at Grgich Hills Estate
Wine & Food Pairing Seminar
Rutherford, 9:30am-4:30pm, Tours at 11am & 2pm, $10
at Merryvale Vineyards ONGOING
Wine library tasting/$30, Barrel tasting on most Fridays 2-4pm
10:30am-12:30pm, $20, free/club members, St. Helena Tours & Tasting at ZD Wines
707-963-2784, www.grgich.com
707-963-7777, www.merryvale.com Rutherford, RSVP 800-487-7757, www.zdwines.com
• Traditional Tasting, $10, daily 10am-4pm ONGOING
ONGOING
• Premier Tasting, $15, daily 10am-4pm Tastings & Tours at Artesa Winery
Napa Valley Wine Train
• Private Group Tasting, $20, by appt Napa, RSVP, 877-224-8309, www.artesawinery.com
Napa, 800-427-4124, www.winetrain.com
• Cellar Tour & Tasting, $25, 1pm weekends & holidays, M-F by appt • Vino con Queso, Wine & Cheese Experience, $40
• Dec 17: Seven Courses of Christmas
• Daily Guided Tours
• Dec 16, 19-24: Santa Express • Vineyard View Tasting, $40, Sat-Sun 11am, M-F by appt
• Vines & Wines, A Vineyard Tour, $40
• Dec 31: New Year’s Eve Party • Abacus Tasting, $600 for 4-6 people, by appt
• Wine Train, $180 ONGOING
ONGOING
Tours & Tasting at Black Stallion Winery
Napa Valley Opera House ONGOING Napa, 10am-5pm, 707-253-1400, www.blackstallionwinery.com
1030 Main Street, Napa, 707-226-7372, www.nvoh.org Tastings at the Popcorn Bar • Regular tasting, $10
• Dec 19: Voena: Voices of the Season at Flora Springs Winery • Reserve tasting, $35, Sat-Sun
• Dec 31: Marvin Hamlisch: One Singular, Sensational St. Helena,10am-5pm, 707-967-8032, www.florasprings.com Artisan cheese additional $7.50/person
New Year’s Eve Celebration • It’s all About You Tasting, $15
ONGOING
ONGOING • Everybody’s Talking Tasting, $25
Educational Tours & Wine Tasting
Live at the Lincoln Theater
ONGOING THURSDAY - SATURDAY at Castello di Amorosa
Yountville, 707-944-1300, www.lincolntheater.com
Temptastings in the Temptation Cave Calistoga, 707-967-6272, RSVP, www.castellodiamorosa.com
• Dec 19-20: The Nutcracker
at Flora Springs Winery • Regular tour & tasting, $25-$40 • Reserve tour & tasting, $35-$50
• Jan 3: New Shanghai Circus
St. Helena,11am & 2pm, $25, $15/member • Tasting only, $10-$25 • Young adult tours, $15-$20
• Jan 16: Blood Sweat & Tears
RSVP 707-967-8032, www.florasprings.com • Napa Valley Neighbor Program • Private VIP tours
• Jan 17: Goodnight Moon
• Jan 21: Yesterday And Today - A Beatles Tribute ONGOING THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
Tastings at Silverado Vineyards Bacchus That Rascal
ONGOING
Napa, 707-259-6611, 800-997-1770x611, www.silveradovineyards.com Clos Pegase, Calistoga, free, 2pm, Multi-media presentation “History of Wine“
Wine Tasting at Back Room Wines
• Saddleblock Vineyard Tasting, $75 707-942-4981, www.clospegase.com
Napa, 5-9pm, 707-226-1378, www.backroomwines.com
• Dec 17: Guess the Grape, Win a Magnum of Champagne! • Library Tasting, $75 LAST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH
• Dec 18-19: Gluhwein! • Daily Tasting Room Flights, Estate/$10, Premier/$20 Winemaker Dinners at Fumé Bistro
• Dec 24: Christmas Eve Afternoon Social • Public Tours & Tasting, 10:30am & 2:30pm, $15 Napa, Local favorite wineries are spotlighted in a four-course dinner. $60
• Private Tour and or Tasting, 15-25 guests, $20/tour, $25/tour & tasting RSVP 707-257-1999, www.fumebistro.com
ONGOING
di Rosa Preserve Art & Nature ONGOING EVERY SATURDAY
Napa, 707-226-5991, www.dirosapreserve.org Appellation Tastings ZD Wines: Wine & Cheese Seminar
• Through Jan 30: Altered States, The Collection in Context at Elizabeth Spencer Tasting Room Rutherford, Includes visit to Wine Library & Cellar, 11am, $40
Rutherford, 10:45am & 4pm by appointment, $40 800-487-7757 x107, 707-963-5188, www.zdwines.com
ONGOING
Buon Amici Members & Guests 707-963-6067, www.elizabethspencerwines.com EVERY SUNDAY
Benessere Vineyards, St. Helena,10am-4:30pm Sensory Component Tasting at ZD Wines
ONGOING
707-963-5853, www.benesserevineyards.com Rutherford, 11am by appointment only, $20, 707-963-5188, www.zdwines.com
Vineyard & Winery Tours
• Members Only New Release Tastings
at Raymond Vineyards EVERY SATURDAY & SUNDAY
• Barrel Tastings by appointment
St. Helena, 11am (by appt), $15, Group tours available (by appt) Wine & Artisanal Cheese Pairings at Havens Wine Cellars
• Vertical Tastings by appointment
800-525-2659x620, www.raymondvineyards.com Napa, 10am-4:30pm, 707-261-2000, www.havenswine.com
• Wine & Cheese Pairing by appointment
ONGOING EVERY SATURDAY
ONGOING
Wine Tasting Experiences Chocolate & Red Wine Saturdays
Jefferson House Reserve Room Tasting
at Bennett Lane Winery
at Monticello Vineyards at Benessere Vineyards
Calistoga, 10am-5pm, www.bennettlane.com, 707-942-6684
Napa, Reserve Wine Seminar, Corley Family Napa Valley $25 St. Helena, 707-963-5853x105, www.benesserevineyards.com, by appt
RSVP 707-253-2802 x18, www.CorleyFamilyNapaValley.com • Personalized Wine Flights, daily, $10 ONGOING SATURDAYS
• Vineyards Walking Tour & Tasting, M-W, 10:30am, $15 Napa Riverwalk with Historian George Webber
ONGOING FRIDAYS-MONDAYS
• Fudge Pairing Experience, Sun, 10:30am, $15 2 hour tour with tales & lore of old town Napa, 10am, $20, 707-251-8500
Cooking Demonstrations at The DeBaun Theatre
St. Helena, Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, $12.50 • Barrel Tasting, RSVP, Tues, Sat-Sun, 11am, $20 ONGOING
707-967-2320, wsgr@culinary.edu, www.ciachef.edu • Barrel Tasting & Current Release, Tues, Sat-Sun, 11am, $25 Friday Night Winemaker Events
• Barrel Tasting & Vertical, Tues, Sat-Sun, 11am, $25 Napa, 5-7pm, JV Wine & Spirits, $2, 707-253-2624, www.jvwine.com
ONGOING
• Group Tasting, Sat-Sun, 1:30pm, $15 ONGOING THROUGH DECEMBER 31
Visitor Programs at Robert Mondavi Winery
For details, 888-RMONDAVI x2000, www.robertmondavi.com ONGOING Classic Rock Photography Exhibit
• The To Kalon Tour & Tasting • A Guided Tasting Tours & Tastings at Andretti Winery Markham Vineyards, St. Helena, 707-963-5292, www.markhamvineyards.com
• Pleasure in the Glass • The Taste of Wine Napa , 877-386-5070x222, www.andrettiwinery.com ONGOING IN DECEMBER
• The “Harvest of Joy”Tour & Lunch • Celebrating California Wine & Food • Individual Tastings, $12 Half Price Wine at Brix Restaurant
• Artisan Cheese & Wine-A Perfect Match • The Essence Tour & Tasting • Private Winery Tour & Tasting, $15/tour, $20/tour & tasting St. Helena, 707-944-2749, www.brix.com
ONGOING • Food & Wine Pairing ONGOING THROUGH DECEMBER 31
Ansel Adams – John Muir Trail Exhibit • Vineyard Tour A Collection of Works by Clara Brasca
Mumm Winery, Rutherford, 10am-5pm daily • Blending Class Folio Winemakers’Studio, Napa, 10am-4:30pm
800-MUM-NAPA, www.mummnapa.com • Wine Sensory Seminar 707-256-2757, www.foliowinestudio.com
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | CALENDAR OF EVENTS
ONGOING THROUGH JANUARY 5 MARCH 7 ONGOING

David Gallegos’ Earthly Delights – 32nd Annual Running of the Kaiser Permanente Exclusive Wine & Cheese Tasting
A Tribute to Robert & Margrit Mondavi Napa Valley Marathon at B.R. Cohn Winery
Robert Mondavi Winery, Oakville, 10am-5pm Silverado Trail, from Calistoga to Vintage High in Napa Glen Ellen, 11am & 3pm, $25, $20/members
www.robertmondaviwinery.com, 888-766-6328 www.napavalleymarathon.org, 707-255-2609 707-931-7924x123, www.brcohn.com
ONGOING THROUGH JANUARY 10 SONOMA COUNTY ONGOING
Take a Chance on Miniatures Exhibit Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
Napa Valley Museum, Yountville ONGOING THROUGH DECEMBER 31
Santa Rosa, 707-546-3600, wellsfargocenterarts.org
www.napavalleymuseum.org, 707-944-0500 Exhibit of Paintings by Soo Noga
Michel-Schlumberger Wine Estate, Healdsburg • Dec 19-20: The Nutcracker
ONGOING THROUGH JANUARY 25 • Dec 22: The Andy Williams Christmas Show
707-433-7427, www.michelschlumberger.com
Abstract Artists Exhibition
SATURDAYS IN DECEMBER • Dec 26-27: Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Rocks!
Peju Winery, Rutherford, 10am-6pm, 800-446-7358, www.peju.com
Ugly Sweater Saturdays at Anaba Wines • Jan 9: Brian Regan
ONGOING THROUGH MARCH 13 Wear an ugly sweater & receive complimentary tasting $ 5% discount! • Jan 13: Anthony Bourdain
Changing Earth: Photographer’s Sonoma, 707-996-4188, www.anabawines.com • Jan 22: African Children’s Choir
Call to Action Photo Exhibit
ONGOING SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS • Jan 23-25: Santa Rosa Symphony Set Four
Mumm Napa, Rutherford, 10am-5pm
Wine & Food Sampling at Hop Kiln • Jan 26: The Moscow Circus
www.mummnapa.com, 707-967-7700
Russian River Valley, Visit the historic tasting room to enjoy delicious wine & ONGOING
DECEMBER 31 sample over 80 food items in their gourmet marketplace, 10am-5pm
Glitter Ball Spreckels Performing Arts Center
707-433-6491, www.hopkilnwinery.com
Domaine Chandon, Yountville, 707-944-2280, www.chandon.com Rohnert Park, 707-588-3400, www.spreckelsonline.com
ONGOING
• Dec 27: Film, Gone With the Wind
JANUARY 17-19 Vineyard Walk & Photography Workshop
2nd Annual Truffle Camp at B.R. Cohn Winery ONGOING
La Toque, The Westin Verasa, Napa, $1800 Glen Ellen, 10am-1pm, $45, $35/members Sonoma Film Institute
www.latoque.com, www.WestinNapa.com 707-931-7924x123, www.brcohn.com Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, 707-664-2606, www.sonoma.edu/sfi
CALENDAR OF EVENTS | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK
ONGOING THURSDAYS ONGOING DECEMBER 17

Thirsty Thursdays at Anaba Wine Experiences at Chateau St. Jean Cooking Class: Crescent City Connection
Enjoy complimentary cheese & crackers to pair with your wine tasting. Kenwood, Ten person minimum, 2 hours, $50, by appointment with Chef Maria Viegas
Sonoma, 4-5:30pm, 707-996-4188, www.anabawines.com 707-833-4134x5258, www.chateaustjean.com Glenelly Inn, Glen Ellen, 6-9pm, $95, www.glenellyinn.com, 707-996-6720
ONGOING SUNDAYS • Cinq Cépages Blending Seminar, Eight person minimum, 2 hours, $75
DECEMBER 19
Domaine Carneros Sparkling Brunch • Cinq Cépages Component Tasting, Eight person minimum, 1.5 hours, $25
Magical Toyland Exhibit
at the Fairmont Mission Inn & Spa • Private VIP Wine Tasting, 10:30am, 1 & 3pm, $25, 1 hour
Healdsburg Museum, Healdsburg, 1-3pm
Sonoma, 9am-1pm, 707-938-9000, www.fairmont.com.sonoma • Box Lunch Prgram with Tour
707-431-3325, www.healdsburgmuseum.org
ONGOING ONGOING
DECEMBER 19
The Center for Performing Arts Tours, Tastings & Seminars
Breakfast with Santa
707-664-2353, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park at St. Francis Winery
www.sonoma.eduperformingarts/perf/ Costeaux French Bakery, Healdsburg, 9-11am, 707-433-1913x15
Santa Rosa, Ten person minimum, Call for more information & reservations
888-675-WINE(9463)x255, www.stfranciswinery.com DECEMBER 20
ONGOING
• Winery Tour &Tasting, 1.5 hours, $25 Joy to the World Christmas Concert
Live Shows at Hopmonk Tavern
Sebastopol, 707-829-7300, www.hopmonk.com • Vineyards Tour & Tasting, 1 hour, $20 First Congregational Church, Sonoma, 3-5pm, 707-939-8288
• Dec 18-19: Jackie Green • Blending Seminar, 1.5 hour, $65 DECEMBER 25
• Dec 20: Tea Leaf Green ONGOING Santé Christmas Day Buffet
• Dec 26: Shotgun Wedding Quintet Guided Winery Tours at Gloria Ferrer Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Sonoma, 2-8pm
• Dec 31: Zeph & Azeem & others Sonoma, 11am, 1 & 3pm, $10, 707-996-7256, www.gloriaferrer.com 707-939-2477, www.fairmont/sonoma
• Jan 2: Petty Theft & Zoo Station
ONGOING DECEMBER 26-31
ONGOING Week Long Holiday Celebration –
Tastings at the Vine & Barrel
Sunday Brunches by the Sea Big Bottles for Big Occasions!
Petaluma, 3-5pm, 707-765-1112 www.vineandbarrel.com
Timber Cove Inn, Timber Cove, 10am-2pm
Chateau St. Jean Winery, Kenwood, 10am-5pm
707-847-3231, 800-987-8319, www.timbercoveinn.com EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY
707-833-4134, www.chateaustjean.com
The Art of Winemaking Workshop
ONGOING
Petroni Vineyards, Sonoma, 10:30am-12pm DECEMBER 31
Terroir & History Tour at Chateau St. Jean
707-935-8311, www.petronivineyards.com Santé New Year’s Eve
Kenwood, A visit to Chateau St. Jean lifts all of your senses.
Domaine Carneros Sparkling Brunch
Complimentary, 11am-2pm, 707-833-4134, www.chateaustjean.com LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Sonoma, 9am-1pm, $45
ONGOING 50 Mile AV Vintner's Dining
Glen Ellen, Barrel tasting & Old Vine Pinot Noir & Syrahs from Ashton Vineyard. 707-939-2477, www.fairmont/sonoma
Wine & Food Pairing at Kendall-Jackson
Fulton, Special reserve food & wine tasting, 10am-4pm, $25 Foods sourced locally. 4-7PM, RSVP. 707-935-3456, ashtonwines.com DECEMBER 31
707-571-7500, www.kj.com ONGOING THROUGH DECEMBER 31 Santé New Year’s Eve Gala
Holiday Gift Gallery Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Sonoma
ONGOING THURSDAY-SATURDAY
Plaza Arts Center, Healdsburg, 11am-5pm 707-939-2477, www.fairmont/sonoma
Michel-Schlumberger Winery Green Tour
Healdsburg, 10:30am, $25, 800-447-3060, www.michelschlumberger.com 707-431-1970, www.PlazaArtsCenter.org JANUARY 8
ONGOING THROUGH JANUARY 17 Martini Madness at Saddles Restaurant
ONGOING MONDAY-SATURDAY
Field Days: Search for a Sustainable Feast MacArthur Place, Sonoma, 9th Annual Sonoma Valley Olive Festival, 5-7pm
Robert Young Estate Winery Vineyard Tours
& Tasting in a Remodeled Grape Gondola by Jonah Raskin www.macarthurplace.com, www.sonomavalley.com/OliveFestival
Geyserville, 11:30am, $10, box lunch provided for $20 Photographs by Paige Green, Sonoma County Museum of Art, Santa Rosa JANUARY 16
707-431-4811, www.ryew.com 707-579-1500, www.sonomacountymuseum.org Wineland in Paradise
ONGOING FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS ONGOING THROUGH JANUARY 24 Russian River Valley Winegrowers, Paradise Ridge Winery, Santa Rosa
‘Come Crush With Us’ at Icaria Creek Winery Envisioning the World An intimate evening of wine, food & camaraderie! $150, $285/couple
Winemaker Jeff Smith leads a tasting of bottled & barreled wines The First Printed Maps, 1472-1700 JANUARY 17-18
RSVP 707-486-9623, www.icariawinery.com Sonoma County Museum of Art, Santa Rosa Martin Luther King Holiday Weekend –
707-579-1500, www.sonomacountymuseum.org Pinot Blanc Release
THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH
Twilight Tours & Tapas ONGOING THROUGH FEBRUARY 28 Chateau St. Jean Winery, Kenwood, 10am-5pm
Audellsa Estate Winery, Glen Ellen, $35, 5:30pm Tour & Taste at The Olive Press 707-833-4134, www.chateaustjean.com
707-933-8514, www.audellsa.com Sonoma, 9th Annual Sonoma Valley Olive Festival, 707-939-8900 JANUARY 22
ONGOING WEEKENDS www.olivepress.com, www.sonomavalley.com/OliveFestival Dinner with the Winemaker Series
Wine & Chocolate Pairings at Fritz Winery ONGOING THROUGH FEBRUARY 28 featuring Rafanelli
Cloverdale, 10:30am-4:30pm, $5 tasting fee covers the pairing at the Bay View Restaurant
Tasting Room Sampling at Viansa Winery
707-894-3389, www.fritzwinery.com Inn at the Tides, Bodega Bay, 800-541-7788, www.innatthetides.com
Sonoma, 9th Annual Sonoma Valley Olive Festival, 800-995-4740
EVERY WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY www.viansa.com, www.sonomavalley.com/OliveFestival JANUARY 23
Santa Rosa Original Farmers’ Market
ONGOING THROUGH FEBRUARY 28 Feast of the Olive Dinner at Ramekins Culinary School
Santa Rosa Veteran’s Building parking lot, 707-522-8629, 8:30am-noon
Estate Olive Oil, Vinegar & Wine Tasting Sonoma, 9th Annual Sonoma Valley Olive Festival, $150
EVERY FRIDAY MORNING at BR Cohn Winery 707-996-1090x108, www.sonomavalley.com/OliveFestival
Sonoma Valley Farmers’ Market Glen Ellen, 9th Annual Sonoma Valley Olive Festival FEBRUARY 13
Depot Park, Sonoma, 9am-noon, 707-538-7023 707-938-4064x124, www.brcohn.com, www.sonomavalley.com/OliveFestival Valentine Food & Wine Pairing
ONGOING FRIDAYS-MONDAYS ONGOING THROUGH MARCH 14 Nicholson Ranch Winery, Sonoma, 2-5pm, $100, $75/members
Hanna Winery Reserve Tasting Gallery Life of Making Exhibition www.nicholsonranch.com, 707-938-8822
Alexander Valley, Taste limited-production reserve Bismark Mountain wines
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, 707-939-7862, www.svma.org FEBRUARY 19
paired with local artisanal cheese selections from The Cheese Shop in
Healdsburg, $10pp, 707-431-4310, www.hannawinery.com DECEMBER 15 Dinner with the Winemaker Series
Cooking Class: Holiday Meats with Vince Cabrera featuring Ferrari-Carano
EVERY FRIDAY
Glenelly Inn, Glen Ellen, 6-9pm, $95, www.glenellyinn.com, 707-996-6720 at the Bay View Restaurant
Complimentary Wine Tasting
Inn at the Tides , Bodega Bay, 800-541-7788, www.innatthetides.com
at Flamingo Hotel DECEMBER 16
Santa Rosa, in the Terrace Grille featuring Sonoma County wines, 5:30-7pm Holiday Herbal Gift Making with Liz Landreth FEBRUARY 21
707-545-8530, 800-848-8300, www.flamingoresort.com Quarryhill Botanical Garden, Glen Ellen, 4:30-7pm Sonoma Winter Artisan Cheese Fair
707-996-3166, www.quarryhillbg.org, RSVP, $35 MacArthur Place, Sonoma, 1-4pm, $20, www.sheanadavis.com, 707-935-7960
ONGOING TUESDAYS
Tuesdays in the Plaza Concerts & Farmers’ Market DECEMBER 16-17 MARCH 26-29
Healdsburg Plaza, Healdsburg, Market: 4-6:30pm Healdsburg’s Strolling Dine Around California’s Artisan Cheese Festival
707-431-1956, www.healdsburgfarmersmarket.org 18 restaurants in downtown Healdsburg, 5:30pm, $85, 707-479-7488 Sheraton Sonoma County, Petaluma, www.artisancheesefestival.com
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | CALENDAR OF EVENTS
LAKE/MENDOCINO DECEMBER 24 & 31 ONGOING THROUGH DECEMBER 20

Dessert Wines & Bubbly The Great Dickens Christmas Fair
EVERY SECOND SATURDAY Focused on Wine, Kelseyville, $10, www.focusedonwine.com, 707-279-2112 Cow Palace, San Francisco
Food & Wine Pairings www.dickensfair.com, 800-510-1558x114
FEBRUARY 20-21
McNab Ridge Tasting Room, Hopland, 707-744-1986, www.mcnabridge.com
5th Annual International Alsace Varietals Festival ONGOING THROUGH DECEMBER 21
ONGOING Anderson Valley Winegrowers Association, Mendocino County Fairgrounds, A Cathedral Christmas
Skunk Train Boonville & participating wineries, www.avwines.com, 707-895-WINE Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, $15-$50
866-457-5865, Fort Bragg, www.skunktrain.com 415-392-4400, www.gracecathedral.org
ONGOING THROUGH DECEMBER 16 BAY AREA ONGOING THROUGH DECEMBER 27
Victorian Christmas Faire & High Tea
Nutcracker, San Francisco Ballet
Lakeport English Inn, Lakeport, 11am-6pm SAN FRANCISCO War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
www.lakeportenglishinn.com, 707-263-4317
ONGOING THROUGH JANUARY 18 415-865-2000, www.sfballet.org
ONGOING THROUGH DECEMBER 31 Holiday Ice Rink
DECEMBER 17-18
The Wooden Toy Show Union Square, San Francisco, 415-781-2688, www.unionsquareicerink.com
Mendocino Coast Furniture Makers Handel’s Messiah, American Bach Soloists
ONGOING Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, 7:30pm
Mendocino Arts Center, Mendocino, 10am-5pm
707-937-5818, www.mendocinoartcenter.org The Walt Disney Family Museum 415-749-6350, www.gracecathedral.org
The Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, 415-345-6816,
DECEMBER 19-20 DECEMBER 19
www.waltdisney.org
The Nutcracker, Mendocino Ballet A Family Sing-Along
• Dec 19-20: Artists’Vocal Ensemble Concert, A Candlelight Christmas
Mendocino College, Ukiah, 707-463-2290, www.mendocinoballet.org Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, $10-$25, 11am
• Jan 2-30: Film, 20,0000 Leagues Under the Sea
415-392-4400, www.gracecathedral.org
DECEMBER 20 • Ongoing through Jan 4: Film, Christmas with Walt Disney
Christmas Celebration Concert • Jan 9: Disney Discoveries, Underwater Creatures DECEMBER 26
Clear Lake High School, Lakeport, 3pm • Jan 23: Lecture, Under the Sea: Discussion with Renowned Ocean Engineer Emerald Bowl
www.clearlakeperformingarts.org, 707-279-0877 Graham Hawkes AT&T Park, San Francisco, 5pm, 415-947-2695, www.emeraldbowl.org
Coupons & CALENDAR OF EVENTS | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK
Discounts DECEMBER 31
New Year’s Eve Gala, San Francisco Symphony
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
ONGOING
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 9pm, $80-$195 Concerts at Montalvo Arts Center
415-864-6000, www.sfsymphony.org Saratoga, 408-961-5858, www.montalvoarts.org
ANDRETTI WINERY JANUARY 19 ONGOING THROUGH DECEMBER 31
2 for 1 tasting with ad PAGE 7 Champagne Henriot Dinner with Tanya Pringsheim Fantasy of Lights
Campton Place, San Francisco, 7pm, $195 Vasona Lake County Park, Los Gatos, 6-10pm
415-955-5574, Richard.Dean@tajhotels.com 408-355-2201, www.parkhere.org
BERINGER VINEYARDS JANUARY 28-30 ONGOING THORUGH JANUARY 18
2 for 1 Tasting in the Rhine House 19th Annual Zinfandel Festival: Downtown Ice
with ad PAGE 70 Zin in Paradise Circle of Palms, San Jose, $15, $13/kids, 408-279-1775, www.sjdowntown.com
Various events in San Francisco, www.zinfandel.org
ONGOING THORUGH DECEMBER 27
• Jan 28: Good Eats & Zinfandel Pairing, Herbst Pavilion The Nutcracker, Ballet San Jose
CALIFORNIA WINE TOURS Fort Mason Center, 6-9pm Center for the Performing Arts, San Jose, $30-$85
• Jan 29: Flights! A Showcase of Zinfandels, Intercontinental Mark Hopkins 408-288-2800, www.balletsj.org
Tours and tastings PAGE 29 Hotel, Peacock Court, 10:30am-1pm
• Jan 29: Evening with the Winemakers, Benefit Live Auction & Dinner LIVERMORE
Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel, 5pm ONGOING
CHATEAU ST. JEAN • Jan 30: 19th Annual Grand Zinfandel Tasting, Herbst & Festival Pavilions Bankhead Theatre
2 for 1 tasting with ad PAGE 57 Fort Mason Center, 2-5pm Livermore Valley performing Arts Center, Livermore
925-373-6800, www.livermoreperformingarts.org
FEBRUARY 23
Nemerever Napa Valley Wine Dinner • Dec 18-20: The Nutcracker
GOLDEN HAVEN Campton Place, San Francisco, Tasting & Dinner with Proprietor William • Dec 21: Turtle Island Quartet
Mud Treatment for 2, Nemerever, $150, 415-955-5574, Richard.Dean@tajhotels.com • Dec 23: A Chanticleer Christmas
• Dec 31: Rockin’In the New Year
$54 per person PAGE 3 MARCH 9
ONGOING
Vineyard 7&8 and Morlet Family Wine Dinner
Wine Cave Tasting Experience
With Luc Morlet & Wesley Steffens, Campton Place, San Francisco, $160
Wente Vineyards, Livermore, 1 & 3pm, $20, $15/wine club members
HAGAFEN CELLARS 415-955-5574, Richard.Dean@tajhotels.com
RSVP 925-456-2405, www.wentevineyards.com/caves
Free tasting with ad PAGE 7 MARIN COUNTY ONGOING
ONGOING Thursday Nights at the Table
Marin Center in San Rafael Three-course family dining, $29, $39/includes wine, The Restaurant at Wente
JESSUP CELLARS 415-499-6800, www.co.marin.ca.us Vineyards, Livermore, 7pm, RSVP www.wentevineyards.com, 925-456-2444
Complimentary tasting • Dec 19: Marin Dance Theatre, Sophie & the Enchanted Toy Shop ONGOING THROUGH FEBRUARY 28
for two with ad PAGE 32 • Dec 19: Dance with Sherry Studio’s Tapcracker Porcelain by Eugenia Zobel
• Dec 20: SingersMarin presents ‘Tis the Season…Candles and Wishes Exhibit on display, Wente Vineyards Estate Winery, www.WenteVineyards.com
• Dec 31: Best of the San Francisco Comedy Competition
JANUARY 23-24
KENDALL-JACKSON WINERY DECEMBER 20 18th Annual Soup & Wine Weekend
Complimentary reserve tasting Sing-Along Messiah Fenestra Winery, Livermore, 12-5pm, $10
Dance Palace, Point Reyes Station, 3pm, www.dancepalace.org, 415-663-1075 www.fenestrawinery.com, 925-447-5246
with ad PAGE 23
DECEMBER 26 FEBRUARY 13-15
Kwanzaa Celebration 27th Annual Barrel Tasting
LOUIS M. MARTINI Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito
415-339-3900, www.baykidsmuseum.org
Fenestra Winery, Livermore, 12-5pm, $5
www.fenestrawinery.com, 925-447-5246
2 for 1 tasting with ad PAGE 33 www.mitchellkatzwinery.com, 925-931-0744
SAN MATEO COUNTY
MARTIN RAY WINERY

ONGOING WEEKENDS
Vintner Series at the Ritz-Carlton
NORTH CENTRAL COAST
15% discount with ad PAGE 49 Half Moon Bay, 650-712-7000, www.ritzcarlton/hmb ONGOING
• Dec: Iron Horse Cellars Sunset Cultural Center-Carmel
• Jan: Stage Left Cellars Carmel, 831-620-2048, www.sunsetcenter.com
OLD FAITHFUL GEYSER • Feb: Far Niente, Nickel & Nickel and Dolce Wineries • Jan 16: Borromeo String Quartet w/Richard Stoltzman
• Mar: St. Francis Winery & Vineyards • Jan 23: Menahem Pressler & American String Quartet
$1 off with ad PAGE 36 • Jan 24-25: Monterey Symphony Concert Three
DECEMBER 24
Christmas Eve Afternoon Tea in The Lobby Lounge • Jan 31: Spirit of Uganda
SONOMA WINE HARDWARE The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, 3:30pm
650-712-7000, www.ritzcarlton.com/hmb
ONGOING
Thursday Night Music Series
Free offer PAGE 4 Bargetto Winery, Soquel, Enjoy music, food & Bargetto wine! 6-8pm
DECEMBER 24
Christmas Eve Dinner in The Dining Room 831-475-2258x11, www.bargetto.com
STAGECOACH EXPRESS The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, 4-9pm

650-712-7000, www.ritzcarlton.com/hmb
ONGOING THIRD THURSDAYS
Sweet Thursdays at Cannery Row
Complimentary Monterey, Family fun, music, fine dining & great discounts, 4-8pm
DECEMBER 25
shipping box PAGE 29 Christmas Day Bounteous Buffet 831-649-6690
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, 11am-4pm ONGOING TUESDAYS
650-712-7000, www.ritzcarlton.com/hmb Farmers’ Market at the Barnyard
SUMMERS WINES Carmel, Organic fruit, vegetables & flowers, 11am-3pm, 831-624-8886
DECEMBER 25
10% discount with ad PAGE 37 Christmas Dinner in The Dining Room ONGOING THIRD THURSDAYS
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, 4-9pm Monterey Museum of Art
650-712-7000, www.ritzcarlton.com/hmb Monterey, Evening of music, wine and hors d'oeuvres, 5-7pm, 831-372-5477
TRENTADUE WINERY PAGE 49
EVERY THIRD WEEKEND OF THE MONTH
DECEMBER 31
Complimentary tasting with ad New Year’s Eve in The Dining Room Open for Tasting
or The Lobby Lounge Martin Ranch Winery, Gilroy, 11am-4pm, $10/refundable w/purchase
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, 650-712-7000, www.ritzcarlton.com/hmb free/club members, 408-842-9197, www.martinranchwinery.com
WILLIAM HILL
2 for 1 tasting with ad PAGE 33
www.WineCountryThisWeek.com
EVERY TUESDAY ONGOING NEVADA COUNTY

Focus on Monterey County Wines 25th Annual Chefs’ Holidays ONGOING THROUGH DECEMBER 31
Cepage Wine Bar, Rancho Cellars, Carmel, 3-8pm The Ahwahnee, Yosemite Valley, 801-559-4949, www.YosemitePark.com Miracle on 34th Street
831-625-5646, www.ranchocellars.com • Jan 10-13: Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley; Pacific’s Edge, Carmel; Nevada Theatre, Nevada City, $18-$20
ONGOING TUESDAY - SATURDAY Manresa, Los Gatos 530-913-3826, www.legacypresents.com
Oya Salon and Ventana Vineyards • Jan 13-14: North Pond, Chicago, IL; Cowgirl Creamery, Pt. Reyes;
Citizen Cake & Orson, San Francisco DECEMBER 16, 20
Wine and Cheese Event Victorian Christmas
Monterey, 2pm on. Oya patrons can sample Ventana Vineyards award winning • Jan 17-20: Aureole, New York, NY; Zare at Flytrap, San Francisco;
Vie, Western Springs, IL Downtown Nevada City, www.downtownnevadacity.com
wines personally selected by Ventana Vineyards Manager Barbara Pluth. Wines
• Jan 20-21: PUBLIC, New York, NY; Incanto & Boccalone, San Francisco; DECEMBER 17
change monthly. 831-372-7415x213, Ventana 831-656-0570
Vie, Western Springs, IL Bed & Breakfast Candlelight Christmas Tour
ONGOING THROUGH DECEMBER 20 • Jan 24-27: Lucques, Los Angeles; Zazu & Bovolo, Sonoma County; Various inns in Grass Valley & Nevada City, 4:30-7:30pm, $10
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Rialto, Boston, MA 530-477-6634, www.goldcountryinns.net
Golden Bough Theatre, Carmel, 7:30pm, 831-622-0100, www.pacrep.org • Jan 27-28: Bravo TV’s Top Chef Competitors, Ryan Scott 2 Go, San Francisco;
DECEMBER 18
DECEMBER 17 Culinariane, Montclair, NJ; Alchemy Caterers, Wheaton, MD
Cornish Christmas Celebration
Biggest Little Christmas Party • Jan 31 – Feb 2: La Toque, Napa Valley; Midi, San Francisco;
Downtown Grass Valley, 6-9pm, free, www.ncgold.com, 530-272-8315
Coco500, San Francisco
La Playa Hotel, Carmel, 6-10pm, 831-624-6476x488, www.laplayahotel.com SACRAMENTO VALLEY
• Feb 3-4: La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club; Flea Street Café, Menlo Park;
DECEMBER 18-21 Greens, San Francisco ONGOING
Santa Cruz Holiday Lights Train Sacramento River Train
Roaring Camp Railroads, Felton, 831-335-4484, www.roaringcamp.com
EL DORADO COUNTY
800-866-1690, www.sacramentorivertrain.com
ONGOING THURSDAY - SUNDAY
DECEMBER 18-20 • Dec 17-23: Christmas Train
Private Tastings with the Winemaker
The Nutcracker, Santa Cruz Ballet • Dec 31: New Year’s Eve
Winery By the Creek, Fair Play, Taste with Charles B. Mitchell or a staff wine
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, $20-$60 educator! 11am-5pm, by appointment, $25, $20/members ONGOING
831-477-1606, www.scbt.org 530-620-2402, www.winerybythecreek.com Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
DECEMBER 24-25 U.C. Davis, 866-754-ARTS, www.mondaviarts.org
ONGOING SUNDAYS
Christmas Eve & Christmas Day Buffets & Dinners • Dec 19: American Bach Soloists, Messiah
Jam Sessions Every Sunday Afternoon
The Lodge at Pebble Beach & The Inn at Spanish Bay Fitzpatrick Winery, Fair Play, 530-620-3248, www.fitzpatrickwinery.com DECEMBER 31 – JANUARY 1
831-647-7500, Pebble Beach New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day Walks
DECEMBER 5 Pioneer House, Sacramento, 916-283-4650, www.sacramentowalkingsticks.org
DECEMBER 27 3rd Annual Repeal of Prohibition Party
Wine’d Down Sunday David Girard Vineyards, Boeger Winery, Gold Hill Vineyard & Wofford Acres SOLANO COUNTY
Scheid Vineyards, Salinas, 3-6pm, www.scheidvineyards.com, 831-455-9990 Vineyards, Placerville, 3-9pm, 530-295-1833, www.davidgirardvineyards.com DECEMBER 19-23, 26-31, JANUARY 1-3
DECEMBER 31 DECEMBER 18 Holiday in the Park
New Year’s Eve Celebration Wine & Cheese Pairing Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo
Cocoanut Grove, Santa Cruz, 7pm-1am Miraflores Winery, Placerville, free, 530-647-8505, 1-3pm 707-643-6722, www.sixflags.com/discoverykingdom
www.cocoanutgrovesantacruz.com, 831-423-4053 DECEMBER 20
DECEMBER 19
DECEMBER 31 The Wild Thing – A Gastronomic Adventure 14th Annual Christmas Concert
First Night Monterey New Year’s Celebration Miraflores Winery, Placerville, $24, $18/member, RSVP 530-647-8505 St. Peter’s Chapel, Mare Island, 2pm, $15, 707-557-1538
Downtown Monterey, 3pm-midnight DECEMBER 31
JANUARY 23
831-373-4778, www.firstnightmonterey.org New Year’s Bash 2010
Wells on Wine – WOW! Wine Classes:
DECEMBER 31 Wine 101 & Intro to the Rhone Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo, 4pm-midnight
New Year’s Eve Celebrations David Girard Vineyards, Placerville, 10am or 1pm 707-643-6722, www.sixflags.com/discoverykingdom
The Lodge at Pebble Beach & The Inn at Spanish Bay www.davidgirardvineyards.com, RSVP, 530-295-1833
831-647-7500, Pebble Beach FEBRUARY 20
LODI/WOODBRIDGE
DECEMBER 31 – JANUARY 3 Wells on Wine – WOW! Wine Classes: ONG0ING
New Year’s Twist & Shout Tribute Concert Rhone Varietals & Blending Class Hutchins Street Square
Golden Bough Theatre, Carmel, 831-622-0100, www.pacrep.org David Girard Vineyards, Placerville, 10am or 1pm 209-333-6782, www.hutchinsstreetsquare.com
www.davidgirardvineyards.com, RSVP, 530-295-1833 • Dec 18-19: The Lodi Youth Ballet Presents The Nutcracker
WEEKENDS JANUARY 2 – MARCH 28
Rain Forest Weekends AMADOR COUNTY • Dec 20: Patsy Cline Christmas starring Joni Morris & the After Midnight Band
Roaring Camp Railroads, Felton, 831-335-4484, www.roaringcamp.com ONGOING THROUGH DECEMBER ONGOING THROUGH JANUARY 5
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BENESSERE: Italian Delights

by Richard Paul Hinkle very well on its own; it has its own identity. velvet,” and suggests 10 to 15 years of bottle
We’re probably one of only two or three ago. Too much.
Years ago, when the Italian Trade Commis- wineries in California making this wine, and “Phenomenon” 2005 Napa Valley ($60):
sion was flush with marketing money (the we only make about four barrels a year, so This is a fleshy, full-fruited wine, with ripe
lyrical lira in those days), I used to visit the most of it goes to our wine club members. pomegranate fruit that defines this wine.
land where people talked with their hands But they really like it!” As always, taste and see There is also a mix of coffee and cassis that is
(and most of their body) two or three times a for yourself.
equally intriguing. There is style, yes, but
year. Each time I came home with an Pinot Grigio 2008 Carneros ($26):
substance as well, and that is the important
increased love of pasta, fresh fish, local wines What you look for in Pinot Grigio is a crisp
part. There is size, there is ripeness, there is
and the art of convivial dining and conversa- mineral quality that quickens your taste buds
tion. and makes your mouth water. This one does flair.
The Benish family brings that same love of that in spades, with sweet apple and crisp Muscat di Canelli 2008 Napa Valley
Italy to their northern corner of the Napa hints of pear. “Frizzante” ($18/500ml): Very aromatic,
Valley, where that love is translated into Sangiovese 2006 Napa Valley Estate with apple blossom and lilac and hints of
distinctive wines by winemaker/general ($35): You usually get strawberry in honeysuckle. A light, delicate little beauty,
manager Chris Dearden. “We focus on the Sangiovese, and there it is, with a bit of this is, in essence, a fun wine. Perfect for the
Italian varieties because we love them and chocolate (milk, not dark) to round things patio, the picnic.
because variety is the spice of life,” says out artfully. This is a sturdy rendition, so Benessere Vineyards is located at 1010 Big
Dearden, a huge baseball fan who formerly though you might think picnic at first, it has Tree Road (across the street from Tudal), St.
made wine at William Hill and RMS and loves much more range than that. Helena; phone (707) 963-5853. The tasting
to test his singing voice in an echoing cellar. Zinfandel 2006 Napa Valley, BK Collins room is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for
“There were already enough Chardonnays Vineyard ($38): This one is full-spiced, with tasting, sales and picnicking. Call ahead if you
and Cabernets in this world. It was time for peppercorn and rosemary scents, along with
wish a tour. And keep an eye out for Kini, the
something different.” full-throated blackberry fruit. It is complex,
150-pound Newfoundland winery dog
Going beyond “different” is the grape intriguing and well focused.
(Dearden refers to her as “a small black
variety Sagrantino. “As you know, we “Sagrantino 2006 Napa Valley Estate
embrace anything Italian,” says Dearden. “We ($45): Originating in Umbria (Italy), this red horse”).
got the idea to do Sagrantino from Arnaldo variety seems to do rather well in the Napa [Also a baseball lover (he still plays),
Caprai, who is in Montefalco. This is a ‘rustic’ Valley as well, showing orange rind and Santa Hinkle is the author of nine wine-related
variety, with lots of tannin, and we initially Rosa plum up front and solid cassis and books. His latest book is Clos Pegase:
thought of it as simply a blending variety to tobacco in the middle and finish. Think The Architecture of Wine. Visit him at
punch up our Sangiovese a little. But it does strong cheese here. Caprai calls it “potent www.RichardPaulHinkle.com.]
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ANABA WINES
The Wind Beneath Their Wings
by Richard Paul Hinkle winemaker.” Marion, a UC Davis grad who glass of Charles Krug Vin Rosé, the very height
worked for both Crop Care (the noted Napa of sophistication!”
When Bette Midler sang “The Wind viticultural outfit) and MacRostie Winery Later, in London, at the Berkeley Hotel, a
Beneath My Wings,” there was the philosoph- (Steve MacRostie is known for his dedication friend poured him a glass of 1964 Musigny.
ical conflict raging between the gorgeous to details), says that both experiences gave her “When you taste a great red Burgundy like
melody and its execution and the frail lyrics of good values. “At Crop Care I learned what a that, it makes an instant impression,” says
codependence. We all need support; none of meticulously farmed vineyard should look Sweazey. “It’s that sensation of, ‘Oh, this is
us need to be wholly supported. like, and Steve set equally high standards in what they’re trying to do!’ We later discovered
The folks at Anaba, on the other hand, use the cellar. My feeling is that you cannot trust a that the folks in the Rhône Valley had a lot in
the wind as metaphor and, in the practical winemaker with clean shoes and soft hands. common with the folks in Burgundy – very
sense, as a means of obtaining optimally You have to pay the same attention to the tied to the earth, not pretentious in any way.
mature fruit. It’s a win-win situation, as you’ll
vineyard as you do in the winery. As director That’s what we want to be like.”
see below from the wines themselves, the final
of both winemaking and vineyard operations He admits that the windmill photo on
arbiter in all such discussions. Good wines
here, I can make sure that things are done Anaba’s web site is of a neighbor’s, but quickly
trump all arguments of method and metaphor.
with close attention to detail in both places. points out that he’s installing a 2.4Kw wind
“An anabatic wind is one that moves
Hey, this is a dream job. I have access to the turbine that will supply electricity to the
upward, and we see those regularly here in the
afternoons during the growing season,” says fruit from great vineyards – Gaps Crown, tasting room, case goods storage and vineyard
Chicago-born John Sweazey, one of the multi- Windsor Oaks, Bacigalupi, Ferguson Ranch – irrigation system. “We believe in the power of
tude of Stanford University refugees (the and John has given me state-of-the-art tools to the wind. When we named the winery –
Mondavis, the Wentes) inexplicably drawn to work with here in the winery.” mistral was already taken and sirocco didn’t
the wine business. “Those winds allow the Sweazey used to sell computers (IBM); he quite work – we wanted a word that spoke to
fruit to ripen more slowly, more evenly.” later had a real estate finance company before the constant nature of the afternoon winds
Which is music to the ears of winemaker putting his love for wine into play. “I that we benefit from.”
Jennifer Marion, who wholeheartedly remember going up to the Napa Valley with Coriol 2007 Sonoma Valley White ($28):
subscribes to the legendary Andre Tche- my fraternity brothers one weekend after the The color is deep straw, while the nose is a
listcheff’s admonition that “the most impor- Big Game [Stanford vs. Cal],” he says with a lovely combination of lilac, straw, grain,
tant sign in a vineyard is the footprint of the laconic laugh. “I toasted my friends with a walnut and nectarine. The texture is oily, and
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that is that alluring French bakery

quality that decidedly incites one’s
appetite. This is a Rhône-styled
blend of Viognier (69%), Rous-
sanne, Marsanne and Grenache
Blanc.
Chardonnay 2007 Sonoma
Coast ($26): Yeasty cream
aromas up front, with a thick,
fleshy texture and lots of dried
peach and graham oakiness. You
like chicken in a cream sauce? So
will this wine.
Coriol 2007 Sonoma Valley
Red ($28): This red Rhône
version has all the qualities you
like in that style of wine, from the
smoky plum nose to the richly
layered texture that invites the
sharpest of cheddar cheeses. This
is your basic “fireplace” wine:
serve with roasted game (or
mastodon). Or that postprandial
cigar. This is just the wine. (The
blend, in case you absolutely
need to know, is near equal parts
Grenache, Mourvèdre and Petite
Sirah, with ten percent of the
rarely-seen Counoise thrown in
for good measure.
Pinot Noir 2007 Sonoma
Coast ($28): Solidly-built, with
cassis, fig and black cherry fruit
and a savory hint of pine needles
and leather in the finish. Hangar
steak would be good.
You will find Anaba Wines at
60 Bonneau Road, Sonoma. The
tasting room is open daily 10:30
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the phone
number is (707) 996-4188 and
the website may be accessed at
AnabaWines.com.
[A long-time pilot, Hinkle
has flown sailplanes and has
great respect for anabatic winds.
“Once, flying over Fremont, a
hawk came up beside us, and
flew along in formation with us
closer than the tip of our wing!”
His latest book is Clos Pegase:
The Architecture of Wine, just
out. Visit his website at Richard-
PaulHinkle.com.]
Mumm’s The Word in Yosemite

by Tom Flippen
Sparkling and sushi? You bet –
especially if it’s Mumm Napa
Robert McNeill, VP of winemaking and operations of Mumm Napa,
offered this not-so-usual combination recently during a reception at
Yosemite’s classic Ahwanee Hotel. The evening marked the beginning
of the 28th annual Vintners’ Holidays – a series of weekends designed
to meet and mingle with the winemakers followed by two days of tast-
ings culminating in a gala dinner of gourmet pairings with the wines
presented.
The sushi pairings featured Mumm’s 2001 DVX (50-50 Pinot Noir
and Chardonnay, aged 5-6 years), which very pleasantly comple-
mented the tuna sushi. A dusty acidity in the 2005 Blanc de Blancs
(80% Chardonnay with 20% Pinot Gris for body instead of the usual
Pinot Noir – a California technique) really cut the natural salinity of
oyster, and a Blanc de Noirs (85% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay) France.
brought out the best in salmon sushi. Cuvee M, a carbonated dark His Provenance wines were ’08 barrel samplings, each 100% of the
wine blended with Muscat for a dossage process sec, definitely individual varietal. The Merlot is destined to be called the DuPont
brought a spicy tuna roll into balance. Mumm’s 2007 Deveraux Ranch Blend as all grapes used are exclusively from that vineyard. The
Pinot Gris gave full flavor to yellow tail sushi. Cabernet Sauvignon is from 3 Palms Vineyards at the north end of
The take-away lesson: you can confidently “campai!” (the Japanese Silverado Trail, where ’08 was an especially good vintage that will
equivalent of “bottoms up”) with one of Mumm’s all-Napa offerings on benefit from 8-10 more months and several rackings, he said. Tom
your next visit to a sushi bar instead of beer or sake. You won’t be unequivocally opined that the Provenance 2008 Cab Franc is “the best
disappointed. I’ve encountered, period.” The Petit Verdot he described as having
Following Mumm on day one of this Vintners’ Holiday was an “grip, but not raspy.”
offering of “pure stand-alone Bordeaux varietals” presented by Tom In response to an audience question about cork versus twistoffs,
Rinaldi, general manager and winemaker at Provenance Vineyards in Tom stated that a screw cap is better for any blend. Blending of course
Napa. Tom was the opening winemaker at Duckhorn and there until is all about creating a flavor, “and cork adds flavor unpredictably” he
2000. said. “I want what I’ve done plus maybe a little oxidation, so if it were
Reminding that all Bordeaux are a blend – any combination of up to me I’d go 100% twistoff.”
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc or Petit Verdot – Day two of this Vintners’ Holiday at the Ahwanee began with an
Tom added that what has become known in the U.S. as “Meritage” is exploration of the Russian River Valley through Pinot Noirs from J
a Bordeaux-style blend that might simply be labeled red table wine in Vineyards & Winery.
In tilting his glass to note the color of the first sampling, J wine-
maker George Bursick paused to remind that Pinot Noir is the only red
varietal in the world that has no blue tones, this due to naturally
occurring monoglucocides, he informed. Blue tones in a red grape
produce a purple color, so purple will never show in any 100% Pinot
Noir. “If it does, you have a Pinot blend,” he stated.
In Northern California, there are only about 4,000 acres dedicated
to Pinot Noir, principally in the Russian River area where volcanic
upheavals six million years ago changed the course of that river and
created unique soils. George called he area west of Sebastopol “the
holy grail of Pinot Noir.” But the entire Russian River valley is “very
complex” he added. “Nobody understands it all. And every Pinot Noir
from there is different.”
This “difference” was demonstrated by a quartet of J Vineyard’s ’07
Pinots, each from a limited production of 500-700 cases, and each
from a specific vineyard.
Nicole’s Vineyard is 25-years-old and on East Side Road, a high
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Continued
plateau with soil that once was under the Russian River and now is
about 300 feet above it. This California old clone Pinot Noir is
aromatic, with salient raspberry and strawberry flavors. The Robert
Thomas Vineyard produces grapes from prehistoric riverbed soil that
are picked at about 25 brix. The result is lean and highly structured,
with cranberry-plum elements and more tannin.
Nonny’s Vineyard is along River Road and composed of erosion
soil, which Bursick said is “less generous” for Pinot Noir. This vineyard
is only five years old so 30-40% of the grapes are dropped. The low-
yield (only 1-1/2 tons per acre) from this vineyard is the source of J’s
elegant and bright tasting yet subtle ‘07 Sonoma Coast Pinot.
Lastly, for contrast, a J blend – the 2007 Russian River Pinot Noir
is dusty and fuller with softer tannins, and at about 15,000 cases still
a limited production. demonstrated that a year can generate a different definition of “wow!”
The final afternoon session was hosted by Ed Sbragia, a third- Ed especially mentioned that red soil in the Mote Rosso vineyard
generation Dry Creek Valley vintner who started at Beringer in 1976 provides “the elegance of Sonoma and the grip of Napa,” adding that
working under legendary winemaker Myron Nightingale. Sbragia the Sbragia Family Vineyards 2005 Monte Rosso is “the most mellow
Family wines are all single vineyard, using fruit from Dry Creek, Napa, wine I have ever made.”
Sonoma and the Alexander Valley. It is difficult to imagine a more fitting finale to the 28th consecu-
To demonstrate the difference a year can make, Ed composed a tive Vintners’ Holiday than a candlelight dinner under 60-foot ceilings
vertical tasting of three Cabernet Sauvignons he produced in 2004 (a enclosing a dining room that seats over 300 and is part of a unique
cooler year) and 2005 (a warm year) from the Andolsen vineyard, 1927 structure listed on The National Register of Historic Places. The
Monte Rosso vineyard and Cimarossa vineyard. They each clearly standard has been set for the next one. See you there.
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’Tis the Season at VJB Cellars

Raise a Glass To Your Loved Ones!
by Abigail P. Zimmerman
Few times of the year speak specifically to our hearts. The time
between Thanksgiving and New Year’s glitters with elements of the soul.
Clearly there’s a reason people sing outside in the cold or wrap brightly
colored presents or cook complicated dishes for gatherings of friends
and family – It is Love.
This time of year, we think back upon years past and look ahead to
our futures. We celebrate good fortune or square our shoulders and look
ahead to better times, for surely they are just around the corner.
We deeply miss our family members and friends long gone. Children
laugh and play. Friends gather for high antics and spirits while lovers
seek moments of tenderness. Holidays are times of unparalleled human
celebration as well as heartfelt reflection. made their way to Sonoma Valley in 1976 in search of a setting reminis-
Family, friends and excellent wine are the cornerstone of VJB Cellars. cent of Avolina’s bucolic hills and rolling vineyards, a setting ideal they
This holiday season, Henry and Vittorio Belmonte, son and father hoped for Henry and Victor’s childhood.
respectively as well as owners, wish to invite you to gather your loved First generation Italian-Americans, Henry and Victor were raised in
ones around the fire or the table and lift a glass in honor of each other. a deeply hospitable, family-oriented household full of warmth and good
Because nothing is more important than family and dearest friends. food. Parents Vittorio and Maria opened wine country favorite and
Henry should know. He lost his life-long best friend, his brother, acclaimed Cafe Portofino and put their boys to good use. From an early
Victor Joseph Belmonte in September of 2000. Rather than wallow in age, the brothers learned to blend their passionate, hedonistic heritage
devastation, Henry and his family summoned their courage and in late with the upstart capitalism of their family’s new country.
2000 struck out to build a living tribute to Victor’s love of life, wine and No one was surprised when Henry and Victor began planning to
food – wine label “Victor Joseph Belmonte” or VJB Cellars. build on their love of great wine and create their own label. What started
Making wine is a Belmonte family tradition spanning generations as a joint venture between two brothers, tragically changed that fall of
and two continents. Father Vittorio worked alongside his parents and 2000 when Victor suddenly passed on, leaving Henry to pick up their
siblings in the family vineyards in Avolina, Italy, just south of Naples. torch and carry on alone to create VJB Cellars, one of Sonoma’s premier
Emigrating to the United States, Vittorio and his young bride, Maria, boutique wine labels.
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The first official VJB vintage was Dante, a blend of his brother’s
favorite varietals – Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese. By the 2000
harvest, Dante became the pillar of VJB Cellars’ wine portfolio. Today,
Dante is an 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and a 15% Sangiovese blend, a
well-balanced wine rich in sumptuous texture and red spices. Dante is
in good company. VJB’s wine lists boast a diverse selection of artisan,
award-winning varietals perfect for holiday dinners or those quiet
moments and are sold exclusively from the popular Tasting Room in
Kenwood.
VJB Cellars, under Henry’s careful direction, has grown in less than
10 years to be a locals and tourist destination, a true source of wine
country hospitality. Guests are often referred to VJB Cellars Tasting
Room because Henry and Winemaker make great Italian varietals.
Chilled Tocai, sparkling Prosecco, and big fruit reds like Sangiovese,
Metepulciano, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon delight educated and
novice palates alike. And given the Italian love affair with espresso, the
gourmet coffee bar can’t be beat!
Without question, Henry’s motivation, his very reason for breathing
is his family. His wife. Their children. His parents. And certainly his irre-
placeable brother, Victor. It is because Henry’s foundation is rooted
solidly in his blood, this Sonoma earth, and in his family’s wines that VJB
Cellars is a keystone of the Sonoma Valley wine industry.
Henry sees to it that your visit to VJB Cellars and the wines in your
glass are equally memorable, delicious and unique. VJB wines are hand-
crafted, each vintage to be enjoyed this holiday season with your loved
ones, in honor of family, or simply in celebration of tonight. Henry
makes sure of that. Every drop of VJB wine is infused with his Belmonte
heritage and pride in family, friends and good food.
So hang some twinkle lights, decorate your tree, light a fire and cele-
brate your loved ones. Raise a glass or pour yourself another and enjoy!
VJB Cellars Tasting Room is located at 9077 Sonoma Highway, in
Kenwood and is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information,
call (707) 833-2300, email wine@vjbcellars.com or visit the website at
www.vjbcellars.com.
ZAP Festival Celebrates Zin in Paradise

2010 Zin in Paradise Features Flights: A Showcase of Zinfandels, a seated
Celebrity Chef Beverly Gannon tasting with in-depth seminars focusing on limited-
The 19th Annual Zinfandel Advocates & production Zinfandels, takes place on January 29
Producers Festival takes place January 28-30, 2010, from 10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m., at The InterConti-
in San Francisco. The Festival will “headline” Chef nental Mark Hopkins Hotel’s Peacock Court [1 Nob
Beverly Gannon, one of the founders of “HAWAIÌ Hill, San Francisco, 94108, (415) 291-9020]. Topics
regional cuisine.” Chef Gannon is the proprietor of will include the role of blending and regional varia-
Maui’s world famous Haliìmaile General Store and possibly the most tion in the world of Zinfandel. Tickets for non-ZAP
well-known chef in Hawaii. She will develop the “HAWAIÌ regional members are $80; for ZAP members, $65. Tickets are available only in
cuisine” menu for Dinner With The Winemakers as well as prepare a advance and not at the door.
signature Hawaiian dish for Good Eats & Zinfandel Pairing; she will Evening With The Winemakers: A Benefit Live Auction &
also be visible throughout the three days of the Festival and her new Dinner, takes place on January 29 beginning with a reception-
cookbook, Home Style Meals at The Haliìmaile General Store, will be tasting at 5 p.m., at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel in
for sale. To order tickets by phone, call (530) 274-4900; tickets can be San Francisco [1 Nob Hill, San Francisco, (415) 291-9020].
purchased online at www.zinfandel.org. Tickets are $260 for non-members and $210 for ZAP members,
The ZAP Festival will include more than 200 Zinfandel-specialist available only in advance and not at the door. Participating
wineries from all across California pouring their barrel samples and wineries are Alderbrook Winery, Artezin Wines, Cakebread Cellars,
new releases for over 10,000 enthusiasts during three days at four Charter Oak Winery, D-Cubed Cellars, Dogwood Cellars,
separate events. There will be silent auctions during three events – Edmeades Winery, Four Vines Winery, JR Wines, Mazzocco
Good Eats & Zinfandel Pairing, The Grand Zinfandel Tasting, and Winery, Peachy Canyon Winery, Ravenswood, Ridge Vineyards,
Evening with the Winemakers; proceeds support ZAP’s Heritage Vine- Robert Biale Vineyards, Rosenblum Cellars, Saddleback Cellars, St.
yard projects. Francis Winery, Starry Night Winery, Terra d’Oro-Trinchero Family
Good Eats & Zinfandel Pairing takes place on January 28, 6 to 9 Estates and Three Wine Company. Continuing updates are at
p.m. at Fort Mason Center (Marina Blvd. at Buchanan, San Francisco ww.zinfandel.org/default.asp?n1=14&n2=473&member=.
94123). Approximately 50 restaurants will pair with wineries. Tickets The reception will include the opportunity to taste, for the first
for non-ZAP members are $125, ZAP members are $95. Visit time, the 2008 Heritage Vineyard Zinfandel (made from ZAP’s experi-
www.zinfandel.org/default.asp?n1=14&n2=472&member= for a list mental vineyard by Tom Mackey of St. Francis Vineyards & Winery).
of the participants. Some tickets may be available at the door, but it is Guests will then enjoy a feast prepared by ZAP’s celebrity chef, Beverly
recommended to buy tickets in advance. Gannon; guests are seated with a winemaker host at their table.
Some of the Good Eats participants are Acorn Winery/Alegria Vine- Proceeds from the silent and live auctions benefit ZAP’s Heritage
yards with Zin Restaurant & Bar; Alderbrook Winery; Artezin Wines Projects, preserving the historical and viticultural significance of
with Knickerbockers’ Catering; B.R. Cohn Winery with Preferred America’s heritage wine.
Sonoma Caterers; Barefoot Cellars with Sonoma Cake Creations; Bare- The 19th Annual Grand Zinfandel Tasting takes place on January
foot Cellars 2; Barnard Griffin Winery; Blaauwklippen Vineyards with 30 from 2 until 5 p.m. at the Festival and Herbst Pavilions at Fort
Radio Africa Kitchen; D-Cubed Cellars; Deep Purple Winery; Dogwood Mason [Marina Blvd. at Buchanan, San Francisco]. Tickets for non-
Cellars; Dry Creek Vineyard with The Peasant & The Pear; Edmeades ZAP members are $59; for ZAP members, $49. Over 200 wineries are
Winery; Four Vines Winery; Gnarly Head Cellars; Grgich Hills Estate; expected to pour their wines; a list of participating wineries is at
Guglielmo Winery; Hartford Family Winery; J. Rickards Winery & www.zinfandel.org/default.asp?n1=14&n2=474&member=. There
Vineyards; John Tyler; Klinker Brick Winery; Marr Cellars; Mounts will be a silent auction based at the Festival Pavilion from 10 a.m. until
Family Winery; Outpost Estate Wines with Mustard’s Grill; Murphy- 4 p.m., benefiting ZAP’s Heritage Projects. Participating wineries listed
Goode; Peachy Canyon Winery with Haliìmaile General Store; Peirano at www.zinfandel.org/default.asp?n1=14&n2=474&member=.
Estate Vineyards; R& B Cellars; Rancho Zabaco Winery; Ravenswood; “The world of Zinfandel is full of surprises and out-of-the-box
Ridge Vineyards with Lark Creek Steak; Rockwall Wine Company with thinking,” says Rebecca Robinson, ZAP’s Executive Director. “Since
Angela’s Bistro; Rosenblum Cellars with Miss Pearl’s Jam House; Saddle- Zinfandel lovers are always looking for new adventures, we anticipate
back Cellars; Sausal Winery with EOS Restaurant & Wine Bar; Scott that Chef Gannon’s headlining the Festival will energize wineries and
Harvey Wines; Sextant Wines; St. Amant Winey with A Chef For You; attendees alike,” Ms. Robinson adds.
St. Francis Winery & Vineyard; Terra d’Oro-Trinchero Family Estates More about Ms. Gannon: bevgannonrestaurants.com.
with Taste; Three Wine Company with Haliìmaile General Store; Tin Continuing updates on events as well as ticket purchasing at
Barn Vineyards; Van Ruiten Family Winery and Z-52. www.zinfandel.org.
Wine Center Opens to Promote Madera County Wines

While Madera County is known as California’s Gateway to The name of the center, Appellation California, is actually a tribute
Yosemite, some may also know the region as an active grape growing to the state’s viticultural background. An appellation is the official
center. Appellation California, located on Highway 99 in Madera, is a statement on a wine bottle’s label, mandated by law, indicating where
unique kind of wine tasting room with the aim of making knowledge the grapes in the wine were grown. Labels that read “California” are
of Madera County’s status as a wine production center more common. made with grapes from the San Joaquin Valley.
“The idea behind Appellation California is something very unique “The name is intended to educate the consumer to know that any
to the central valley, because we are not winemakers ourselves. What time they see a wine that says Appellation California, they’re drinking
we are going to be doing is selling and tasting the wines from all the wine that came from the valley. Even big names like Beringer or
wineries up and down Highway 99 from Manteca all the way to Mondavi use grapes from here,” said Schmall.
Bakersfield,” said Darren Schmall, PR and Special Events Director with Unlike most tasting rooms, Appellation California will be open
Appellation California. seven days a week. Patrons can sample wines, explore the visitor’s
California is known for its wine producing regions. However, many center and enjoy dried fruits, nuts olive oil and other local products,
people think of Napa or Sonoma when they think of California wines. and enjoy examples of work from local artists. Appellation California
According to Schmall, the vast majority of wine grapes come from the is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day.
San Joaquin Valley. “Napa is a small portion of the wine produced in For more information, visit www.appellationcalifornia.com. For
California, less than 30 percent, where 70 percent of the grapes come more information on Madera County, visit www.yosemitethisyear.com,
from the San Joaquin Valley.” or become a fan at www.facebook.com/yosemitesierra.
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with king-size bed, whirlpool baths, fireplace and balconies. breakfast boutique hotels have been serving the traveling public since 1935.
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Setting. (707) 833-1293 VAGABOND’S INN
10400 Sonoma Highway, Kenwood www.kenwoodinn.com Vagabond's House Inn Bed and Breakfast is located in the midst of Carmel's
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Jeffry can be heard discussing wine country every Thursday at 5:45pm on the
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by Jeffry Ross
Tis the Season and is a very popular destination for wine entered to win a case of Sonoma Valley wine.
This time of year, people are thinking country visitors. Not satisfied with simply Wineries include: Homewood Winery, Land-
about bubbles. In wine country, there are producing an ambitious selection of high- mark Vineyards, Larson Family Winery,
several sparkling wine producers, each with end sparklers, Mumm Napa also boasts a Little Vineyards Family Winery, Nicholson
their own unique style. Why not use this world class art gallery which includes an Ranch, Ravenswood Winery, Schug Carneros
week to visit a couple local bubble houses? exhibit of twenty-seven original signed Estate and Viansa Winery. For more details,
Here are just a few of my favorites. prints from famed photographer, Ansel visit SonomaValleyWine.com or call (707)
Gloria Ferrer’s Catalonian-style estate Adams. On cold days, relax in the glass- 935-0803. FYI: Kids will really enjoy going to
sits high atop a hill overlooking the verdant enclosed tasting salon and enjoy sweeping Larson Family Winery where they can visit the
Carneros grape-growing region. Inside is a views across the Napa Valley while sipping resident llama and other farm animals; 23355
cozy tasting room featuring a fireside sitting some of the best sparkling wines in the Millerick Road, (707) 938-3031.
area and an outdoor terrace with a regal world; (707) 967-7700, MummNapa.com.
Embodying affordable luxury, J Vineyards
Olive Odyssey
view of the countryside, either of which is a
perfect setting for sipping a glass of dry and Winery sets itself apart by aging its Now that the grape harvest is over, winter
Brut. Public tours of the Spanish estate are sparkling wine longer than most vineyards. visitors turn to wine country’s other bite-
available daily; (707) 996-7256, Gloria- This commitment to aging results in J’s intri- sized edible treasure, the olive. Beginning
Ferrer.com. Down the road (on the Napa cate nuances and creamy, complex texture. the first weekend of December, the Ninth
side), you’ll find two stellar wineries note- It’s reputation is built on Vintage Brut, but Annual Olive Festival is a three-month
worthy not only for their spectacular it’s most recently released NV Cuvée 20 culinary feast that concludes with an
sparkling wines, but their architecture as bursts with fruit and finishes smooth and odyssey of events on the weekend of
well. Domaine Carneros has a French- creamy; (707) 431-3646, JWine.com. February 13th. Enjoy artisan breads and
style château renowned throughout the FYI: Here are a few tips in what to buy. Be cheeses, fine wine and succulent Sonoma
world as a landmark of the Carneros Appel- adventurous! Try something new instead of Valley olives. The Olive Press, at Jacuzzi
lation. Majestically crowned atop a sticking to the brand you always buy. Purchase Family Vineyards, has a working press with
picturesque knoll, Domaine Carneros offers a vintage Champagne rather than a brut. Look a tasting room and gift shop devoted to all
tasting on the terrace with enchanting on the bottle to see if the grapes are grand cru things olive. Cooking demonstrations from
views of the southern Napa Valley. Cheese (grand cru vineyards are considered to be the the valley’s finest chefs and winemaker
and fruit plates are included with your best and well worth if it, even if a few more extra dinners makes this seasonal celebration
sparkling wine samples, but for those with dollars). Splurge without breaking the bank. especially popular among foodies and gour-
slightly more demanding palates, salmon Purchase a half bottle. Finally, ask the wine mands. For more information on Olive
and caviar are available; (707) 257-0101; seller what is on sale. Festival events, call (707) 996-1090 or visit
DomaineCarneros.com. Camouflaged a SonomaValley.com. FYI: One of the few
mile away from Domaine Carneros, within Sugary Showdown remaining family owned and operated wineries
a private hillside vista, sits Artesa – the Can you blame Hansel and Gretel for in the Sonoma Valley is VJB Vineyards &
only winery that provides a wraparound wanting to eat the witch’s house? It was, after Cellars. VJB specializes in select lots of hand-
view of virtually the entire Carneros Appel- all, made of the sweetest building materials crafted wine sold only through their retail
lation. Delicious sparkling wines (available available – gingerbread! Throughout the tasting room. During the Olive Festival, VJB
only from the winery) goes without saying, month of December, visit Sonoma Valley offers 20% discounts on all wine purchases
but the main appeal of this cutting-edge wineries and test your gingerbread prowess (excluding Library wines). Find VJB Vineyards
winery is its highly-stylistic architectural during the 4th Annual Gingerbread at 9077 Sonoma Highway; (707) 833-2300;
elements which are so unique – it is rarely Competition. Throughout the month, VJBCellars.com.
seen in any wine country setting; (707) 224- professionals and amateurs are producing
1668, ArtesaWinery.com. Near the heart of gingerbread likenesses of their winery that Wine Deals
the Napa Valley is Domaine Chandon. This will be on display in the tasting room. This Who doesn’t love the gift of wine? FYI has
iconic winery is rooted in French wine- is a great outing for the entire family to visit been busy finding fabulous wine deals to fit
making tradition, but because California gets the wineries, sample some of Sonoma every shopper’s budget. B.R. Cohn Winery
more sunshine, their sparklers are more fruit Valley’s finest wines, purchase some gifts and has a 12-bottle sampler and is currently
forward than traditional champagne; (707) vote on your favorite Gingerbread Winery! offering 25% discount on the case. Domaine
944-2280, Chandon.com. Located along the Pick up a map and ballot at any of the partic- Chandon has a variety of gift ideas,
scenic Silverado Trail, Mumm Napa is one ipating wineries and vote for the “People’s including the bubbles. Shipping is free on
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Winemaker Profile: St. Clement
DANIELLE CYROT experience winemaking abroad, she traveled to “The Cabernet gives Oroppas a richness and
by Diana Greenwood
Alsace, France and South Australia to hone her elegance with wonderful aromatics that are
St. Clement Winemaker, Danielle Cyrot, skills. In Australia she worked in an up and harmonious and beautiful,” said Danielle.
packs her personality into every bottle of wine coming area where Shiraz was in the spotlight. “Merlot fills in the mid-palate, Petit Verdot
she makes. One of the friendliest winemakers “The Australians are all about the chemistry offers structure, and Cab Franc comes in with
around, Danielle is full of energy with a voice of the wine,” said Danielle. “The focus is very strawberry and cherry and a hint of rose petals.
that bubbles enthusiasm and an endless supply hands-on, looking at every aspect of the wine as Working with this blend is like having one
of excitement for her craft. Raised in southern different and interesting and the winemakers more spice in my spice rack to play with.
California by her French dad and Irish mom, work to shape the wine into what they want it Oroppas is the perfect balance of nature and
the Cyrot dinner table was always alive with to be. It’s almost the opposite of the French, science and craft.”
talk of food and wine and travel, especially the where wine is all about terroir. In my work, I At home in the valley, Danielle has found the
family’s annual summer trips to Paris. No take both approaches. The wine has to be 90% balance between work and play. Surrounded by
doubt, too, another favorite topic was Danielle’s there in the beginning and my job is to bring it her husband and extended family of siblings,
great-grandfather, the last of a long line of to its best.” cousins, nieces and nephews, she’s often in the
ancestors who owned the Cyrot vineyard in Danielle, along with her college sweetheart kitchen where she loves to bake fresh breads or
Burgundy’s prestigious Côte de Beaune. husband, returned to Napa in 1999. She joined play with organic veggies from her garden,
Although her grandfather donated the land to the team at Stag’s Leap, working as an enologist creating new menus to pair with St. Clement
Hospices de Beaune after World War I, there is and then in 2003, was promoted to assistant wines. Danielle packs her personality into
still a Cyrot cuvée sold at the charity auction winemaker under the friendly yet particular everything she does. No surprise, then, that
each year. wing of her mentor, Robert Brittan. From him, Napa and Sonoma Valley Magazine named
But Danielle didn’t consider reviving that Danielle says, she learned to trust her palate. Danielle Cyrot “Best Local Winemaker” again
lively family history until she took an introduc- Since 2005, Danielle’s home has been the this year.
tory winemaking class at the University of Cali- cellar at St. Clement where she creates elegantly Located at 2867 St. Helena Highway North
fornia, Davis. From day one, she was hooked structured, significant wines, the portfolio an (Hwy. 29), St. Clement Vineyards is open for
and graduated in 1998 with a degree in expression of her personality and what she likes tasting 7 days from 10-5. Call (800) 331-8266
Enology and Viticulture. While at Davis, in a glass of wine. She spends a lot of time on for tours, offered twice daily at 10:30 a.m. or
Danielle worked harvests at Schramsberg and St. Clement’s flagship wine, Oroppas, a lovely 2:30 p.m. by appointment. For additional
Artesa in Napa Valley, learning the trade from Bordeaux blend that showcases the best information, tasting options, and upcoming
the soil up, and after graduation, determined to Cabernet from all of the vineyards. events, visit the website at www.stclement.com.
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | NAPA VALLEY
Trinchero Napa Valley

Opens Its Doors with a
New Winery & New Wines
Long Tradition of Hospitality Continues With New
Ultra-Premium, State-of-the-Art Facility in St. Helena
Trinchero Family Estates’ highly anticipated new luxury facility,
Trinchero Napa Valley, is now fully operational and open daily for
tours and tastings. The property boasts a 22,000-square-foot winery,
a state-of-the-art culinary center and a historic tasting room and
picnic area. Nestled just north of the town of St. Helena, the winery
is now the exclusive home of the family’s new signature Trinchero
Napa Valley program; single-vineyard, 100% estate-grown Napa
Valley wines.
“We had our eye on this property for years and were thrilled in
2004 when it became available for sale,” says Bob Trinchero,
Chairman, Trinchero Family Estates. “We’ve spent the last five years
completely transforming it into our ultra-premium namesake winery.
Since my parents moved here in 1948, we have acquired more than
220 acres of prime Napa Valley vineyards. We’re delighted to have a
new winery, winemaker and wines that beautifully reflect our family’s
legacy in the Napa Valley.”
The wines are crafted by up-and-coming winemaker Mario Monti-
celli, who previously worked for Philippe Melka and Carl Doumani.
The inaugural 2007 vintage boasts twelve different wines and only
12,000 total cases, all estate-grown, and predominantly single-vine-
yard. The new line-up is available to consumers in the new tasting
room, and has begun to appear in fine restaurants and high-end retail
shops across the country.
Trinchero Napa Valley is located at 3070 N. St. Helena Highway in
St. Helena. Tours and tastings offered daily, seminars require reserva-
tions. Telephone for tasting room and reservations is (707) 963-1160.
Visit the website at www.Trincheronapavalley.com.
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Designer labels? Check. Fine art? Yep. Marketplace is a unique collection of contem- the best places to find Napa Valley wine-
Award-winning wines? Delicious food? porary shops, superb galleries, and, of course, makers, artisans, designers and chefs.
Absolutely! Head no further than V Market- world-class wine boutiques that even the V Marketplace is open seven days a week,
place – a destination gem at the heart of most traveled-of-tourists and local-of-locals 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (except restaurants and
historic Yountville in Napa Valley. will enjoy. The old Groezinger Winery (circa winebars) and is located at 6525 Washington
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CANDLELIGHT INN
Peaceful Elegance in the Napa Valley
by Abigail P. Zimmerman
The Candlelight Inn epitomizes the elegance and true romance of
Napa Valley.
Built in 1929 by the Napa postmaster, this graceful English tudor-
style mansion is particularly geared to guest’s intent on enjoying a
special time in a memorable place.
Romantic to its core, the Candlelight Inn is a beautifully preserved
element of Napa history. A grand, sophisticated estate, the Inn is at
once tranquil and stately. Driving up, it’s easy to imagine a horse and
carriage waiting or hear sounds from glittering parties past. Today, the
Inn is simply lovely, tranquil and romantic.
Carefully manicured grounds are bordered by the soothing Napa
Creek and the majestic Giant Redwoods impart shade and a natural
feeling of exclusivity. Ceilings within soar and hand-applied white-
washed plaster and blackened oak beams only add to your impres-
sions of enchantment.
Steeped in fairytale romance, warmth and comfort, guest suite inte-
riors are uniquely individual and well appointed with sumptuous
linens, floral motifs and wine country charm. Most suites boast crack-
ling fireplaces and two-person marble Jacuzzi tubs. Private balconies
or patios ensure privacy for all.
A spacious, secluded swimming pool and sets of comfortable chairs Today, the Candlelight Inn enjoys a well-deserved reputation for
to lounge on to create a perfect environment to read, rest or simply to providing superb service and ensuring guests have a truly enjoyable,
enjoy some sunshine. memorable stay.
Enjoy three-course complimentary gourmet breakfasts each “We appreciate that your time away is valuable, so we are
morning and hors d’oeuvres in the evening. committed to helping you enjoy it to the fullest!” says owner Sam Neft.
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by Christin Piccin secreted away in the bamboo, were evident. Suddenly, though, there
was an ominous, throaty rumble. My eyes popped open. The geyser
When wine touring has
was coming to life.
tired you out, take a short
Centered in a small, grass-hemmed pond, the geyser had begun
detour from Highway 29
coughing puffs of steam which dissolved into the warm afternoon air.
beneath the lofty peak of Mt.
Then it started to gurgle and bubble like a witch’s cauldron. Suddenly
St. Helena, for a nature break
it sent up a few spurts three or four feet high.
at Old Faithful Geyser of Cali-
After a few minutes of playful squirting, it erupted. It was as if
fornia.
someone had opened a fire hydrant straight into the sky. A column of
Just outside Calistoga, the
350-degree hot water spouted from the rocky source, backlit by the
Geyser’s peaceful garden “theater” is ringed with tall grasses and
sun. As it peaked, the steaming water fanned out into miniscule
feathery-leafed bamboo. In anticipation of the imminent eruption, I
droplets that fell like shimmering diamond dust then disappeared,
found a shady seat at one of the many picnic tables scattered about
leaving the pond as calm and serene as it was before the show began.
and closed my eyes. Only the songs of chirping birds who were
Hot springs and steam vents are numerous but there are only a
handful of geysers in the world that can be relied on to erupt
predictably and repeatedly. Old Faithful Geyser of California is one of
those.
Geyser owner Olga Kolbek, who has logged the geyser’s activity
since 1983, noticed a surprising link between the geyser’s eruptions
and earthquakes. While the geyser spouts off at 40-minute intervals
most days, subsequent studies by seismologists have revealed that
California’s Old Faithful goes off schedule when earthquakes activity
is imminent. The geyser’s eruptions come farther apart and decrease in
size, coinciding with earthquakes within 300 miles in the next few
days.
Kolbek delights in sharing her vast knowledge of the geyser and of
local history, and is available by appointment for private tours. Like-
wise, a series of panels scattered through the garden area, plus a video
room explain the mysteries of California’s Old Faithful. The geyser is
located at 1299 Tubbs Lane off Hwy. 29 in Calistoga and is open 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m., every day of the year. For more information, call (707) 942-
6463 or visit www.oldfaithfulgeyser.com.
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Wine Tasting Classes at Beringer by Master Sommelier

– Exceptional Zinfandels from the 2007 Vintage
Beringer Vineyards is pleased to host a Wine Tasting Class by Winery Fermentation Room
Ronn Wiegand, Master of Wine, Master Sommelier, through the Napa (second floor of Old Winery), 2000
Valley College, Community Education Program. Main Street, St. Helena. Cost is $70.
2007 was an exceptional vintage for California Zinfandels – All students must be 21 to attend.
among the best ever! Taste a range of scintillating Zins from the To register, contact Napa Valley
various counties of California. Revealing a wide range of this vintage Community College at (707) 967-
in both style and price the 2007s will highlight the fact that this 2901.
vintage is both elegant in style with a vibrant rich fruitiness that make Mr. Wiegand has been teaching
Zinfandels one of the great values in California wine! Register early – wine appreciation classes for more
everyone loves a good Zin! (All students must be at least 21 years than 25 years. Class participants
old). Exceptional Zinfandels from the 2007 Vintage will be held have responded enthusiastically to
Tuesday, January 26 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Beringer Vineyards – Old his relaxed, informative style and
his candid insights on wine tasting,
wine enjoyment and the wine Ronn Wiegand
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and Master Sommelier (1986), he currently publishes RESTAURANT
CH AR LES WINE (a consulting guide to wine for restaurants) and Taste Tour
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Wine Charts (educational wine materials). As a wine professional, he
David Fulton
Calafia Cellars tastes more than 4,000 wines a year and lectures on wine-related
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Redmon since 1980.
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world’s best wines. He was the first person in the world to hold the
N APA VALLEY Master of Wine and Master Sommelier wine titles.
W IN E H A R D W A R E
St. Helena Wine Center
Ronn is regularly quoted in the national media. He routinely tastes
Napa Valley Farms more than 5,000 wines every year and is considered one of the best
Salvestrin wine tasters in the world. Ronn publishes Restaurant Wine and Taste-
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Hall Beringer Vineyards, the oldest continuously operating winery in
Heitz
Napa Valley and the first to offer public tours, continues its commit-
Flora Springs
ment to offer guests original and inspiring wine country experiences.
A R G E R -M A R T U C C I V.SATTU I Guests at Beringer Vineyards can follow their fancy – or many fancies
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Not to Scale Del Dotto R AYM O N D north of the downtown area on your left (in the Avenue of the Elms).
Phone (707) 963-4812 for further info, or check their extensive
W H IT E H A L L L A N E website – complete with wine
Witt Fransican collecting ideas and fabulous
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★ Wine Country This Week Preferred room is open daily 10 a.m. to 6
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◆ Open by appointment only p.m., and tours of the original
caves are available.
Napa Valley Fine Art
New Original Works Arrive
at Art on Main, St. Helena
Art on Main announces the arrival of a number of new original works in the
gallery by well known landscape artists Erin Dertner, Tim Howe, Pamela
Anderson and Napa’s own, Mel Amaral. These artists continue to delight both
new and returning collectors to the gallery. A wide spectrum of fine art
mediums including oil, acrylic, limited edition etchings and sculpture are
currently on display.
Included in the gallery is a
wide selection of “pop” animal art
by gallery favorite, Ron Burns.
Lyn Cook delights us with her
stylized horses and cat sculptures in amazing marble-like patinas. Internationally collected,
Big Sur sculptor, Loet Vanderveen, has his “Classic” animal sculpture collection available at
prices perfect for holiday gift giving.
Gifted, creative sculptor, Richard Thomas, adds a touch of fun with his “Celebration of the
Vine” series inspired by personal experiences, and a lifetime of celebrations with family and
friends.
The gallery, located at 1359 Main St. in St. Helena is open seven days a week. A selection
from each artist may be viewed on the gallery’s website at www.ImagesNapaValley.com.
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Do you remember when you stopped February 6, 2010 Small Lot Zinfandel, the first Zinfandel for
trying to keep up with all the newest music GENERATIONS RELEASE PARTY Raymond since 1999, was released and sold
trends? Suddenly you realized that none of out in just a few weeks.
the new music had the complexity, the depth, ness until 1971, when Beringer was This holiday season Raymond Vineyards is
or the warming familiarity of the classic tunes. purchased by Nestle. Then the Raymonds Decking the Halls with Cabernet from the
Every once in a while you still dial up the new decided to set out to make wine under their library. What better way to celebrate the holi-
stuff, but you always go back to the classics. own label. They purchased a 90-acre property days than with a special tasting of Raymond
That’s the same way you’ll feel when you in the heart of Napa Valley on Zinfandel Lane, Vineyards Library Cabernet Sauvignon? On
stop for a visit Raymond Vineyards, an “oldie, planted vines and produced their first vintage Saturday, December 19, the staff will feature
but goodie” when it comes to Napa Valley under the Raymond label in 1974. this selection from the cellar 1989 Private
wineries. With five generations making great Now the fifth generation of Raymonds has Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, 1993 Napa
wine in the Napa Valley, Raymond has tuned taken on major responsibilities at Raymond, Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, 1998
its approach so finely that you can count on including Walt’s daughter, Krisi, who is Generations Cabernet Sauvignon, 1999 Napa
consistency, quality and complexity vintage involved in sales, marketing and winemaking, Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and 2001
after vintage. and Roy Jr.’s son Craig, who is manages all of Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon.
And there have been lots of great vintages the Raymond vineyards. Craig’s wife While you’re there, finish your tasting with
at Raymond. Raymond Vineyards is still a Margaret, Raymond’s Wine Club Director, has a sample of Raymond’s decadent dessert wine
privately-owned, family-run winery whose been taking Raymond Vineyards on the road, Opulence, a late harvest Chardonnay from
president, Walter Raymond, and Executive with stops in major cities to visit with the the winery’s Monterey vineyard. The 2006
Advisor, Roy Raymond, Jr., are fourth genera- winery’s wine club members. Opulence is smooth and moderately sweet,
tion Napa Valley vintners. They are also the Raymond is still firmly in touch with its with lovely flavors of apricot, brewed tea and
great-grandsons of Jacob Beringer, who along family-winery sensibilities. Last year the honey and a high note of lemon that balances
with his brother Frederic founded Beringer winery introduced a line of small lot wines the wine perfectly. Opulence comes in an
Brothers Winery in 1876. available exclusively at the winery. The tasting elegant box, making it a wonderful hostess
Walt and Roy’s father, Roy Sr., was instru- room is currently featuring the 2007 gift or special surprise to put under the tree.
mental in helping re-establish the Beringer Raymond Napa Valley Small Lot Syrah, the Raymond Vineyards is located at 849
winery after the repeal of Prohibition in 1933. first Syrah the winery has ever produced. Zinfandel Lane in St. Helena. The tasting
The Raymonds all worked for the family busi- This one is an enticing big boy, with delicious room is open daily from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
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Big Bottles for Big Occasions from Chateau St. Jean

Chateau St. Jean will be hosting a week long holiday celebration – maker for a day!” Cost is $75 per person, eight person minimum.
Big bottles for big occasions! – December 26 to 31 from 10 a.m. to 5
Box Lunch Program
p.m. daily. This is the perfect time to break away from the snowy-
Guests will be greeted with a taste of the Pinot Blanc in the beau-
blues. Okay, it rarely snows here, but it’s a good idea to come visit
tiful Mediterranean gardens and will enjoy a guided historical and
them anyway. Visit the Chateau between Christmas and New Year’s as
terroir tour. You will then be escorted to a shady patio for a private
they toast to family, friendship and the good life. There will also be
reserve wine tasting followed by a picnic box lunch with assorted
fabulous bargains as they clear the shelves for spring merchandise and
Sonoma County wines. Cost is $50 per person, 10 guest minimum
clear the cellar for new vintages. Many discounts on wine and
and is available by appointment.
merchandise will be extended for this special celebration week.
Tasting is $10 per person, $15 for Reserve Wine tasting. Cinq Cépages Component Tasting
Mark your calendars for Saturday and Sunday, January 17 and 18 “Cinq Cépages” stands for Five Varieties. You will taste each
for the Martin Luther King Holiday Weekend – Pinot Blanc release component of this iconic wine and you will find out what each one of
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Chateau St. Jean will be releasing its Pinot these Bordeaux varieties bring to the final blend. An extensive reserve
Blanc … every year a staff favorite. Be the first in line to sample it, right tasting of the finest wines will conclude this fun and informative exer-
here in gorgeous Sonoma Valley. Come by the winery in the slow cise. Cost is $25 per person, eight person minimum.
season and sit in the roomy leather chairs of the Chateau in front of a Chateau St. Jean is located at 8555 Sonoma Highway 12 in
roaring fire! Kenwood. Email csjtour@chateaustjean.com or call (707) 833-4134
The highlight of a visit to Chateau St. Jean is the opportunity to ext. 5258 to make an appointment.
taste the handcrafted Sonoma County wines. From award-winning
Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon to captivating Merlot and
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Explore the Road, Discover the Wine, Restock Your Cellar

Wine Road Northwest Sonoma County Celebrates its wine. Cost is $40 for both days, $30 for Sunday only, $10 for desig-
18th Annual “Winter Wineland” Event this January nated drivers. The list of more than 100 winery members participating
For one weekend only, the 18th Annual “Winter Wineland” event in the Wine Road in Dry Creek, Russian River and Alexander Valleys
allow guests to forge their own path in discovering unique, select participating is available at www.wineroad.com. To purchase tickets,
wines of the Sonoma County region. More than 100 winery members visit the website or call 1-888-251-0560.
of the Wine Road in the Dry The Wine Road is an association of
Creek, Russian River and 152 vintners and 50 lodgings
Alexander valleys open their throughout the Alexander, Dry Creek
cellar doors for a post-holiday and Russian River valleys in Northern
celebration in which guests have Sonoma County – a stunning land-
the opportunity to visit and taste scape dotted with vineyards and
limited-production wines along- picturesque towns. The grandeur of
side new releases and older the Pacific Ocean and towering
vintages. Meander through redwoods lead visitors inland along
picturesque countryside in quiet country roads only one hour
Northwest Sonoma County on north of San Francisco. There is
the “Wine Road,” meeting wine- always something going on along the
makers, sampling the wines that Wine Road with year-round winery
make them famous, with select events, exciting new releases of wine,
wineries offering delectable food pairings and tours. and much more. For more information, or to request a free map,
“Winter Wineland” – January 16 and 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. – contact Beth Costa at 1-800-723-6336 or via email at
promises an exceptional weekend of great wine and presents a unique info@wineroad.com. Visit the Wine Road at www.wineroad.com or on
opportunity to save with special discounts on bottles and cases of “Facebook” and “Twitter.”
Tasting Room of the Week:
by Nan Reiley
FRITZ WINERY vaulted-ceiling glass doors that reveal all the clean, long finish. The winery makes three
greenery outside and that lead to a terrace vineyard-designated Pinot Noirs from
Rural, laid-back Dry Creek Valley in with picnic tables shaded by market Russian River Valley cool-climate vineyards.
northern Sonoma County has become umbrellas and olive trees. On chilly or rainy Each lets its terroir (soil and climate of the
famous for its outstanding Zinfandels. One days, a small, efficient free-standing fireplace vineyard) show through with individual char-
“must see” producer of this tasty variety is supplies welcome warmth to visitors. The acter.
Fritz Winery, a small, family-owned opera- tasting room is small, unpretentious and very On the day we visited, it was the 2007
tion tucked away in the side of the hill (liter- friendly. There may be one or more dogs Reserve Zinfandel that was the standout. It’s
ally) along Dutcher Creek Road. Fritz makes curled up asleep and there is bound to be a big, spicy, pepper-and-cherry blockbuster
all the classic wine varieties, including some good conversation about wine from the wine that would be excellent with braised
Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet welcoming staff. red meat dishes and cooked tomato sauces.
Sauvignon, Syrah and Pinot Noir, so whether But you are here to taste the wines, no? Not bad to sip by itself, come to think of it.
or not you choose to focus on Zin, you’ll find Good, because they are wines of distinction. Because of the small annual case produc-
something delicious to taste. Second-generation owner Clayton Fritz tion (about 14,000 cases), only a few Fritz
Take Dutcher Creek Road from either Dry focuses on the outstanding vineyards of Dry wines are distributed outside the winery. This
Creek Valley Road to the west or Hwy. 101 to Creek Valley and Russian River Valley, and is all the more reason to visit the tasting
the east (in Alexander Valley) to get to Fritz uses these grape sources exclusively for all room, because only here and through the
Winery. The road rises through a secluded, wines made by Fritz winemaker Brad Fritz Underground Wine Club will you be
canyon-like pass forested with live oaks, bay Longton. The winery’s ultimate goal is to able to enjoy some of Sonoma County’s finest
and eucalyptus trees. You might well think produce only vineyard-designated wines. A offerings.
you’ve left the vineyard region as you wind wine that comes from a single vineyard most Visitors who would like to see how these
along the hillside road, but you’ll soon spot clearly shows the characteristics of the soil fine wines are made can call for an appoint-
the Fritz estate vineyards and a lane that and climate of that vineyard. And the Fritz ment to tour the underground, gravity-fed
passes through them, across a narrow style of winemaking allows these vineyard wine cellars on a Saturday or Sunday. The
wooden bridge (over Dutcher Creek, natu- traits to show through in their purity, with tasting room is open every day from 10:30
rally) and climbs the driveway to the tasting approachable, fruit-forward flavors and silky a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except for major holidays.
room and winemaking facility, called “under- textures. You’ll find Fritz at 24691 Dutcher Creek
ground” because both are carved into the Some of the wines now available are Road; call (707) 894-3389 or visit the
side of the hill. Fritz’s 2008 Sauvignon Blanc, a zesty, crisp website at www.fritzwinery.com for more
Fortunately, the tasting room has floor-to- white wine with notes of grapefruit and a information and directions.
D O W N T O W N
HEALDSBURG
Grove Street Winery
Manzanita Creek
DRY CREEK RD
UPCOMING EVENTS See page 16 or visit www.healdsburg.com for more event information
MARCH AVE
. DECEMBER 17 – Caroling in Convertibles with Wine Country Hot Rod Tours! Take a tour
GROVE ST
of Wine Country Inns; stop at each inn for treats, www.winecountryhotrodtours.com or call 707-480-RODS
CENTER ST
HEALDSBURG AVE.
JOHNSON
LINCOLN DECEMBER 17 – Family Gingerbread House Decorating – Relish Culinary Center,
COLLEGE ST
FITCH ST
Seghesio families decorate a gingerbread house, $74 (up to 5 people), 6:30-8pm, www.relishculinary.com, 707-431-9999
GRANT ST
PRINCE
101 DECEMBER 18 – Benefit Shopping Night for Rising Star Outreach, One World Fair Trade, 707-473-0880
Artiste Winery & DECEMBER 19 – Breakfast with Santa at Costeaux French Bakery –
Tasting Studio Ferrari-Carano’s PIPER ST Bring your camera! Order from the menu. 9-11am, 707-433-1913 ext. 15
Toad Hollow SEASONS OF THE VINEYARD
Vineyards
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Sonoma NORTH ST
DECEMBER 19 – Magical Toyland Exhibit – Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society – Free
Cellars
Thirty Four North . Toys from 1860s-1960s. Kids Open House 1-3pm, storytelling, treats, www.healdsburgmuseum.org, 707-431-3325
Wine Merchants Downtown Wine
KENDALL PLAZA Russian River Wine Co. DECEMBER 19 & 20 – Winnie the Pooh Christmas Tail – Raven Theatre, tickets $10/adults and
JACKSON Plaza Gallo Souverain $5/children under 12; at the door or in advance by visiting www.raventheater.org or by calling 707-433-6335
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MURPHY GOODE MATHESO Rosenblum
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Cellars DECEMBER 20 – Parent + Child Gingerbread House Class – Bovolo, (inside Copperfield's)
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Trust Winery Ltd. 3-4:30pm, $45 includes a house, the class, and santa’s snack for all, RSVP 707-431-2962
La Crema Winery Hauck
Selby MILL DECEMBER 21 – Kids Holiday Treats Workshop – Relish Culinary Center, kids will make a variety of
seasonal goodies, $50 (ages 7-11), 1-3:30 pm, www.relishculinary.com or call 707-431-9999
DECEMBER 26 – Boxing Day Celebration – Barndiva, noon-1am. Special menus all day, Dancing
begins at 10:30 pm. For more information please visit www.barndiva.com or call 707-431-0100
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WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | SONOMA VALLEY
Gingerbread Winery Contest Takes Center Stage During

Sonoma Valley’s ‘Holiday in the Vines’ Celebration
Sonoma Valley’s Vintner’s & Growers festivities, visit the Events Calendar at
Alliance (SVVGA) presents its Holiday in the www.sonomavalleywine.com.
Vines, a season-long celebration of the sights, The Gingerbread Winery Contest will
sounds and flavors of the holidays in wine again be the season’s signature event. Profes-
country. Through Sunday, January 3rd sional and amateur chefs alike will join in the
Sonoma Valley wineries will be offering fun; producing extravagant gingerbread like-
revelers of all ages special seasonal events, nesses of Sonoma’s most acclaimed wineries.
after-hours celebrations, gift shopping and Throughout the month of December, visitors
winemaker dinners. For the complete list of can pick up a map and a ballot at any of the
participating wineries and cast their ballots
for their favorite munchable-masterpiece. As
an added bonus, each time voters cast a ballot Kenwood Vineyards, Landmark Vineyards,
they’ll be entered into a raffle to win a case of Larson Family Winery, Little Vineyards
Sonoma Valley wines. Family Winery, Nicholson Ranch, Robledo
Previous winners have included Nicholson Family Winery, Roessler Cellars and Viansa
Ranch Winery with a life-size gingerbread Winery & Marketplace.
fireplace complete with stockings. This year’s Additional Holiday in the Vines events are
participating wineries are Anaba Wines, being added daily. For more information,
Arrowood Vineyards & Winery, Chateau St. visit the Event Calendar on the website at
Jean, Cline Cellars, Jacuzzi Family Vineyards, www.sonomavalleywine.com
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Explore Ten Wineries in One Room at Sonoma Enoteca

For anyone who ever wished
they had more time to visit
more wineries, Sonoma Enoteca
is the answer. In one beautiful,
spacious Mediterranean-style
tasting room on the historic
Sonoma Plaza, guests can
sample distinctive wines from
ten boutique wineries in one
comfortable location. Choose
any six wines for just $5 from
the generous tasting menu of
twenty wines that are available
daily.
With a breathtaking view of
the Mayacamas Mountains right
outside the front door, some of
the best limited-production,
handcrafted, artisian wines can
be sampled. There are even
award-winning olive oils and
vinegars to taste. Plus, wine from this complex rocky terrain Passion for their craft turns that lingers.
accessories, glassware, gifts, wine creates an exciting palate of lush Brutocao winemakers into Visit Sonoma-Enoteca at 35
books and gorgeous home fruity flavors. Under the watchful artists. And it’s their artistic East Napa Street. Open 11 a.m. to
furnishings that reflect the best in eye of Bill Sanderson, the grapes expression that transforms grape 6 p.m. Wednesday through
wine country living. are nurtured and tested juice into gold, silver and bronze Monday.
The featured boutique frequently so they can be medals at wine competitions For more information, call
wineries include some Sonoma harvested at the perfect ripeness across the country. Also from (707) 935-1200, visit the website
treasures like Favero Vineyards for these memorable, exceptional Mendocino, this family produces at www.sonoma-enoteca.com,
featuring Sangiovese, Cabernet wines. complex and memorable wine. or send an email info@sonoma-
Sauvignon and the Super Tuscan, Seabiscuit Ranch is repre- Sonoma Enoteca carries a wide enoteca.com.
Monte di Sassi. Fred Favero’s sented with lovely wines from array of Brutocao wines.
vineyards, wines and the wine Mendocino where Seabiscuit Mazanita Creek wines are
cave he built himself, are stun- retired in California’s Redwood also available. These powerful
ning. Valley. The vineyards were wines are intense and rich with
The Trios Wines are from the planted in Seabiscuit’s honor. their exceptional Zinfandels and
B. Wise Vineyards nestled in the Chardonnay, Merlot and the Syrah leading the way.
rolling hills of the Mayacamas “Superfecta” Bordeaux blend are The latest addition to the
Mountains near the famed Monte sleek, spirited wines which are Sonoma Enoteca family is The
Rosso vineyard and founded by styled to win legions of admirers. Rose Group which has brought
Brion Wise in 2002. His Cabernet The wine is produced by the some outstanding wines into the
Sauvignon, Syrah and Proprietary Dreyer Family Winery in Sonoma fold. The Grieve Sauvignon Blanc
Red are exquisite. County, California. The Dreyers is an extraordinary wine from
Madrone Ridge wines come also present their Dreyer Sonoma David Grieve’s estate vineyard in
from vineyards that lie just east of wines, Compass wines and their Lovall Valley, California. The
the historic Sonoma Plaza on Il Cuore wines in honor of the Double Eagle Merlot is a wine of
Arrowhead Mountain where Italian immigrants who planted great depth and richness. And the
some of the finest red grapes in the first vineyards in Northern H Pinot from the Sonoma Coast
California are grown. The wine California. is a standout with a savory finish
Enoteca
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35 East Napa Street, Sonoma
(707) 935-1200
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MENDOCINO/LAKE COUNTIES | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK
128 Frey Vineyards

Oster
Claudia Springs Winery Esterlina Vineyards
Redwood Barra of Mendocino
Handley Cellars
Husch Vineyards Roeder Estate Silversmith Vineyards
Lazy Creek Vineyards Valley Elizabeth Vineyards
Londer Vineyards Standish Wine Company Parducci, Hidden Cellars Lolonis Winery
Greenwood Ridge Fife Vineyards
Brutocao Cellars Navarro Vineyards Sketchbook, Zingaro
Toulouse Vineyards Germain-Robin Distillery
Lake
Potter
Philo SCHARFFENBERGER CELLARS Mendocino Valley
Goldeneye Vineyards Philips Hill Estates Philo Ridge Vineyards
Breggo Cellars
Anderson Dunnewood
Valley Londer
Ukiah Vineyards
Chiarito Vineyards
ZINA HYDE CUNNINGHAM 20
Foursight Wines 253
Boonville
Mendocino
Ridge 101 Upper
1 Nelson Family Winery Zoom
Lake County Wine Studio Lake
128 Whaler Vineyards
JAXON KEYS 29
Yorkville
Lakeport
Mendocino Tulip Hill Winery
Cellars
Highlands
Meyer Family Ceago Vinegarden
Benmore
Maple Creek Winery Hopland Valley
McDowell Valley Clear 20
Yorkville Cellars Jeriko Estates
Graziano Family of Wines Lake
McFadden
Yorkville Brutocao Cellars McNab Ridge
McDowell Valley Vineyards
Duncan Peak Weibel Winery 175
Brassfield Estate Winery
TOPEL
128 Milano Family
Winery Finley Monte Lago
Vineyards
Le Vin Winery
Steele Winery
High Valley
Shannon Ridge Winery
Pendleton Estate
EdenCrest
M. Konocti Growers
Kelseyville High Valley Noggle
Wildhurst Vineyards Kelseyville Wine Co.
Rosa D’Oro Vineyards /Dusinberre
Cloverdale Sol Rouge
Clear Lake
Moore Family
Wattle Creek Winery
Villa La Brenta 20
Asti Cougar’s Leap Gregory Graham
101 Red
Hills 29 Lower Lake
Ployez Winery Terrill Cellars
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Shed Horn
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Check the listings in the back for
hours, address and phone number.
101 Wineries not open to the public are not represented.
For corrections, deletions, additions, fax (707) 938-3674
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WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | MENDOCINO/LAKE COUNTIES
2006 Zina Hyde Cunningham Petite Sirah

Lake County Released December 6
Steve Ledson, proprietor of Zina Hyde mildew and named it after himself, in the
Cunningham winery in Mendocino County’s 1870s. It produces tannic wines the display
Anderson Valley, is very pleased to announce flavors of spice and plum. Petite Sirah, in addi-
the release of the much-anticipated 2006 Zina tion to being produced as a single varietal, is
Hyde Cunningham Petite Sirah. The Diamond often used as a blending grape, adding dark
Ridge vineyard, located in Lake County fruit flavors and tannin to lighter wines.
produced this award-winning wine from 100% Compared to Syrah, the wine is noticeably
Petite Sirah and aged in 100% Sansaud french more purplish in color. The wines are very
barrels. There are only 157 cases available. tannic, with a great aging ability that can
“This wine and vineyard are one of Zina exceed many years in the bottle.
Hyde’s most acclaimed wines and locations,” In the sleepy little town of Boonville,
enthused Ledson. “It is an honor to be recognized both critically and gateway to the growing wine region of the Anderson Valley, Zina Hyde
from consumers for this wine.” Cunningham tasting room opened its doors in September, 2006 for
guests to taste wines made by a family who came to Mendocino County
Vineyard
in 1862. One look at the restored building brings to mind a time of
Along the southwestern shores of Clear Lake located in the
horse and buggies and general stores.
temperate Lake County lie beautiful, rolling hills of vineyard. The angle
Visitors can enjoy a bottle of wine along with picnic fare from the
of the sunlight amidst the hills and valleys creates microclimates within
Boonville General Store on the beautiful picnic grounds. A few games
the region allowing the fruit to absorb the warmth from the sun for a
on the bocce court rounds out a perfect Anderson Valley afternoon.
more even ripening process. This Petite Sirah comes from a vineyard
The Zina Hyde Cunningham tasting room is located at 14077 Hwy
with breathtaking views and soil that is rich, red and rocky providing
128, Boonville; (707) 895-9462, www.zinawinery.com and is open 10
the vines with ultimate nutrition and drainage. The distinct red,
a.m. to 5 p.m.
volcanic terrain attracts and captures the sunlight which provides an all
around warm environment for the grapes producing very flavorful and
complex wines. This complexity is enhanced by cooler nights, which
enable the fruit to ripen slowly creating a well-balanced wine.
Winemaker’s Notes
Concentrated aromas of earthy blackberry, maple and cedar precede
a supple palate of dried plum, currant and black pepper. The lingering
finish of currant, pepper and just enough tannin seems to last an eter-
nity. The Petite Sirah explodes with flavor on the palate, but displays a
luscious overall balance. The tannin structure is present, but not over-
whelming, making this wine a candidate for aging many years. The
cool growing season for this vintage brought reduced yields of concen-
trated grapes. Wine Enthusiast rated the 2005 vintage one of the Top
100 Wines of 2009, as well as receiving two gold medals at the 2008
Los Angeles International Wine Competition and the 2009 Dallas
Morning News Wine Competition. Pair this wine with skewered center
cut sirloins of lamb with baby artichoke and a Parmesan polenta cake.
This wine will be sure to sell out quickly, due to its increasing popu-
larity and its sought-after style for producing this wine.
Petite Sirah
Petite Sirah is the same as the French variety known as Durif, a cross
of Peloursin wine with Syrah pollen. A French nurseryman, Dr.
François Durif, propagated the grape trying for resistance to powdery
LIVERMORE | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK
Occasio Winery Opens Holiday Gift Boutique In Livermore Tasting Room

Select the Perfect Artisan Gift While Tasting Toffee $7.95-$13.95 and Mulling Spices $4.
Small lot Wines From Occasio Winery Other gift ideas include: Occasio Society Wine Club one year gift
Occasio Winery owner John Kinney announced that his Livermore membership – surprise the wine lover in your family; Occasio Winery
tasting room, located at 2245B South Vasco Road in Livermore, will gift certificates – let them choose their own gift this holiday season;
have a holiday store featuring artisan gift selections throughout the gift baskets – enjoy a selection of local products – various sizes/prices;
month of December. 2008 Zinfandel futures $130 for half case; cheese books $24-$35;
Following are some of Kinney’s favorite gift selections from the Gaucho gypsy jazz CDs as well as various branded wearables.
Occasio Winery tasting room: Tierra Mia Organic Goat Soap $8.75; Sip and savor the holidays at Occasio Winery – stop by this holiday
McCauley Olive Oil $10-$12; Soi Company holiday soy candles $6- season and take the stress out of shopping. Occasio Winery sits
$20; grape vine wreaths; Savannah Bee Company beauty products discretely at the entrance to the historically important Livermore
$7.99 - $25; Savannah Bee Company honeys $5 - $24; Zaro’s English Valley Wine Country. Their family invites you to experience this
boutique winery and tasting salon and sample the award-winning
wines.
For those wanting a more formal tasting, the Library Room accom-
modates parties up to eight people. Here, guests can study the wines
in greater detail in the presence of the winemaker, and can explore
cheese and wine pairing.
By appointment, guests can also tour the onsite winery with the
winemaker. Occasio Society wine club members are invited to tour
the vineyards, by appointment.
Occasio Winery is open Friday from noon to 5 p.m., Saturday and
Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Check Occasiowinery.com for
seasonal hours. Call (925) 371-1987 to make a reservation outside of
opening hours.
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SALINAS & hours, address and phone number.
MONTEREY/CARMEL
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | LODI
To McConnell Estates
Macchia
Visiting Woodbridge Winery PELTIER ROAD

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every day a little less everyday. Woodbridge
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arrange a private tour by appointment. For everyone’s safety, no chil-
LOWER SACRAMENTO RD
Winery Pitto Wines
DAVIS ROAD
• Boitano Family
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dren under ten years of age are permitted on the tours. For reservations Grands Amis EAST Oak Ridge
Winery vMv
• Pasos Vineyards
• Stama Winery
Vineyards • Watts Family
or more information, call (209) 365-8139. Cellar Door
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SARGENT LODI AVE Siqueira
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This 30-minute complimentary tour is offered twice each day at Vineyard Family Winery
Harney Lane
99 Winery
9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Learn about the history of the winery and 88
why Lodi has become noted as a premium wine-growing region in Borra E. ARMSTRONG RD
Winery
California. The tour includes a visit to the vineyard, a tour of the red
barrel-aging room, and a complimentary tasting of Woodbridge by
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Reserved Group Tour
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WINERIES
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per person. For reservations, call the Visitors Center at (209) 365- Stockton
Gnekow Family Winery
99 GAWNE ROAD
8139. FRENCH CAMP ROAD

Delicato Vineyards
The beautiful picnic grounds are available to your group with
advance reservations. Gourmet box lunches are also available for $15
per person. A seven-day notice is required for box lunch reservations.
Woodbridge Winery is open seven days a week from 10:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. They welcome visitors year around, however, are closed
on some major holidays. Call ahead for holiday hours.
DISCOVER LODI!
“Discover Lodi!” the 4,000- square-foot facility is located on
property owned by Wine and Roses Country Inn at the north-
west corner of Turner and Lower Sacramento roads in Lodi.
The eye-catching design by Lesovsky-Donaldson Archi-
tects of Stockton has the look of an old winery and features
an impressive three-story stone tower visible from all
approaches to the property. It contains the winegrape
commission offices, state of the art wine and viticulture
educational displays, a conference room, and a “cellar room”
for entertaining and special events, such as wine dinners.
Wine-related memorabilia, books and apparel are available for
sale. Offices for the Lodi Conference and Visitor Bureau are also
on site. The Discover Lodi! center provides the opportunity to
highlight the many outstanding tourist attractions in the Lodi
area.
Monterey Bay Area
MONTEREY • CARMEL • CARMEL VALLEY • HOLLISTER • SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS • SALINAS • SANTA CLARA • LOS GATOS
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San Jose Santa Barbara 238 4 hrs 4-1/2 hrs
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Martin Ranch Winery Open For Tasting, Dec. 19-20

Celebrate The Holidays At Martin Ranch Near Gilroy Noon to 4pm list of ship-to states). Visit Martin Ranch Winery online at
Owners and winemakers Thérèse and Dan Martin of Martin www.martinranchwinery.com/purchasewines.html and choose
Ranch Winery are opening the gates to their popular winery and from an impressive list of award-winning wines and special gifts
vineyards Saturday and Sunday, December 19 and 20 from noon to perfect for holiday giving.
4 p.m. each day. New and returning visitors, as well as wine club About Martin Ranch Winery - Tradition · Passion · Excellence
members, will have the opportunity to taste, select and purchase the
Martin Ranch Winery is nestled on 17 acres of rugged soil at the
perfect wine gifts for everyone on their shopping list that loves and
southern tip of the Santa Cruz Mountains wine appellation, 10 miles
appreciates great wine.
west of Gilroy. Owners and winemakers, Thérèse and Dan Martin,
Holiday Specials Brighten The Holidays – recognized the promise the property offered when they planted their
Wine Club Members Save Even More! first vines, and have since nurtured outstanding fruit to produce
Award-winning Martin Ranch Thérèse Vineyards and J. D. Hurley wines with bold character and overwhelmingly popular and critical
wines will be available for tasting, as well as for purchase – and the appeal. Roots of tradition, a passion for living and the desire for
following holiday specials will be featured just for this special excellence are captured in every wine they make.
season. Martin Ranch wines are available at fine restaurants and wine
In addition to all the great wines usually featured during the year, merchants throughout California, and at the winery. The winery is
a variety of unique and fun gifts will be available for purchase, espe- located at 6675 Redwood Retreat Road, Gilroy and is open to the
cially created for the holidays, including: public for tasting the third weekend of each month. For more infor-
Holiday Cheer – Two Martin Ranch logo crystal wine glasses mation, friendly and secure online sales, and directions to the
with an elegant corkscrew and a box of chocolates. winery, call (408) 842-9197.
Shining Star Shiners – Unlabeled Bunk House Red shiners that
are corked, capsuled and ready for your own personalized labels.
Great promotional gifts to share with clients, co-workers, friends
and family.
Merry Magnums – The perfect gift for dinner parties and
everyone who likes to entertain.
The Winter Solstice Collection – a great wine duo featuring the
Thérèse Vineyards ’07 Amador Zinfandel and the J.D. Hurley ’05
Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon.
Martin Ranch Wine Club Gift Memberships – Give a gift that
lasts with a membership to the Martin Ranch Wine Club, or, treat
yourself and enjoy a selection of wines four times a year. Member-
ship includes invitations to special events, access to limited produc-
tion wine and club discounts. And, for the holidays, members
receive 30% discounts on six-bottle purchases and a 35% discount
on case purchases of any of the wines featured in the 2009 Martin
Ranch Holiday Wine Club Shipment.
For each gift membership through December 20th, the gift giver
will receive a magnum of J.D. Hurley Cabernet Sauvignon.
Holiday Wine Club Three-Bottle Shipment – Enjoy this special
collection of Martin Ranch wines. Shipment includes one bottle each
of the Thérèse Vineyards 2006 Sangiovese and 2006 Petite Sirah,
plus the J.D. Hurley 2007 Zinfandel – all for $67.88 when visitors
join the Martin Ranch Wine Club.
Martin Ranch Gift Cards – When you’re not sure which wine to
buy as a gift this holiday, why not share your love of Martin Ranch
wines with a Martin Ranch Gift Card!
For fans of Martin Ranch wines who can’t visit Martin Ranch
personally this December, the winery’s easy and secure online
store is available 24/7, offering a wide selection of award-winning
Martin Ranch Thérèse Vineyards and J. D. Hurley wines as well
as holiday specials. Gift purchases can be shipped anywhere in
California, as well as to selected states (check with winery for a
MONTEREY/CENTRAL COAST | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK
Great Gift Ideas from Santa Cruz Mountains Wineries

Got Cheer? Add wine events to your holiday this season! The dishes to satisfy your appetite. Santa Cruz Mountains Wine & Crab
Santa Cruz Mountains has everything from fun and relaxing days to Taste-Off takes place Sunday, January 17, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Ma
intimate dining experiences. Give the gift of time; buy a passport for Maison, Aptos; Sanderlings at the Seascape Beach Resort, Aptos;
yourself, friend and family and enjoy years of wine tasting but don’t Michael’s on Main, Soquel; and Café Cruz, Soquel. Cost is $49 per
stop there let the gift keep on giving and bring a bottle of wine home person for two restaurants ($16 each additional restaurant). For
to serve during dinner. Do you have relatives coming to town during details, call (831) 685-VINE (8463).
the holidays? Request a brochure from www.scmwa.com or by From Ahlgren to Zayante the wineries of the Santa Cruz Moun-
calling (831) 685-8463 and take them wine tasting for an inexpen- tains will once more open their doors to Passport participants on
sive afternoon in the redwoods or by the sea. Saturday, January 16th, 2010 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. The Pass-
The Santa Cruz Mountain Winegrowers Association presents the port Program offers a unique opportunity for visitors to visit
seventh annual Wine & Crab Taste-Off! Four of the finest local wineries not typically open to the public at other times. Passport
restaurants will be battling it out in hopes of being named “Crab holders will be invited to tour the facilities, meet the winemakers,
Cook 2010.” Your help is needed to make the decision, so come and and sample the fruits of their labors – including special wines
judge for yourself! All four restaurants will be preparing two crab poured only for participants in the Passport Program! Passports are
$40 per person.
Shadowbrook Restaurant presents its 16th annual Ultimate
Winemakers Dinner on Tuesday, February 23. This is a rare oppor-
tunity to taste the fabulous wines of up to 25 Santa Cruz Mountains
Winegrowers, and then be escorted to an intimate dinner. You will
enjoy the outstanding ambiance, cuisine, and service of the Shadow-
brook Restaurant, which is closed to the general public and open
exclusively for the guests of the Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers.
You will arrive one half hour
before your seating time to enjoy
wine tasting and a silent auction
in the restaurant’s stunning Rock
Room Lounge. In the dining room
you will be joined by one of the
local vintners who will share their
wines with dinner. The chef of
Shadowbrook Restaurant will
design a special five-course menu
to accompany the wines selected
for the evening.
A great gift idea for anyone in
your family or circle of friends,
this dinner always sells out far in
advance. Tickets are $105 per
person (for gourmet meal, wine,
tax and gratuity). Reservations are
required. Sorry, the fee is not
refundable after February 16,
2010. If you should need to
cancel after that date, ask a friend
to take your place. For questions
and reservations regarding the
Ultimate Winemakers Dinner, call
(831) 685-VINE (8463) or visit
www.scmwa.com.
WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | MONTEREY/CENTRAL COAST
Santa Brings New Pinots to Sarah’s Vineyard

Help stock up Second comes to wineries. Sitting on a
Harvest Food Bank, while you rocky knoll in the southwestern
shop for your holiday wines at corner of the Santa Clara Valley,
Sarah’s Vineyard. From now to the property stretches across 20
mid-December, they will be rolling acres. Because of its often
accepting holiday food dona- windy location, it benefits from
tions for Second Harvest. Be enter in competition, there is no the meteorological dynamics of
generous to your fellow man doubt these would have California’s coastal weather
with cans or boxes of non- garnered similar recognition. patterns.
perishable food. Sarah’s Vine- Don’t miss these elegant and In the end there is really no
yard will waive the tasting fee if extravagant wines. Maybe even excuse to not go a little bit (but
you donate! better together, but worth not really very much) off the
Just in time for the holidays, savoring their most remarkable beaten path for an experience
Sarah’s Vineyards presents two individual components as they you will not soon forget: your
single-vineyard Santa Cruz were meant to be. You can visit to Sarah’s Vineyard in those
Mountain Pinot Noirs. There are always combine them on your beautiful, rolling hills. Sarah’s
only 100 cases of each Pinot own. Vineyard is located at 4005
available, and almost all of that Set in the beautiful rural Hecker Pass Highway in Gilroy.
will go out to valued wine club countryside by the eastern slope The tasting room is open 11 a.m.
members. Stop in as soon as of Mount Madonna, Sarah’s Vine- to 5 p.m., daily. For more infor-
possible to get these wines so yard surely occupies one of the mation, call (408) 847-1947 or
you can enjoy them with your more tranquil spots when it go to www.sarahsvineyard.com.
holiday festivities.
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MONTEREY/CENTRAL COAST | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK
Taste Ventana Wines in Soledad or Monterey

Great wines are made in the vineyard, and the Ventana Vineyard
has the perfect combination of water, soil, climate, art and science to
create superb, world-class wines. Their success is evidenced by the
number of awards that they have won over the years on wine made
from this remarkable property. In fact, wines from the Ventana Vine-
yard have earned more medals and awards than any other single vine-
yard in America.
Ventana Vineyards is fortunate to have winemaker Reggie
Hammond, who has devoted his talents to continuing this
outstanding record of quality and integrity. Building on the
incredible success of the white wines, he has expanded to create
world-class red wines as well. In every case, Reggie crafts wines in
a classical style, with elegance and true varietal character from the
Ventana vineyard fruit. All of the wines are estate grown and
bottled from single vineyard, the most award-winning single vine-
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Salinas
in Soledad. Enjoy Ventana Vineyards award-winning wines and chat
101 Joyce Vineyards
Chateau Christina with the knowledgeable staff while overlooking the famous vineyard.
The tasting room is open weekends only from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by
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WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK | WINERY LISTINGS
NAPA VALLEY Buehler – 820 Greenfield Road, St. Helena; 707 963-2155 Open by appointment only
Burgess Cellars – 1108 Deer Park Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-4766 Open by appointment only
A Dozen Vintners – 3000 Highway 29 North, St. Helena; 707 967-0666 Open daily 10-5
Cafaro Cellars – 2591 Pinot Way, St. Helena; 707 963-7181 Open by appointment only
ACACIA VINEYARD – 2750 Las Amigas Road, Napa Cain – 3800 Langtry Road, St. Helena; 707 963-1616 Open by appointment only
Explore Wine Country less traveled and experience the beauty of Acacia.
Situated on a country lane with spectacular views of San Pablo Bay,
Cakebread Cellars – 8300 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford; 707 963-5222 Open by appointment only
Acacia is dedicated to producing award-winning, vineyard designate Pinot Noir Calafia Cellars – 629 Fulton Lane, St. Helena; 707 963-0114 Open by appointment only
and Chardonnay from some of the oldest vines in Carneros.
Open by appointment only, Mon-Sat 10am-4pm and Sun noon-4pm Caldwell – 169 Kruzer Lane, Napa; 707 255-1294 Tours/tasting by appointment only at 10:30, 1:30 or 4:30
707-226-9991 (ext.2) or 887-226-1700 (toll free) Cali 351 – 400 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-9581 Thu-Mon 10-5
Aetna Springs Cellars – 7227 Pope Valley Road, St. Helena; 707 965-2675 Open by appointment only CALISTOGA CELLARS – 1371 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga; 707 942-7422 Su, Mo, We, Th, 12-5pm Fri-Sa 12-6pm
Gifts, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Educational Programs, Food Pairings Closed Tu
Ahnfeldt Wines – Uncorked at Oxbow Tasting Room, 605 First St. Napa; 707 927-5864 Daily 10-6, Tuesdays 11-8
CALISTOGA WINE STOP – 1458 Lincoln Ave, #2 Calistoga; 707 942-5556 Daily 10-6
Allora Vineyards – 3244 Ehlers Lane, St. Helena; 707 963-6071 Open by appointment only
Cardinale – 7600 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville; 707 948-2643 Open daily 10:30-5
Alpha Omega – 1155 Mee Lane @ Highway 29, Rutherford; 707 963-9999 Daily 10-6
CASA NUESTRA WINERY – 3451 Silverado Trail No, St. Helena; 707 963-5783 Open Mon-Sat 10-5
Amizetta – 1099 Greenfield Road, St. Helena; 707 963-1460 Open by appointment only Gifts, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Winery Tours & appointments
Amuse Bouche Winery – 2930 St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena; 707 967-8814 Open by appointment only CASTELLO DI AMOROSA – 4045 North St. Helena Hwy (Hwy 39), Calistoga; 707 942-8200 Open daily 9:30-6
Anderson’s Conn Valley Vnyds – 680 Rossi Road, St. Helena; 707 963-8600 Open by appointment only Gifts, Children & Pets OK; call ahead for: Winery & Cave Tours, reservation recommended
ANDRETTII WI NE RY – 4162 Big Ranch Road, Napa; 888 460-8463 Open daily 10-5 Caymus Vineyards – 8700 Conn Creek Rd, Rutherford; 707 967-3010 Open daily by appointment
Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours (Private Tours for 10 or more), Educational Programs Ceja Vineyards Tasting Room – 1248 1st St, Napa; 707 226-6445 Open daily 12-6, Th-Sat 12-10
ARGE R - MA RTUC CI – 1455 Inglewood Ave, St. Helena; 707 963-4334 Open daily 10-4 Chappellet Vineyard – 1581 Sage Canyon Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-7136 Open by appointment only
Wine Tasting, Gift Items, Picnic Area, Arts Exhibit, Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Food Pairing
Charbay Winery & Distillery – 4001 Spring Mtn Rd; St. Helena; 707 963-9327 Open daily 10-4
Ariel Vineyards – 1312 Town Center, Napa; 707 257-9731 Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun 10-3
CHARLES KRUG WINERY – 2800 Main St. Hwy 29, St. Helena; 707 967-2229 Open daily 10:30-5
Arns – 601 Muno Road, St. Helena; 707 963-3429 Open by appointment only
Chase Family Cellars – 2252 Sulphur Springs Road, St. Helena; 707 963-1284 Open by appointment only
ARTESA – 1345 Henry Road, Napa; 707 224-1668 Open daily 10-4:30
Gift Items, Children OK; Call for Winery Tours at 11 & 2, Vineyard Tours, Food Pairings Chateau Boswell – 3468 Silverado Trail, St. Helena; 707 963-5472 Open by appointment only
Atalon – 3299 Bennett Lane, Calistoga; 1-800-224-4090 Open daily 11-5 Chateau Montelena – 1429 Tubbs Ln, Calistoga; 707 942-5105 Open daily 9:30-4
August Briggs – 333 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-4912 Open daily, 10:30-4:30 Chimney Rock Winery – 5350 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 257-2641 Open daily 10-5
Back Room Wines – 1000 Main Street, Napa; 707 226-1378 Sun-Wed 10-6, Thu-Sat 10 to 9 Clare Luce Abbey – 2893 St. Helena Highway, St. Helena; 707 963-7431 Open by appointment only
BALDACCI – 6236 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 944-9261 Open daily 10-4 Cliff Lede Vineyards – 1473 Younvtille Cross Rd, Yountville; 707 944-8642 Open daily 10-4
Gift Items, Children & Pets OK CLOS DU VAL WINERY – 5330 Silverado Trail, Napa; 800 993-9463 Open daily 10-5
Ballentine Vineyards – 2820 St. Helena Hwy N, St. Helena; 707 963-7919 Open daily 10-5 Gift Items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; call ahead for: Wine Tours, Vineyard Tours, Food Pairings
Barlow Vineyards – 4411 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-8742 Open by appointment only Clos Pegase – 1060 Dunaweal Ln, Calistoga; 707 942-4981 Open daily 10:30-4:30
Barnett Vineyards – 4070 Spring Mountain, St. Helena; 707 963-7075 Open by appointment only Conn Creek Winery – 8711 Silverado Trail, St. Helena; 707 963-9100 Open Sat 10-4, Sun-Fri 11-4
Beaulieu Vineyards – 1960 Hwy 29, Rutherford; 707 967-5233 Open daily 10-5 Constant – 2121 Diamond Mountain Rd, Calistoga; 707 942-0707 Open by appointment only
Behrens & Hitchcock – 4078 Spring Mountain Road, St. Helena; 707 963-1774 Open by appointment only Corison Winery – 987 St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena; 707 963-0826 Open daily 10-5 by appointment
Bell Wine Cellars – 6200 Washington St, Yountville; 707 944-1673 Open daily 10-4 Cornerstone Cellars – 6505 Washington St., Building C, Yountville; 707 948-6512 Daily 10-6 (closed Tues)
Cosentino Winery – 7415 St. Helena Hwy, Yountville; 707 944-1220 Open daily 10-5:30
BENESSERE WINERY – 1010 Big Tree Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-5853 Open daily 10-5
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Food Pairings Crane Family Winery – 1051 Borrette Lane, Napa; 707 259-0175 Open by appointment only
BENNETT LANE – 3340 Hwy 128, Calistoga; 877 MAX-NAPA Open daily 10-5:30 Cuvaison Estate Wines – 4500 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-2468 Open daily 10-5
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Vineyard Tours, Educational Programs, Food Pairings Cuvaison Estate Wines – 1221 Duhig Road, Carneros (between Napa & Sonoma); 707 942-2455 Open daily 10-5
BERINGER – 2000 Main St, St. Helena; 707 967-4412 Open daily 10-5 Oct-Apr, May-Sep 10-6 Darioush Winery – 4240 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 257-2345 Open daily 10:30-5
Black Cat Vineyard – 1075 Shadybrook Ln, Napa; 707 321-0866 Open by appointment only David Arthur – 1521 Sage Canyon Road, St. Helena; 707 963-5190 Open by appointment only
BLACK STALLION – 4089 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 253-1400 Open daily 10-5 David Fulton – 825 Fulton Lane, St. Helena; 707 967-0719 Open by appointment only
Gifts, Children & Pets OK, Cheese Pairings; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Educational Programs, Food Pairings
Del Dotto Caves – 1055 Atlas Peak Rd, Napa; 707 963-2134 Open by appointment only
Boeschen – 3242 Silverado Trail, St. Helena; 707 963-3674 Open by appointment only
Del Dotto Vineyards – 1445 St. Helena Highway, St. Helena; 707 963-2134 Open by appointment only
Bouchaine Vineyards – 1075 Buchli Station Rd, Napa; 707 252-9065 Open daily 10:30-4
Delectus Winery – 908 C Enterprise Way, Napa; 707 255-1252 Open Mon-Fri by appointment
Bounty Hunter Rare Wine Co. – 975 First St, Napa; 707 226-3976 Sun-Thu 11-10, Fr-Sa 11-Midnight
di Rosa Preserve – 5200 Carneros Hwy 121, Napa; 707 226-5991 Open Tu-Fr 9:30-3
Bourassa – 190 Camino Oruga, Napa 707 254-4922; 800-499-2366 Open by appointment only
Diamond Oaks – 1595 Oakville Grade, Oakville; 707 948-3000 Open daily 10-4:30
Boyd Family – 4042 Big Ranch Road, Napa; 707 254-7353 Open by appointment only
Diamond Terrace – 1391 Diamond Mountain Road, Calistoga; 707 942-1189 Open by appointment only
Bremer Family Winery –975 Deer Park Road, St. Helena; 707 963-5411 Daily 10-5 by appointment
DOMAINE CARNEROS – 1240 Duhig Rd, Napa; 707 257-0101 Open daily 10-6
Brown Estate – 3233 Sage Canyon Road, St. Helena; 707 963-2453 Limited, by appointment only, closed Sundays Gifts, Children OK, Winery Tours, Vineyard Tours; Call ahead for groups of eight or more
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WINERY LISTINGS | WINE COUNTRY THIS WEEK
Domaine Chandon – 1 California Dr, Yountville; 707 944-2280 Open daily 10-6 Hall St. Helena – 401 St. Helena Hwy So, St. Helena; 707 967-2620 Open daily 10-5:15
Dominari – 210 Camino Oruga, Napa; 707 226-1600 Open by appointment only Hans Fahden Vineyards – 4855 Petrified Forest Rd, St. Helena; 707 942-6760 Open by appointment
Duckhorn Vineyards – 1000 Lodi Lane, St. Helena; 707 963-7108 Open by appointment, 10-4 Hartwell Vineyards – 5795 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 255-4269 Open Wed-Sun 11-4
DUTCH HENRY WINERY – 4300 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-5771 Open daily 10-4:30 Havens Wine Cellars – 2055 Hoffman Lane, Yountville; 707 261-2000 Open daily 10-4:30
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Cave Tours, Food Pairings
Heitz Cellars – 436 St. Helena Hwy 29, St. Helena; 707 963-3542 Open daily 11-4:30
Eagle & Rose – 1844 Pope Canyon Rd, Pope Valley; 707 965-9463 Open daily 9-4
Helena View Johnston – 3500 Highway 128, Calistoga; 707 942-4956 Open by appointment only
Ehlers Estate – 3222 Ehlers Lane, St. Helena; 707 963-5972 Open daily 10-4
Hendry – 3104 Redwood Dr, Napa; 707 226-8320 Open by appointment only
Elizabeth Spencer – 1165 Rutherford Road, Rutherford; 707 963-6067 Open daily 10-6
Hess Collection – 4411 Redwood Rd, Napa; 707 255-1144 Open daily 10-5:30
Elkhorn Peak Cellars – 200 Polson Rd, Napa; 707 255-0504 Open by appointment only
Hill Family Estate – 6512 Washington, Yountville; 707 944-9580 Open daily 10-6
Elyse – 2100 Hoffman Ln, Napa; 707 944-2900 Open by appointment only 10-5
Honig Vineyards – 850 Rutherford Rd, Rutherford; 707 963-5618 Open daily by appointment 10-4
Envy Wines – 1170 Tubbs Ln, Calistoga; 707 942-4670 Open daily 10-4:30
Hope & Grace – 6540 Washington St, Yountville; 707 944-2500 Mon-Sat 10-6
Etude Winery – 1250 Cuttings Wharf Rd, Napa; 707 257-5300 Open by appointment only
Hopper Creek – 6204 Washington St, Yountville; 707 944-0675 Open daily by appointment only 11-4
Failla – 3530 Silverado Trail, St. Helena; 707 963-0530 Open by appointment only
J. Kirkwood Winery – 1020 Borrette Lane, Napa Limited tours and tastings by appointment only
Falcor – 2511 Napa Corporate Dr, Ste 115, Napa; 888-402-WINE Open daily 10-5
James Cole – 5014 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 251-9905 Open by appointment only
Far Niente – 1350 Acacia Dr, Oakville; 707 944-2861 Open by appointment only 10-3
James Creek – 2249 James Creek Rd, Pope Valley; 707 965-2646 Open by appointment only
Farella-Park – 2222 N. Third Ave, Napa; 707 254-9489 Open daily 10-4
JESSUP CELLARS – 6740 Washington St, Yountville; 707 944-8523 Open daily 10-6
Fleury Estate Winery – 950 Galleron Rd, Rutherford; 707 967-8333 Open daily 10-4 Art Exhibits; Call ahead for Food Pairings, last tasting at 5:30pm
FLORA SPRINGS - THE ROOM – 677 St. Helena Hwy So., St. Helena; 707 967-8032 Open daily 10-5 JOSEPH PHELPS VINEYARDS – 200 Taplin Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-2745 Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat-Sun 10-4
Children & Pets OK, Picnic Area Gift Items, Children OK; Tastings & Seminars by appointmentBy appointment
FLORA SPRINGS WINERY – 1978 Zinfandel Ln, St. Helena; 707 967-6723 Open by appointment only Last tasting Mon-Fri at 3:30pm, Last tasting on Sat-Sun 2:30
Flying Horse – 2825 St. Helena Highway, St. Helena; 707 965-1600 Open by appointment only JUDD’S HILL – 2332 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 255-2332 Open daily by appointment 10-4
FOLIE A DEUX – 7481 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville; 800 535-6400 Open daily 10-6 Gift Items, Picnic Area, Children Welcomed
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK Juslyn – 2900 Spring Mountain Rd, St. Helena; 707 265-1804 (Poured at Silenus Vintners) Winery open by appointment only
FOLIO ENOTECA – 610 First Street #10, Napa; 707 256-3700 Open Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri 11-7 Kapcsandy Family Winery – 1001 State Lane, Yountville; 707 265-1804 Open by appointment only
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Children Welcome ; Call ahead for Food Pairings Tue 11-8, Sat 8-6, Sun 11-5
Keever – 26 Vineyard View Dr, Yountville; 707 944-0910 Open by appointment only
FOLIO WINEMAKERS’ STUDIO – 1285 Dealy Lane, Napa; 707 256-2757 Thu-Tue 10-4:30
Kelham – 360 Zinfandel Ln; St. Helena; 707 963-2000 Open by appointment only
Gift Items, Art Exhibits, Picnic Area, Children Welcomed; call ahead for: Winery Tours, Educational Programs, Food Pairings
Kuleto Estate – 2470 Sage Canyon Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-9750 Open by appointment only
Fontanella Family – 1721 Patrick Road, Napa; 707 252-1017 Open daily 10-4
Ladera – 150 White Cottage Rd So, Angwin; 707 965-2445 Open by appointment only
Forman Vineyards – 1501 Big Rock Road, St. Helena; 707 963-3900 Open by appointment only
Laird Family Winery – 5055 Solano Ave., Napa; 707 257-0360 Open daily 10-5
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 Larkmead Vineyards – 1100 Larkmead Ln, Calistoga; 707 942-0167 Open by appointment only 10-4
Gift Items, Picnic Area Lava Vine – 965 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-9500 Open by appointment only
Frazier Winery – 70 Rapp Lane, Napa; 707 255-3444 Open by appointment Long Meadow Ranch – 1775 Whitehall Ln, St. Helena; 707 963-4555 Open by appointment 10-5
FREEMARK ABBEY – 3022 St. Helena Hwy 29 N., St. Helena; 707 963-9694 Open Daily 10-5 LOUIS M. MARTINI – 254 St. Helena Hwy So. (Hwy 29 ), St. Helena; 707 968-3361 Open daily 10-6
Gift Items, Children Welcomed; Call ahead for: Winery Tours Gift Items; Call ahead for: Wine Tours at 11 & 2, Cellar Tours, Food Pairings
Frog’s Leap – 8815 Conn Creek Road, Rutherford; 707 963-4704 Open by appointment only
LUNA VINEYARDS
Gargiulo – 575 Oakville Crossroad, Napa; 707 944-2770 Open by appointment only The first winery on the left heading north on the Silverado Trail. Enjoy the
salon-like atmosphere of this beautiful tasting room where you can sample
Girard Winery – (Tasting Room) 6795 Washington, Yountville; 968-9297 Open daily 10-6 Luna Vineyards’ highly regarded Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Grigio and
Godspeed Vineyards – 3655 Mount Veeder Rd; 707 254-7766 Open daily by appointment other varietals at the magnificent tasting bar. Private tours, along with tastings
in their gorgeous private reserve room, by appointment only.
Golden State Vintners – 401 St. Helena Highway South, St. Helena; 707 963-2335 Daily 10-5 Open daily 10-5, 2921 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 255-2474
Goosecross Cellars – 1119 State Lane, Yountville; 707 944-1986 Open daily 10-4
Madonna Estate Winery – 5400 Old Sonoma Rd, Napa; 707 255-8864 Open daily 10-5
Graeser Winery – 255 Petrified Forest Rd, Calistoga; 707 942-4437 Open by appointment only 10-5
Madrigal Vineyards – 3718 N. St. Helena Hwy, Calistoga; 707 942-6577 Open daily 10-4
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 MAHONEY VINEYARDS – Taste at Oxbow, 708 First St, Napa; 707 265-9600 Open daily 11-6
Gift Items, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings
Groth – 750 Oakville Crossroad, Oakville; 707 944-0290 Open by appointment only
Mario Perelli-Minetti – 1443 Silverado Trail, St. Helena; 707 963-8310 Open Thu-Sun 10-5
Guilliams – 3851 Spring Mountain Road, St. Helena; 707 963-9059 Open by appointment only
Markham Vnyds – 2812 St. Helena Hwy 29, St. Helena; 707 963-5292 Open daily 10-5
Gustavo Thrace – 1021 McKinstry St, Napa; 707 257-6796 Open 11-6 Sun-Wed; 11-8 Thu-Sat
HAGAFEN CELLARS – 4160 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 252-0781 Open daily 10-4 Marston Family Vineyard – 3600 White Sulphur Springs Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-8490 Open by appointment
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Wine Tours Mayacamas Vineyards – 1155 Lokoya Rd, Napa; 707 224-4030 Open by appointment only
Hall Rutherford – 56 Auberge Road, Rutherford; 707 967-0700 Open by appointment only McKenzie-Mueller – 2530 Las Amigas Rd, Napa; 707 252-0186 Open by appointment only
Mason Cellars – Tasted at Oxbow, Napa 707 255-0658 Open Thu-Mon 11-5:30 Quintessa – 1601 Silverdo Trail, St. Helena; 707 967-1601 Open by appointment
MERRYVALE VINEYARDS – 1000 Main St, St. Helena; 707 963-7777 Open daily 10-6:30 $45 fee includes a vineyard and winery tour, tasting of two vintages and a small food pairing
Gift Items, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK Quixote – 6126 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 944-2659 Open by appointment
Call ahead for: Wine Tours Sat & Sun at 10:30, Educational Programs, Food Pairings RAYMOND VINEYARD – 849 Zinfandel Ln, St. Helena; 707 963-3141 Open daily 10-4
Midsummer Cellars– 771 Sage Canyon Rd, Rutherford; 707 225-4367 Open by appointment only Gift Items, Children OK; Call ahead for Wine Tours
Mi Sueno– tasted at Vintner’s Collective, 1245 Main St., Napa; 707 258-6358 Open daily 11-6
R A ZI WINERY
Milat Vineyards – 1091 St. Helena Hwy S, St. Helena; 707 963-0758 Open daily 10-5:30 New tasting room in Napa Valley
‘…taste our passion for wine in each style that we make.’
Miner Family – 7850 Silverado Trail, Oakville; 707 944-9500 Open daily 11-5
Wine & food pairings with an education based on appellations and terroirs
MJA – 647 Greenfield Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-3394 Open by appointment only
Schedule a tasting Monday through Saturday
MONTICELLO VINEYARDS – 4242 Big Ranch Rd, Napa; 707 253-2802 Open daily 10-4:30 3108 Silverado Trail, Napa Valley • (707) 224-4299
Gift Items, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Wine Tours, Food Pairings
Morey Cellars – Napa Call for information; 707 226-2348 Redmon Family – 1185 Starr Ave, St. Helena; 707 968-9252 Open by appointment
Moss Creek Winery – 6015 Steele Rd, Napa; 707 252-1295 Open by appointment Regusci Winery – 5584 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 254-0403 Open daily 10-5
Mount Veeder Winery – Poured at Franciscan: 1178 Galleron, Rutherford; 707 967-3830 Open daily 10-5 Revana Family – 2930 St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena; 707 967-8814 Open by appointment
MUMM NAPA – 8445 Silverado Trail, Rutherford; 800 MUM-NAPA Open daily 10-5 Reverie Winery – 1250 Diamond Mtn Rd, Calistoga; 707 942-6800 Open by appointment
Gift Items, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Wine Tours Reynolds Family – 3266 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 258-2558 Open daily 10-4:30
NAPA CELLARS – 7481 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville; 707 944-2565 Open daily 10-6 Ritchie Creek – 4024 Spring Mountain Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-4661 Open by appointment
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Children OK
Robert Biale – 4038 Big Ranch Rd, Napa; 707 257-7555 Open by appointment
Napa Valley Farms – 929 Main St, St. Helena; 707 963-8011 Open by appointment
Robert Craig Wine Cellars – 880 Vallejo St, Napa; 707 252-2250 x1 Open by appointment Mon-Sat
Napa Wine Company – 1133 Oakville Cross Rd, Oakville; 707 944-1710 Open daily 10-4:30
Robert Keenan – 3660 Spring Mtn. Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-9177 Open by appointment
Neal Family Vineyards – 716 Liparita Rd, Angwin; 707 965-2800 Open by appointment
Robert Mondavi – 7801 St. Helena Hwy 29, Oakville; 707 968-2001 Open daily 10-5
Newton Vineyards – 2555 Madrona Ave, St. Helena; 707 963-9000 Open by appointment
Robert Pepi – 7585 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville; 707 944-2807 Open daily 11-4
Neyers Vineyards– 2153 Sage Canyon Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-8840 Open by appointment
Robert Sinskey Vnyds – 6320 Silverado Trail, Yountville; 707 944-9090 Open daily 10-4:30
Nichelini Winery – 2950 Sage Canyon Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-0717 Weekends 10-5, weekdays by appointment
Robinson Family Vnyds – 5880 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 944-8004 Open by appointment
Nickel & Nickel – 8164 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville; 707 967-9600 Open Mon-Fri 10-3, Sat-Sun 10-2
ROMBAUER VINEYARD – 3522 Silverado Trail, No, St. Helena; 707 963-5170 Open daily 10-5
O’BRIEN ESTATE – 1200 Orchard Ave, Napa; 707 252-8463 Open by appointment Mon-Sat 10-5 Children OK; Call ahead for Wine Tours at 10:30 & 11:30
Oakville Ranch Vineyards– 7781 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707-944-9665 Open by appointment Round Pond Winery – 886 Rutherford Rd, Rutherford; 1-877-963-9364 Open daily 10-5
Olabisi – 974 Franklin St, Napa; 707 257-7477 Open Mon-Sun 11-6 Rubicon Estates – 1991 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford; 707 968-1161 Open daily 10-5
OnThEdge – (Vermeli Wines) 1255 Lincoln Ave, Calistoga; 877-668-4334 Daily 10-5 Rudd Winery – 500 Oakville Cross Rd, Oakville; 707 944-8577 Open Tues-Sat 10-5
Opus One – 7900 St. Helena Hwy, Oakville; 707 944-9442 Open daily by appointment 10-4 Ruston Family – 2798 Spring St, St. Helena; 707 967-8025 Open by appointment
Orin Swift Cellars – 1352 Main St, St. Helena; 707 967-9179 Open by appointment Mon-Fri 1-4 Rustridge Ranch – 2910 Lower Chiles Valley Rd, St. Helena; 707 965-9353 Open daily 10-4
Palmaz Vineyards – 4029 Hagen Road, Napa; 707 226-5587 Open daily by appointment 9-5 Rutherford Grove – 1673 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford; 707 963-0544 Open daily 10-4:30
Paloma Vineyard – 4013 Spring Mountain Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-7504 Open by appointment Rutherford Hill – 200 Rutherford Hill Rd, Rutherford; 707 963-1871 Open daily 10-5
Paoletti Vineyards – 4501 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-0689 Open by appointment Fri-Sat 11-5, 11-4 Sun Rutherford Ranch – 1680 Silverado Trail, Rutherford; 707 963-5251 Open daily 10-4:30
Paradigm – 1277 Dwyer Rd, Oakville; 707 944-1683 Open by appointment Saddleback Cellars – 7802 Money Road, Oakville; 707 944-1305 Open daily by appointment 10-4
Paraduxx – 7257 Silverado Trail, Yountville; 707 945-0890 Open by appointment Saintsbury – 1500 Los Carneros Ave, Napa; 707 252-0592 Open Mon-Fri by appointment
Patz & Hall – 851 Napa Valley Corporate Way, Ste A, Napa; 707 265-7700 Open Wed-Sun 10-4 Salvestrin Vineyard – 397 Main Street, St. Helena; 707 963-5105 Open daily 10-4
Peacock Family – 3100 Spring Mountain Rd, St. Helena; 707 967-0770 Open by appointment Saviez Vineyards – 4060 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-5889 Open by appointment
Pedemonte Cellars – 1620 S. Whitehall Lane, St. Helena; 707 933-8352 Open by appointment only Sawyer Cellars – 8350 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford; 707 963-1980 Open daily 10-4
Peju – 8466 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford; 707 963-3600 Open daily 10-6 School House Vineyards – 3549 Langtry Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-4240 Open by appointment
Pheonix – Poured at Vintners Collective: 1245 Main St, Napa; 707 255-7150 Open daily 11-6 Schramsberg – 1400 Schramsberg Rd, Calistoga; 707 942-2414 Open daily 10-4
Pina Cellars – 8060 Silverado Trail, Rutherford; 707 738-9328 Open daily by appointment 10-4 Schweiger Vineyards – 4015 Spring Mt Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-4882 Open by appointment
Pine Ridge – 5901 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 252-9777 Open daily 10:30-4:30 Scott Harvey – Poured at Salinas: 5225 Solano Ave, Napa; 707 968-9575 Open 10-4
PlumpJack Winery – 620 Oakville Crossroad, Oakville; 707 945-1220 Open daily 10-4 Seavey Vineyard – 1310 Conn Valley Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-8339 Open by appointment
Pope Valley Winery – 6613 Pope Valley Rd, Napa; 707 965-1246 Open Thurs-Sun 11-5 or by appt SEQUOIA GROVE – 8338 St. Helena Hwy 29, Rutherford; 707 944-2945 Open daily 10:30-5
PRAGER WINERY & PORT WORKS – 1281 Lewelling, St. Helena; 707 963-PORT (7678) Open daily 10:30-4:30 Gift Items, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Wine Tours, Food Pairings
Children & Pets OK Shafer Vineyards – 6154 Silverado Trail, Nap; 707 944-2877 Open by appointment
Pride Mountain Wines – 4026 Spring Mountain Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-4949 Open by appointment Sherwin Family – 4060 Spring Mountain Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-1154 Open by appointment
Provenance – 1695 St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena; 707 968-3633 Open daily 10:30-5:30 Signorello Vineyards – 4500 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 255-5990 Fri-Sun 10:30-4:30, Mon-Thu by appointment
Silenus Vintners – 5225 Solano Ave, Napa; 707 299-3930 Open by appointment only V. SATTUI WINERY – Corner Hwy 29 & White Ln, St. Helena; 707 963-7774 Open daily 9-6
Silo’s Jazz & Wine Bar – 530 Main St, Napa; 707 251-5833 Tues 4-7, Wed-Thurs 4-10, Fri-Sat 4-12 Picnic Area, Deli, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK, Cave Tours
Silver Oak Cellars – 915 Oakville Crossroad, Oakville; 1-800-273-8809 Open Mon-Sun 9-4 Van Der Heyden – 4057 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 257-0130 Open daily 10-6
Silver Rose Cellars – 400 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-9581 Open daily 10-5 Verismo Wines – 6795 Washington Street, Yountville; 707 944 WINE (9463) Open daily 10-6
Silverado Trail Wine Studio – 3105 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 226-8569 Open by appointment only Viader Winery – 1120 Deer Park Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-3816 Open by appointment
Silverado Vineyards – 6121 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 257-1770 Open daily 10-5 Vincent Arroyo Winery – 2361 Greenwood Ave, Calistoga; 707 942-6995 Open daily 10-4:30
Sky Vineyards – 1500 Lokoya Rd, Napa; 707 935-1391 Open by appointment Vine Cliff Winery – 7400 Silverado Trail, Yountville; 707 944-1364 Open daily 10:30-4:30
Smith Madrone – 4022 Spring Mountain Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-2283 Open by appointment Vineyard 29 – 2929 St Helena Hwy, St. Helena; 707 963-9292 Open by appointment
Vintners Collective – 1245 Main St, Napa; 707 255-7150 Open daily 11-6
Spelletich Cellars – 425 Gateway Rd W, Napa; 707 363-5757 Open by appointment
Volker Eisele Family – 3080 Lower Chiles Valley Rd, St. Helena; 707 965-9485 Open by appointment only
Spottswoode – 1902 Madrona Ave, St. Helena; 707 963-0134 Open by appointment
Von Strasser – 1510 Diamond Mtn. Rd, Calistoga; 707 942-0930 Open by appointment 10:30-4:30
Spring Mountain – 2805 Spring Mtn. Rd, St. Helena; 707 967-4188 Open by appointment
WATERSTONE – Taste at Oxbow, 708 First St, Napa; 707 265-9600 Open daily 11-6
ST. CLEMENT VINEYARDS – 2867 St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena; 800 331-8266 Open daily 10-5
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings
St. Helena Wine Center – 1321 Main St, St. Helena; 707 963-1313 Open Mon-Sat 10-6, Su 10-5:30
Wermuth Winery – 3942 Silverado Trail, Calistoga; 707 942-5924 Open daily 11-5
St. Helena Winery – 100 Pratt Ave, St. Helena; 707 967-9463 Open by appointment
White Cottage Ranch – 555 College Ave, Angwin; 707 965-0516 Open by appointment
St. Supéry – 8440 St. Helena Hwy, Rutherford; 800 942-0809 Open daily 10-5
WHITEHALL LANE – 1563 St. Helena Hwy S. (Hwy 29), St. Helena; 707 963-9454 Open daily 10-6
Staglin Family – 1570 Bella Oaks Ln, Rutherford; 707 944-0477 Open by appointment Gift Items, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Barrel Tasting Tours
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars – 5766 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 944-2020 Open daily 10-4:30 Whitford Cellars – 4047 E. Third Ave, Napa; 707 942-0840 Open by appointment only
Steltzner Vineyards – 5998 Silverado Trail, Napa; 707 252-7272 Open daily 10:30-4:30 William Harrison Vnyrds – 1443 Silverado Trail, St. Helena; 707 963-8310 Open daily11-5
STERLING VINEYARDS – 1111 Dunaweal Lane, Calistoga; 707 942-3344 Open daily 10-4:30 WILLIAM HILL WINERY – 1761 Atlas Peak Road, Napa; 707 265-3024 Open daily 10-5
Self-Guided Winery Tours, Gift Items, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Vineyard Tours, Educational Programs
Stonehedge Winery – 1004 Clinton St, Napa; 707 256-4444 Open Wed-Sat 11-7 WINE GARAGE – 1020 Foothill Blvd (Hwy 29), Calistoga; 707 942-5332 Open Mon-Sat 11-6:30, Sun 11-4:30
Stony Hill Vineyard – Call ahead for appointment; 707 963-2636; St. Helena Open Mon-Fri 9-5 Wineries of Napa Valley – 1285 Napa Town Center, Napa; 707 253-9450 Daily 11-6
Storybook Mountain – 3835 Hwy 128, Calistoga; 707 942-5310 Open by appointment Mon-Sat 10-4 Wing Canyon Vineyard – 3100 Mt. Veeder Rd, Napa; 707 265-8798 Open by appointment only
Sullivan Vineyard – 1090 Galleron Rd, Rutherford; 707 963-9646 Open daily 11-5 Witt Estate – 1500 Whitehall Ln, St. Helena; 707 967-8046 Open by appointment
SUMMERS/VILLA ANDRIANA – 1171 Tubbs Lane, Calistoga; 707 942-5508 Open daily 10:30-4:30 Work Vineyard – 3190 Highway 128, Calistoga; 707 942-0251 Open by appointment only
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings
X Winery & Amius – 1405 2nd Street, Napa; 707 204-9522 Open by appointment only
Summit Lake – 2000 Summit Lake Dr, Angwin; 707 965-2488 Open by appointment
Yates Family Vineyard – 3104 Redwood Rd, Napa; 707-226-1800 Open daily by appointment only
SUTTER HOME WINERY – 277 St. Helena Hwy S, St. Helena; 707 963-3104 Open daily 10-5
Zahtila Vineyards – 2250 Lake County Hwy; Calistoga; 707 942-9251 Daily 10-4:30
Gift Items, Art Exhibits, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings
ZD WINES – 8383 Silverado Trail, Rutherford; 707 963-5188 Open daily 10-4:30
Swanson Vineyards – 1271 Manley Ln, Rutherford; 707 967-3500 Open by appointment
Gift items, Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Wine Pairings
TASTE AT OXBOW – 708 First Street, Napa/ 707 265-9600 Open daily 11-7
Teachworth – 4451 St. Helena Hwy, Calistoga; 707 942-8432 Open by appointment
SONOMA COUNTY
Terra Valentine – 3787 Spring Mountain Rd, St. Helena; 707 967-8340 Open by appointment A. Rafanelli Winery – 4685 W. Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-1385 Open by appointment only
The Terraces – 1450 Silverado Trail, St. Helena; 707 963-1707 Open by appointment Acorn – 12040 Old Redwood Hwy, Healdsburg; 707 433-6440 Open by appointment only
Tom Eddy – 3870 Hwy 128, Calistoga; 707 942-4267 Open by appointment Adobe Road Winery – 1995 S. McDowell Blvd, Petaluma; 707 939-7967 Open by appointment only
Trahan Winery – 974 Franklin St, Napa; 707 257-7477 Open daily 11-6 Adrian Fog – Healdsburg; 707 688-1174 Open by appointment,
Trefethen Vineyards – 1160 Oak Knoll Ave, Napa; 707 255-7700 Open daily 10-4:30 ALDERBROOK WINERY 2306 Magnolia, Healdsburg; 707 433-9154 Open daily 10-5
Gift items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Food Pairings
Tres Sabores – 1620 S. Whitehall Lane, St. Helena; 707 967-8027 Open by appointment
Alexander Valley Vineyards – 8644 Hwy 128, Healdsburg; 707 433-7209 Open daily 11-5
Trespass Vineyard – 1859 Hillview Place, St. Helena; 707 963-0804 Open by appointment
Amista Vineyards– 3320 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-9200 Thur-Mon 11-4:30
TRINCHERO FAMILY ESTATES – 3070 N. St. Helena Hwy, St. Helena; 1-800-473-4454 Open daily 10-5
Amphora Wines – 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-7767 Open daily 11-4:30
Trinitas Cellars – 875 Bordeaux Way, Napa; 707 251-1956 Open daily 11-7
ANABA WINES – 60 Bonneau Road, Sonoma; 707 996-4188 Open daily 10:30-5:30
Truchard – 3234 Old Sonoma Rd, Napa; 707 253-7153 Open by appointment
Arbios/Praxis – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm
Tudal Winery – 1015 Big Tree Rd, St. Helena; 707 963-3947 Open by appointment
Archipel – 4611 Thomas Rd, Healdsburg; 800-273-0177 Open by appointment Mon-Sat 10-5
Tulocay – 1426 Coombsville Rd, Napa; 707 255-4064 Open by appointment
Arista Winery – 7015 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 473-0606 Open daily 11-5
Turnbull Wine Cellars – 8210 Highway 29, Oakville; 707 963-5839 Open daily 10-4
ARMIDA WINERY – 2201 Westside Road, Healdsburg; 707 433-2222 Open daily 11-5
Twomey Cellars – 1183 Dunaweal Lane, Calistoga; (707) 942-7122 Open Mon-Sat 9-4 Gift items, Children OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings
Uncorked at Oxbow – 605 First St, Napa; 707 927-5864 Wed-Mon 12-6, Tues by appt. Arrowood Vineyards & Winery – 14347 Sonoma Hwy 12, Glen Ellen; 707 935-2600 Open daily 10-4:30
V Madrone – 3199 St. Helena Hwy N, St. Helena; 707 963-3573 Open by appointment Gift items, Art Exhibits; Call ahead for Winery Tours at 10:30 & 2:30
ARTESA –1345 Henry Road, Napa; 707 224-1668 Open daily 10-5 De Loach Vineyards – 1791 Olivet Road, Santa Rosa; 707 526-9111 Open daily 10:30-5
Gift items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibits, Children Welcomed
DE LORIMIER WINERY (formerly Mosaic)– 2001 Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-2000 Open daily 10:30-5
Artiste Winery – 435 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg; 707 433-1920 Open daily 11-5:30 Gift items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK
Atascadero Creek – 3541 Gravenstein Hwy 116 N, Sebastopol; 707 823-3040 Sat-Sun 11-5 DEERFIELD RANCH – 10200 Sonoma Highway, Kenwood; 707 833-5215 Open daily 11-4
Audelssa Estate – 13647 Arnold Dr, Glen Ellen; 707 933-8514 Open daily 11-5 Art Exhibits, Tours
Balletto & Dutton-Goldfield – 5700 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 568-2455 Open daily 10-4 Dehlinger – 4101 Vine Hill Rd, Sebastopol; 707 823-2378 Tours & tastings by appointment, Fridays only
Banyon – poured at Downtown Wine, 132 Plaza St, Healdsburg; 707 473-0337 Thur-Mon 11-6, Fri-Sat 11-7 Deux Amis – 1960 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-7945 Open by appointment only
Bartholomew Park – 1000 Vineyard Ln., Sonoma; 707 935-9511 Open daily 11-4:30 Downtown Wine – 132 Plaza St, Healdsburg; 707 473-0337 Thu-Mon 11-6, Fri-Sat 11-7
Battaglini Wines – 2948 Piner Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 578-4091 Open by appointment only DREYER WINE – Poured at Sonoma-Enoteca, 35 E Napa St, Sonoma; 707 935-1200 Open daily 11-6, Tue 2-6
Bella Vnyds & Wine Caves – 9711 West Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 473-9171 Open daily 11-4:30 Dry Creek Vineyards – 3770 Lambert Bridge Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-1000 Open daily 10:30-4:30
BENZIGER FAMILY WINERY – 1883 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen; 707 935-4046 Open daily 10-5 Duchamp Estate – 280 Chiquita Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-6665 Open by appointment only
Gift items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Vineyard Tram Tours DUTCHER CROSSING – 8533 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-2700 Open daily 11-5
Blackstone Winery – 8450 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood; 707 833-1999 Open daily 10-4:30 Gift items, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call ahead for Winery Tours
Bonneau Family – 23001 Arnold Dr, Sonoma; 800-996-0420 Open Daily 11-6:30 (close at 5 in winter) Dutton Estate – 8757 Green Valley Rd; Sebastopol; 707 829-9463 Daily 10-5
BR COHN WINERY – 15000 Sonoma Hwy 12, Glen Ellen; 800-330-4064 Open daily 10-5 Dutton-Goldfield & Balletto – 5700 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 568-2455 Open daily 10-4
Gift items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call for: Tours, Educational Programs, Wine Pairings Enkidu Wine – 8910 Sonoma Hwy. 12, Kenwood; 707 833-6100 Daily 11-6 (closed Tuesdays in Winter)
Bradford Mountain – 4035 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-4433 Sat-Sun 11-4 or by appt. Ensuenos – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm
Branham Estate – Poured at Downtown Wine: 132 Plaza St, Healdsburg; 707 473-0337 Thu-Mon 11-6, Fri-Sat 11-7 Eric K. James – 452 First Street E, Sonoma Plaza; 707 732-7560 Friday-Sunday 12-5:30 or by appointment
Buena Vista Winery – 18000 Old Winery Rd, Sonoma; 707 938-1266 Open daily 10-5 ERIC ROSS – 14300 Arnold Dr, Glen Ellen; 707 939-8525 Thu-Mon 11-5
C. Donatiello – 4035 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 800-433-8296 Open daily 11-5 Also poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900
Camellia Cellars – 57 Front St., Healdsburg; 707 433-1290 Open daily 11-6 Everett Ridge – 435 W. Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-1637 Open daily 11-5
Carol Shelton – 3354-B Coffey Ln, Santa Rosa; 707 575-3441 Open by appt. 11-4 F. Teldeschi – 3555 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-6626 Open daily 12-5
Cellar Door – 1395 Broadway, Suite E, Sonoma; 707 938-4466 Thur-Mon 11-6,Tue-Wed 4-6 Family Wineries of Dry Creek Valley – 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-0100 Open daily 10:30-4:30
Cellars of Sonoma – 133 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa; 707 578-1826 Sun-Wed 10-5, Thur-Sat 10-8 Family Wineries – Kenwood – 9380 Sonoma Hwy. 12; 707 833-4444 Mar-Dec 10:30-5, Jan-Feb Closed Tu-We
Chalk Hill – 10300 Chalk Hill Rd, Healdsburg; 800-838-4306 Tours & tasting by appointment only Favero Vineyards – 3939 Lovall Valley Rd, Sonoma; 707 935-3939 Open by appointment only
Chandelle Winery – 1395 Broadway at the Cellar Door in Sonoma; 707 938-4466 Thur-Mon 11-6,Tue-Wed 4-6 FERRARI-CARANO – 8761 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-6700 Open daily 10-5
Gift items, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Wine Pairings
CHARLES CREEK VINEYARD – 483 First St. W., Sonoma; 707 935-3848 Open daily 11-6
FERRARI-CARANO SEASONS OF THE VINEYARD
Chateau Felice – 10603 Chalk Hill Rd, Healdsburg; 707 836-9011 Mon-Thurs 11-3 Sat-Sun 11-4
113 Plaza St, Healdsburg; 707 431-2222 Fri-Thu 10-6, Fri-Sat 10-7
CHATEAU ST. JEAN – 8555 Sonoma Hwy 12, Kenwood; 707 833-4134 Open daily 10-5
Field Stone Winery – 10075 Hwy 128, Healdsburg; 707 433-7266 Open daily 10-5
Christie Vineyards – 851 Limerick Lane, Healdsburg; 707 431-0662 Open by appointment only
Folk Machine – Poured at Downtown Wine: 132 Plaza St, Healdsburg; 707 473-0337 Thu-Mon 11-6, Fri-Sat 11-7
CHRISTOPHER CREEK – 641 Limerick Ln, Healdsburg; 707 433-2001 Open daily 11-5
Foppiano Vineyards – 12707 Old Redwood Hwy, Healdsburg; 707 433-7272 Open daily 10-4:30
Picnic Area
Forchini – 5141 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-8886 Fri-Sun 11-4
Clarbec – 19368 Orange Ave, Sonoma; 707 996-4012 Open by appointment only
Forth Vnyds – Poured at Family Wineries – Dry Creek Valley: 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-0100 10:30-4:30
Clary Ranch – 3461 Middle Two Rock Rd, Petaluma; 707 938-7210 Open by appointment only
Francis Ford Coppola
CLINE CELLARS – 24737 Arnold Drive, Sonoma; 707 940-4030 Open daily 10-6
300 Via Archimedes, Geyserville; 707 857-1462 Open daily 10-5
Gift items, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours at 11, 1, 3 or Food Pairings
Freestone Vineyards – 12747 El Camino Bodega, Freestone; 707 874-1010 Thur-Sun 11-5
Clos du Bois – 19410 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville; 707 857-3100 Open daily 10-4:30
Frick – 23072 Walling Road, Geyserville; 707 857-1980 Sat-Sun 12-4:30
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 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
Copain Wines – 7800 Eastside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 836-8822 Open Thu-Sun 11-5 or by appt.
GALLO FAMILY VNYDS – Tasting Room: 320 Center Street, Healdsburg; 707 433-2458 Open daily 10-6
Corda – 845 Chileno Valley Rd, Petaluma; 707 781-9310 Open by appointment only Gift items, Vineyard Tours
D’Argenzio – 1301 Clevelend Ave, Ste A, Santa Rosa; 707 280-4658 11-5 Summer, 11-4 winter; tours available Gary Farrell Wines – 10701 Westside Rd, Healdsburg;707 473-2909; Open daily 11-4
Dark Horse – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm Geyser Peak Winery – At Canyon Rd, 22281 Chianti Rd, Geyserville; 707 857-2500 Open daily 10-5
Dashe Cellars – Poured at Family Wineries – Dry Creek Valley: 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-0100 10:30-4:30 GLORIA FERRER CAVES & VNYDS – 23555 Hwy 121, Sonoma; 707 996-7256 Open daily 10-5
David Coffaro – 7485 Dry Creek Rd, Geyserville; 707 433-9715 Open 11-4, Tours: Fridays by appt. Gift items, Picnic Area, Art Exhibit; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Educational Programs, Food Pairings
David Noyes – Poured at Family Wineries – Kenwood: 9380 Sonoma Hwy 12; 888-433-6555 Open daily 10:30-5 Gofessel Vineyards– 200838 Burndale Road, Sonoma; 707 225-6801 Open by appointment only
Davis Bynum Winery – 8075 Westside Road, Healdsburg; 707 433-5852 Fri-Mon 11-4 Göpfrich – 7564 W. Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-1645 Open daily by appointment
Davis Family Vnyds – 52 Front St, Healdsburg; 707 433-3858 Thu-Sun 11-5 Gourmet Au Bay – 913 Hwy 1, Bodega Bay; 707 875-9875 Fri-Sat 11-8, Sun-Thu 11-7
De La Montanya – 999 Foreman Ln., Healdsburg; 707 433-3711 Fri-Sun 11-4:30, Mon-Thu by appt Grange Sonoma – (Tasting room for boutique wineries) Open daily 10-5
Graton Ridge – 3541 Gravenstein Hwy 116 N, Sebastopol; 707 823-3040 Sat-Sun 11-5 Kunde – 9825 Sonoma Hwy 12, Kenwood; 707 833-5501 Open daily 10:30-4
Grey Stack – 4100 Grange Road, Santa Rosa; 707 228-1338 Open by appointment only La Crema – 235 Healdsburg Ave, Ste 101, Healdsburg; 707 431-9400 Open daily 10:30-5:30
Grove Street – 1451 Grove St, 707 433-6734; Healdsburg Open daily 10-4 Lago di Merlo – at Family Wineries – Dry Creek Valley: 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-0100 10:30-4:30
Gundlach Bundschu – 2000 Denmark St, 707 938-5277; Sonoma Open daily 11-4:30 Lake Sonoma Winery – 340 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg; 707 473-2999 Open daily 10-5
Hanna Winery – 9280 Hwy 128, Healdsburg; 707 431-4310 Open daily 10-4 Lambert Bridge – 4085 W. Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-9600 Open daily 10:30-4:30
5353 Occidental Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 575-3371 Open daily 10-4 Lancaster Estate – 15001 Chalk Hill Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-8178x209 Open by appointment only
Hanzell Vineyards– 18596 Lomita Avenue, Sonoma, CA 95476 Ph: 707.996.3860 Open by appointment only Landmark – 101 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood; 707 833-0053 Open daily 10:30-4:30
Hartford Family Winery – 8075 Martinelli Road, Forestville; 707 887-1756 Open daily 10-4:30 Larson Family – (Cornerstone, tasting room for boutique wineries)
Harvest Moon Estate – 2192 Olivet Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 573-8711 Open daily 10:30-5 23564 Arnold Dr, (Hwy 121), Sonoma; 707 933-3010 Open daily 10-5
Hauck Cellars – 223 Center St, Healdsbug; 707 473-9065 Open Thu-Mon 11:30-5:30, Fri & Sat til 7pm Larson Family – 23570 Highway 121, Sonoma; 707 934-4090 Open daily 10-5
Hawkes Wine – 6734 Hwy. 128, Healdsburg; 707 433-4295 Open daily 10-5, tours by appointment Laurel Glen – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm
Hawley Wines – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm LEDSON WINERY – 7335 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood; 707 537-3810 Open daily 10-5
Tasting Fees, Gift items, Deli, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call for: Educational Programs, Food Pairings
Haywood Winery – 18000 Gehricke Rd, Sonoma; 877 996-4299 Open by appointment only
LIMERICK LANE – 1023 Limerick Ln, Healdsburg; 707 433-9211 Open daily 10-5
Highway 12 Winery – 498 First St. E, Sonoma; 707 938-8091 Open daily 10:30-5:30 Gift items, Art Exhibit, Children & Pets OK
Hobo – Poured at Downtown Wine: 132 Plaza St, Healdsburg; 707 473-0337 Thu-Mon 11-6, Fri-Sat 11-7 Little Vineyards Family Winery – 15188 Sonoma Hwy, Glen Ellen; 707 996-2750 Thu-Mon 11-4:30
Holdredge – 51 Front St, Healdsburg; 707 431-1424 Sat-Sun 11-4:30 or by appt LONGBOARD VINEYARDS – 5 Fitch St, Healdsburg; 707 433-3473 Open daily 11-6 (closed Tue)
Homewood Winery – 23120 Burndale Rd, Sonoma; 707 996-6353 Open daily 10-4 Gift items, Children OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings
Hook and Ladder – 2027 Olivet Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 546-5712 Open daily 10-4:30 LOXTON CELLARS – 11466 Dunbar Rd, Glen Ellen; 707 935-7221 Open daily 11-5
Picnic Area; Call ahead for Vineyard and Winery Tours
HOP KILN WINERY – 6050 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-6491 Open daily 10-5
Gift items, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call ahead for: Educational Programs, Food Pairings Lynmar Estate – 3909 Frei Rd, Sebastopol; 707 829-3374 Open daily 10-5, call for reservations
House Winery – 3100 Gravenstein Hwy. N, Sebastopol; 707 829-1101 Open daily 11:30-9 MacLeod Family Vnyd – 740 Lawndale Road, Kenwood; 707 833-4312 Open by appointment only
IMAGERY ESTATE – 14355 Hwy 12, Glen Ellen; 707 935-4515 Weekdays 10-4:30, Weekends 10-5 MacPhail Family – 851 Magnolisa Dr, Healdsburg; 707 433-4780 Open by appointment only
Gift items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call for: Educational Programs, Food Pairings Macrae Family – at Family Wineries – Kenwood: 9380 Sonoma Hwy 12; 888-433-6555 Open daily 10:30-5
Inman Family – 5793 Skylane Blvd, Ste C, Windsor; 707 395-0689 Fri & Sat 11-4 or by appt. MacRostie Winery – 21481 Eighth St E, Suite 25, Sonoma; 707 996-4480 Sat 11-4:30, Mon-Fri by appointment
Iron Horse – 9786 Ross Station Rd, Sebastopol; 707 887-1507 Open daily 11-3:30, tours Mon-Fri by appt. Manzanita Creek – 1441 A&B Grove St, Healdsburg; 707 433-4052 Open by appointment only
J Lynne Wines – Poured at Vine Tastings: 9058 Windsor Rd, Windsor; 707 620-0833 Mon-Fri 12-8pm, late weekends Marimar Estate – 11400 Graton Road, Sebastopol; 707 823-4365 Open daily 11-4
Martin Family – 5610 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-9545 Open by appointment only
J RICKARDS WINERY
Sustainable Vines...Exceptional Wines! Stop by J. Rickards Winery MARTIN RAY – 2191 Laguna Road, Santa Rosa; 707 823-2404 Open daily 11-5
Tuesdays-Saturdays (11am-4pm) for a complimentary tasting of our wines, Gift items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Winery Tours
which include estate-grown Cabernet, Petite Sirah and Zinfandel.
Take the Canyon Road exit from Hwy 101 at Geyserville. We’re 2.5 miles north Martinelli Vineyards – 3360 River Rd, Fulton; 707 525-0570 Open daily 10-5
on Chianti Road. For more information or a tour call 707-758-3441.
Matanzas Creek Winery – 6097 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 528-6464 Open daily 10-4:30
24505 Chianti Rd Cloverdale, CA
MATRIX – 3291 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-1911 Open daily 11-5
J Vineyard & Winery – 11447 Old Redwood Hwy, Healdsburg; 707 431-3646 Open daily 11-5 Gift items, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Winery Tours
JACUZZI VINEYARDS – 24724 Arnold Drive, Sonoma; 707 931-7575 Open daily 10-5:30 Mauritson Family Winery – 2859 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-0804 Open daily 10-5
Johnson’s Alexander Valley Wines – 8333 Hwy 128, Healdsburg; 707 433-2319 Open daily 11-5 Mayo Family Winery – 13101 Arnold Drive @ Highway 12, Glen Ellen; 707 938-9401 Open daily 10:30-6:30
Jordan – 1474 Alexander Valley Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-5250 Open by appointment only Mayo Family Reserve Room – 9200 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood; 707 833-5504 Open daily 10:30-6:30
Gift items, Art Exhibit, Children OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings
Joseph Swan – 2916 Laguna Rd, Forestville; 707 573-3747 Sat, Sun & some holidays, 11-4:30
Mayo Family– at The Cellar Door in Sonoma, 1395 Broadway; 707 938-4466 Thur-Mon 11-6, Tue-Wed 4-6
Kachina – 4551 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg; 707 332-7917 Open daily 11-4 by appt
MAZZOCCO SONOMA – 1400 Lytton Springs Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-8159 Open daily 11-5
Kamen Estate – 21692 8th Street E, Suite 300, Sonoma; 707 833-1700 Open by appointment only Gift items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK
Kastania Vineyards – 4415 Kastania Rd, Petaluma; 707 763-6348 Sat Sun 11-4 Meeker Vineyards – 21035 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville; 707 431-2148 Open daily 10:30-6
KAZ WINERY – 233 Adobe Canyon Rd, Kenwood; 707 833-2536 Fri-Mon 11-5 Merriam Vnyds – 11650 Los Amigos Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-4032 Open daily 10-5
Gift items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Winery Tours, Vineyards Tours
Merry Edwards – 2959 Gravenstein Hwy N, Sebastopol; 888-388-9050 Open daily 9:30-4:30, appt recommended
KENDALL-JACKSON – 5007 Fulton Rd, Fulton; 707 571-8100 Open daily 10-5
Gift items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for: Educational Programs, Food Pairings Michel-Schlumberger – 4155 Wine Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-7427 Open daily 11-5
KENDALL-JACKSON – 337 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg; 707 433-7102 Open daily 10-5 Mietz Cellars – Poured at Family Wineries – Dry Creek Valley: 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-0100 10:30-4:30
Children & Pets OK Mill Creek Vineyards – 1401 Westside Rd; Healdsburg; 707 431-2121 Open daily 10-5
Kenwood Vineyards – 9592 Sonoma Hwy 12, Kenwood; 707 833-5891 Open daily 10-4:30 Moon Mountain – 1700 Moon Mountain Drive, Sonoma; 707 996-5870 Tue-Sat by appt only; tours 10:30, 2:30
Kokomo – 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-0200 Open daily 11-4:30 Moshin Vineyards – 10295 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-5499 Open daily 11-4:30
Korbel Chmpgne Clrs – 13250 River Rd, Guerneville; 707 824-7000 Open daily 9-4:30 Mounts Family – 3901 Wine Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 292-8148 Open by appointment only
Mueller – 6301 Starr Rd, Windsor; 707 837-7399 Open by appointment only Roshambo – (Cornerstone, tasting room for boutique wineries) Open daily 10-5
Mulas Family – 23900 Ramal Road, Sonoma; 707 938-3134 Limited tours, call ahead 23564 Arnold Dr, (Hwy 121), Sonoma; 888-525-9463
MURPHY-GOODE – 20 Matheson St, Healdsburg; 800 499-7644 Open daily 10:30-5:30 Route 128 Winery – 21079 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville; 707 696-0004 Thur-Sun 12-6
Rued – 3863 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-1569 Open daily 11-4:30
Muscardini Cellars – 8910 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood; 707 833-0526 Open daily 11-6
Russian Hill Estate – 4525 Slusser Rd, Windsor; 707 575-9428 Open Thu-Mon 10-4
Nalle – 2383 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-1040 Open Friday by appointment only
Russian River Vineyards – 5700 Gravenstein Hwy N, Forestville; 707 887-3344 Open daily 11:30-4:30
Nicholson Ranch – 4200 Napa Rd, Sonoma; 707 938-8822 Open daily 10-6
Sable Ridge Winery – 6320 Jamison Rd; Santa Rosa; 707 542-3138 Open by appointment only
Novy Family – 980 Airway Ct, Ste C, Santa Rosa; 707 578-3882 Open by appointment Mon-Sat 10-3
Sapphire Hill – 55 Front Street, Healdsburg; 707 431-1888 Open by appointment or Thurs-Mon 11-4:30
Occidental Road Cellars – 707 874-9401 Call for tours & tasting
Saracina/Atrea – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm
Optima Winery – 498 Moore Ln, Unit C, Healdsburg; 707 431-8222 Open by appointment only
SAUSAL WINERY – 7370 Hwy 128, Healdsburg; 707 433-2285 Open daily 10-4
Paint Horse – 16510 Arnold Drive, Sonoma; 707 935-0148 Open by appointment only Gift items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings
Palmeri – 21001 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville; 707 857-4101 Thu-Sat 11:30-6, Sun-Wed 11:30-5:30 Sbragia Family – 9990 Dry Creek Road, Geyserville; 707 473-2992 Open daily11-5
Papapietro Perry – 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-0422 Open daily 11-4:30 SCHUG CARNEROS ESTATE – 602 Bonneau Road, Sonoma; 800-966-9365 Open daily 10-5
PARADISE RIDGE WINERY – 4545 Thomas Lake Harris Dr, Santa Rosa; 707 528-Wine Open daily 11-5 Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children Welcomed, Picnic Area
Gift items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Winery Tours SEBASTIANI VINEYARDS – 389 Fourth St. East, Sonoma; 707 938-5532 Open daily 10-5
PARADISE RIDGE – Kenwood Tasting Room, 8860 Sonoma Hwy; 707 282-9020 Open daily 10-5 Complimentary Tours, Gift Items, Picnic Area & Supplies, Children & Pets Welcomed
Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK Sebastopol Vineyards – Green Valley Rd; Sebastopol; 707 829-9463 Daily 10-5
Parmelee Hill – 8860 Sonoma Highway, Kenwood; 707 282-9020 Open by appointment only Seghesio Winery – 14730 Grove St, Healdsburg; 707 433-3579 Open daily 10–5
Passalacqua Vnyds – 3805 Lambert Bridge Rd, Healdsburg; 877-825-5547 Open daily 11-5 Selby Winery – 215 Center St, Healdsburg; 707 431-1288 Open daily 11-5:30
Pastori Winery – 23189 Geyserville Ave, Cloverdale; 707 857-3418 Open by appointment only Sharp –17560 Norrborn Road, Sonoma; 707 933-0556 Open by appointment only
Pedroncelli Vineyards – 1220 Canyon Rd, Geyserville; 707 857-3531 Open daily 10-4:30 Sheldon – 6761 Sebastopol Ave. (Hwy. 12), Sebastopol; 707 829-8100 Fri 12-5, Sat & Sun 11-4 or by appt
Pellegrini Family– 4055 West Olivet Rd, Santa Rosa; 800-891-0244 Open by appointment Thur-Mon 10-4 Siduri Wines – 980 Airway Dr, Ste C, Santa Rosa; 707 578-3882 By appointment daily 10-3
Pendleton Estate – 35100 Hwy 128, Cloverdale; 707 894-3732 Open by appointment only Silver Oak Cellars – 24625 Chianti Road, Geyserville; 707 942-7026 Mon-Sat 9-5, tours by appt
Peters Family – 2064 Hwy. 116 No, Suite 102, Sebastopol; 707 829-3111 Open by appointment only Simi Winery – 16275 Healsburg Ave, Healdsburg; 707 433-6981 Open daily 10-5
Peterson – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm SL Cellars – Poured at Family Wineries – Kenwood: 9380 Sonoma Hwy 12; 888-433-6555 Open daily 10:30-5
Petroni Vineyards – 990 Cavedale Road, Sonoma; 707 935-8311 Open 10-4 by appointment Sojourn Cellars –141 E. Napa Street, Sonoma; 707 933-9753 Open by appointment only
Portalupi – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm SONOMA-ENOTECA – 35 E Napa St, Sonoma; 707 935-1200 11-6 Wed-Mon, Tue seasonal
Porter Creek – 8735 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-6321 Open daily 10:30-4:30 Sonoma Valley Portworks – 613 2nd St, Pealuma; 707 769-5203 Mon-Sat 12-5
Preston Vineyards – 9282 W. Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-3372 Open daily 11-4:30 Spann –Poured at Family Wineries – Kenwood: 9380 Sonoma Hwy 12; 888-433-6555 Open daily 10:30-5
Quivira Vineyards – 4900 W. Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 431-8333 Open daily 11-5 ST. FRANCIS VINEYARDS – 100 Pythian Rd, Santa Rosa; 888-675-WINE Open daily 10-5
RH – Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call for Food Pairings, Winery Tours
St. Helena Road Winery – 6995 St. Helena Road; Santa Rosa; 707 538-8674 Open daily 9-5
Ramazzotti Wines – 22910 Walling Rd, Geyserville; 707 857-3428 Open Mon-Sun 11-6
Poured at Locals: Geyserville Ave & Hwy 128, Geyserville; 707 857-4900 Open daily 11am-6pm Staley – Poured at Family Wineries – Dry Creek Valley: 4791 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-0100 10:30-4:30
Ravenswood – 18701 Gehricke Rd, Sonoma; 707 938-1960 Open daily 10-4:30 Stonestreet – 7111 Highway 128; 707 473-3333; Healdsburg Open daily 10-5
Raymond Burr – 8339 W. Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-4365 Open daily 11-5 Stryker Sonoma – 5110 Highway 128; Geyserville; 707 433-1944 Open daily 10:30-5
Remick Ridge – tasted at Adler Fels, 9575 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood; 707 833-6131 Open daily 11-5 Stuhlmuller – 4951 West Soda Rock Ln, Healdsburg; 707 431-7745 Open by appointment only
Richardson Winery – at The Cellar Door in Sonoma, 1395 Broadway; 707 938-4466 Open daily 11-6 SUNCÉ WINERY – 1839 Olivet Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 526-9463 Open daily 10:30-5
Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children Welcomed
Ridge Vineyards – 650 Lytton Springs Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-7721 Open daily 11-4
Taft Street Winery – 2030 Barlow Lane, Sebastopol; 707 823-2049 Sat-Sun 11-4:30, Mon-Fri 11-4
River Road Vnyds – 5220 Ross Rd, Sebastopol; 707 887-8130 Open by appointment only
Talty – 7127 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-8438 Most Saturdays 12-4 or by appt.
Robert Hunter – at The Cellar Door in Sonoma,1395 Broadway; 707 938-4466 Open daily 11-6
Tandem – Poured at Family Wineries – Kenwood: 9380 Sonoma Hwy 12; 888-433-6555 Open daily 10:30-5
Robert Young Estate – 4960 Red Winery Rd, Geyserville; 707 431-4811 Open daily 10-4:30
Terroirs Artisan Wines: Damskey & Co. –
Robledo Family Winery – 21901 Bonness Rd, Sonoma; 707 939-6903 Open by appointment only 21001 Geyserville Ave, Ste 101, Geyserville; 707 857-4101 Open daily 11:30-5:30; Thu, Fri, Sat til 6
Roche – 122 West Spain St, Sonoma Open daily 11-6 Three Alarm – Poured at Vine Tastings: 9058 Windsor Rd, Windsor; 707 620-0833 Mon-Fri 12-8, later on weekends
Rochioli – 6192 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-2305 Thu-Mon 11-4, Tue-Wed by appt Thumbprint Cellars – 36 North St, Healdsburg; 707 433-2393 Open daily 11-4
RODNEY STRONG VINEYARDS – 11455 Old Redwood Hwy, Healdsburg; 707 431-1533 Tin Barn – 21692 Eighth St E. #340, Sonoma; 707 938-5430 Sat-Sun 11-4
Gift items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK Open daily 10-5
Toad Hollow – 409A Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg; 707 431-8667 Open daily 10:30-5:30
ROESSLER – 380 First St W, Sonoma; 707 933-4440 Open daily 11-6
TOPEL – Tasting Room in Healdsburg, 125 Matheson St; 707 433-4116 Open daily 11-7
Rosenblum Winery – 250 Center Street, Healdsburg; 707 431-1169 Open daily 10-5 Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call for: Educational Program, Food Pairings
TRENTADUE – 19170 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville; 707 433-3104 Open daily 10-5 Equinox – 427-C Swift St, Santa Cruz; 831 338-2646; 831 423-3000 Fri-Sun 12-5
Trione Winery – 19550 Geyserville Ave, Geyserville; 707 814-8100 Thur-Sun 10-5 Fernwood Cellars – 7137 Redwood Retreat, Gilroy; 408 848-0611 Some Sat, call for appointment
Truett Hurst – 5610 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-9545 Open daily 11-5 FLEMING JENKINS VNYDS & WINERY – 45 W. Main St, Los Gatos; 408 358-4949 Tue-Sun 12-6
Twomey Cellars – 3000 Westside Rd, Healdsburg; 800-505-4850 Mon-Sat 10-5 Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Children Welcome
Ty Caton Vineyards – 8910 Sonoma Hwy, Kenwood; 707 833-0526 Open daily 10-6 Flint Wine Cellars – 13160 Cienega Road, Hollister; 831 636-8986 Open by appointment only
Unti Vineyards – 4202 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-5590 Open by appointment only Fortino Winery – 4525 Hecker Pass Hwy, Gilroy; 408 842-3305 Tue-Sat 10-5, Sun 11-5
Guglielmo Winery – 1480 E. Main St, Morgan Hill; 408 779-2145 Open daily 10-5
Valley of the Moon – 777 Madrone Rd, Glen Ellen; 707 996-6941 Open daily 10-4:30
Hallcrest Vineyards – 379 Felton Empire Rd, Felton; 831 335-4441 Open daily 12-5
Viansa Winery – 25200 Arnold Dr, Sonoma; 707 935-4700 Open daily 10-5
Heart o’ the Mountain – 5610 Scotts Valley Dr, Scotts Valley; 831 345-6133 Open by appointment only
VJB VINEYARDS & CELLARS – 9077 Sonoma Hwy 12, Kenwood; 707 833-2300 Open daily 10-5
Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Pets Welcomed Hecker Pass Winery – 4605 Hecker Pass Hwy, Gilroy; 408 842-8755 Open daily 9-5
Wattle Creek Winery – 25510 River Rd, Cloverdale; 707 894-5166 Open by appointment only HUNTER HILL – 7099 Glen Haven Rd, Soquel; 831 465-9294 Sat-Sun 11-4 or by appt
Wellington Vineyards – 11600 Dunbar Rd, Glen Ellen; 707 939-0708 Open daily 11-5 J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines – 1000 Lenzen Ave, San Jose; 408 918-2160 Open daily 10-5
Westwood Winery – 11 E. Napa St, Suite 3, Sonoma; 707 935-3246 Thur-Mon 11-5 Jason-Stephens – 11775 Watsonville Rd, Gilroy; 408 846-8463 Open Daily Summer 12-6 , Winter 12-5
White Oak Vineyards – 7505 Hwy 128, Healdsburg; 707 433-84291 Open daily 10-5 Kirigin Cellars – 11550 Watsonville Rd, Gilroy; 408 847-8827 Open daily 10-5
Williamson – 134 Matheson St, Healdsburg; 707 433-1500 Open daily 11-7 Kings Mountain – 187 Kings Mountain Road, Woodside; 650 851-7551 Open by appointment only
WILSON – 1960 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg; 707 433-4355 Open daily 11-5 La Nebbia – 12341 San Mateo Road, Half Moon Bay; 650 726-9463 Open daily 10-5
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK Léal Vineyards – 300 Maranatha Drive, Hollister; 831 636-1023 Open daily 11-5
Woodenhead – 5700 River Rd, Santa Rosa; 707 887-2703 Open Thu-Sun 10:30-4:30 LOMA PRIETA WINERY – 26985 Loma Prieta Way, Los Gatos; 408 353-2950 Sat-Sun 12-5 or by appt
Yoakim Bridge – 7209 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-8511 Fri-Sat 11-4, Sun 1-4, weekdays & tours by appt. MARTIN RANCH – 6675 Redwood Retreat Road, Gilroy; 408 842-9197 12-4 third weekend of each month
Zichichi Family – 8626 W. Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg; 707 433-4410 Open daily 11-4:30 Michael Martella – 17287 Box 103 Skyline Blvd, Woodside; 650 851-6777 Open by appointment only
NORTH CENTRAL COAST Monte Verde – 13775 Sycamore Dr, Morgan Hill; 408 776-8938 Open 3rd Sat-Sun or by appointment
Morgan Hill Cellars – 1645 San Pe dro Ave, Morgan Hill; 408 779-7389 Tue-Sun 10-5
Ahlgren Vineyard – 20320 Hwy 9, Boulder Creek; 800 338-6071 Sat 12-4 or by appointment
Mountain Winery – 14831 Pierce Road, Saratoga; 408 741-2822 Fri-Sun 12-5
Alfaro Family Vnyd & Winery – 420 Hames Road, Corralitos; 831 728-5172 Sat 12-5 or by appointment
Muccigrosso – 21450 Bear Creek Rd, Los Gatos; 408 354-0821 Open by appointment only
Aptos Creek – 520 Nisene Meadws Ct, Aptos; 831 684-1680 Open by appointment only
Muns Vineyard – Los Gatos; 408 515-2663 Open by appointment only
Armida Winery – 103 Stockton Avenue, Capitola; 831 462-1065 Open daily 11-6
Naumann Vnyds – 16505 Montebello Rd, Cupertino; 408 867-7871 Special events & by appointment
Bargetto Winery – 3535 N. Main St, Soquel; 831 475-2258 ext 14 Open daily 12-5
Nicholson Vnyds – 2800 Pleasant Valley Rd, Aptos; 831 724-7071 Special events & by appointment
Beauregard – 10 Pine Flat Road, Bonny Doon; 831 458-WINE Open daily 11-5
Organic Wine Works – 379 Felton Empire Rd, Felton; 800-OWW-WINE Open daily 12-5
Black Ridge – 18550 Black Rd, Los Gatos; 408 399-6396 Open 3rd weekend 11-5 & by appointment
Osocalis – 5579 Old San Jose Rd, Soquel; 831 477-1718 Open by appointment only
Bonny Doon Vineyard – 328 Ingalls Street, Santa Cruz; 888 819-6789 Open daily 12-close
Page Mill Winery – 13686 Page Mill Road, Los Altos HIlls; 650 948-0958 Fri-Sun 12-5:30
Bruzzone – 433 Sunridge Drive, Scotts Valley; 831 438-3120 Open by appointment only
Pietra Santa – 10034 Cienega Road, Hollister; 831 636-1991 Wed-Sun 11-5 or by appointment only
BURRELL SCHOOL – 24060 Summit Rd, Los Gatos; 408 353-6290 Open Thu-Sun 11-5
Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK Pelican Ranch – 402 Ingalls St, Santa Cruz; 831 426-6911 Fri-Sun 12-5
Byington Winery – 21850 Bear Creek Road, Los Gatos; 408 354-1111 Open daily 11-5 Picchetti Winery – 13100 Montebello Rd, Cupertino; 408 741-1310 Open daily 11-5
Calera – 11300 Cienega Road, Hollister; 831 637-9170 Open daily 11-4:30 Pinder – 165 Cristich Lane, Campbell; 877-684-2601 Sat 11-4, Sun by appointment
Casa De Fruta – 6680 Pacheco Pass Hwy, Hollister; 800 543-1702 Open daily 9-6 Pleasant Valley – 600 Pleasant Valley Rd, Aptos; 831 728-2826 Summer Apr-Oct, Sat 12-4, Winter by appointment
Castillo’s Hillside Shire – 2215 Liberta Drive, Morgan Hill; 408 776-8200 Sat 1-7, Sun 12-5 POETIC CELLARS – 5000 Rodeo Gulch Road, Soquel; 831 462-3478 Sat-Sun 12-5 or by appt
Cava Wine Bar – 115 San Jose Ave, Capitola; 831 476-2282 Wed-Sat 12-12, Sun 12-10, Mon 4-10, Tue 4-12 Rapazzini Winery – 4350 S. Monterey Hwy, Gilroy; 408 842-5649 Open daily 10-5
Chaine d’Or – 140 Sunrise Drive, Woodside; 650 851 8977 Open by appointment only Regale Winery – 24040 Summit Road, Los Gatos; 408 353-2500 Sat-Sun 12-5:30 or by appointment
Cinnabar – 23000 Congress Springs Rd, Saratoga; 408 741-5858 Special events and by appointment only Ridge Vineyards – 17100 Montebello Road, Cupertino; 408 867-3233 Summer Sat-Sun 11-5, Winter Sat-Sun 11-4
Clos LaChance – 1 Hummingbird Ln, San Martin; 800 ITS-WINE Open daily 11-5 River Run – 65 Rogge Lane, Watsonville; 831 726-3112 Open by appointment only
Clos Tita – 4 Kendall Lane, Santa Cruz; 831 439-9235 Open by appointment only Roudon -Smith – 2364 Bean Creek Rd, Scotts Valley; 831 438-1244 Sat 11-4:30 or by appointment
COOPER-GARROD – 22645 Garrod Rd, Saratoga; 408 867-7116 Mon-Fri 12-5 Sat-Sun 11-5 Santa Cruz Mtn Vnyd – 334A Ingalls Street, Santa Cruz; 831 335-4242 Wed-Sun 12-5:30
Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children OK; Call ahead for: Food Pairings, Tours SARAH’S VINEYARD – 4005 Hecker Pass Hwy, Gilroy; 408 847-1947 Open daily 11-5
Creekview – 12467 Creekview Ct, San Martin; 408 686-0534 By appointment 11-5 or 3rd weekend of the month Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Winery Tours
David Bruce Winery – 21439 Bear Creek Rd, Los Gatos; 408 354-4214 Mon-Fri 12-5, Sat-Sun 11-5 Satori Cellars – 2100 Buena Vista Avenue, Gilroy; 408 848-5823 Sat-Sun 12-5
DeRose Vineyards – 9970 Cienega Valley Road, Hollister; 831 636-9143 Sat-Sun 11-4 or or by appointment Savannah-Chanelle Vnyds – 23600 Congress Springs Rd, Saratoga; 408 741-2934 Open daily 11-5
Domenico Wines – 1697 Industrial Rd, San Carlos; 650 593-2335 Open daily 12-5 Silver Mountain – off Old San Jose-Soquel Rd Miller Cutoff; 408 353-2278 Sat 12-4 by appointment
Enz – 1781 Limekiln Road, Hollister; 831 637-6443 By appointment only Silver Mountain – 402 Ingalls St, Ste 29, Santa Cruz; 831 466-0559 Thu-Sun 12-5
Solis – 3920 Hecker Pass Hwy, Gilroy; 408 847-6306 Open daily 12-5 Manzoni Estate – 30981 River Road, Soledad; 831 675-3398 Sat-Sun 11-5
Sones Cellars – 334 B Ingalls St, Santa Cruz; 831 420-1552 Fri-Sun 12-5 Marilyn Remark – 645 River Road, Salinas; 831 455-9310 Sat-Sun, Holidays 11-5
Soquel Vineyards – 8063 Glen Haven, Soquel; 831 462-9045 Sat-Sun 11-4 Paraiso Vineyards – 38060 Paraiso Springs Road, Soledad; 831 678-0300 Sat-Sun 11-5, Mon-Fri 11-4
Storrs Winery – 303 Potrero St. #35, Santa Cruz; 831 458-5030 Open daily 12-5 Pessagno Winery – 1645 River Road, Salinas; 831 675-9463 Fri-Sun 11-5
Summerayne – Limekiln Road, Hollister; 831 902-5638 Open by appointment only Scheid Vineyards – 1972 Hobson Avenue, Greenfield; 831 386-0316 Open daily 11-5
Sycamore Creek – 12775 Uvas Road, Morgan Hill; 408 779-4738 Thu-Mon 12-5 VENTANA VINEYARDS – 38740 Los Coches Road, Soledad; 831 678-2900 Weekends & Most Holidays 11-5
Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK
Testarossa Vineyards – 300-A College Ave, Los Gatos; 408 354-6150 Open daily 11-5
Wrath Wines – 35801 Foothill Road, Soledad; 831 678-2212 Thu-Mon 11-4:30
Thomas Fogarty Winery – 19501 Skyline Blvd, Woodside; 650 851-6777 Wed-Sun 11-5
Thomas Kruse Winery – 3200 Dryden Ave, Gilroy; 408 842-7016 Tue-Sun 12-5 LAKE/MENDOCINO COUNTIES
Trout Gulch – 328 Ingalls Street, Santa Cruz; 888 819-6789 Open daily 12-close Barra of Mendocino – 7051 N. State Street, Redwood Valley; 707 485-0322 Open daily 10-5
Vinocruz – Abbott Square on Cooper Street, Santa Cruz; 831 427-0436 Mon-Thu 11-7, Fri-Sat 11-5, Sun 12-6 Bell Hill Vineyards– 6725 Jacobsen, Kelseyville; 707 490-4400 Thurs-Sun, Winter 12-6, Summer 1-7
Vine Hill – 2300 Jarvis Road, Santa Cruz; 831 427-0436 Special events & by appointment Brassfield Estate– 10915 High Valley Rd, Clearlake Oaks; 707 998-1895 Daily 10-5, Weekends by appt. in Winter
Woodside Vineyards – 340 Kings Mountain Rd; Woodside; 650 851-3144 Open by appointment only Breggo Cellars – 11001 Highway 128, Boonville; 707 895-9589 Open daily 11-5
Windy Oaks Estate – 550 Hazel Dell Rd, Corralitos; 831 786-9463 Special events & by appointment Brutocao Cellars – 7000 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-2152 Summer 10-6, Winter 10-5
Zayante Vineyards – 420 Old Mount Rd; Felton; 831 335-7992 Special events & by appointment Brutocao Cellars – 13500 Hwy 101, Hopland; 707 744-1664 Open daily 10-6
CARMEL VALLEY Ceago Del Lago – 5115 E. Hwy 20, Nice; 707 274-1462 Open daily 10-5
Bernardus – 5 W. Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley; 800 223-2533 Open daily 11-5 Chiarito Vineyards – 2651 Mill Creek Rd, Ukiah; 707.462.7146 Open by appointment only
Boekenoogen – 24 West Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley; 831 659-4215 Open daily 11-5 Claudia Springs – 1810 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-3993 Summer: Fri-Mon 11-5; Winter Fri-Sun 11-5
Boëté at Valley Hills Tasting Rm– 7156A Carmel Valley Rd, Carmel Valley; 831 625-5040 Mon-Fri 2-5, Sat-Sun 12-5 Cougar’s Leap – 9300 Seigler Springs Rd. N., Kelseyville; 707 279-0651 May-Oct, Fri-Sun 11-5pm or by appt
Chateau Julien Wine Estate – 8940 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel; 831 624-2600 Mon-Fri 8-5 Sat-Sun 11-5 Duncan Peak Vineyards – 14500 Mtn. House Road, Hopland; 707 744-1129 Open by appointment only
Chateau Sinnet – 13746 Center Street, Carmel Valley; 831 659-2244 Summer 12-6 daily, Winter 12-5 Eden Crest Vineyards & Winery – 2550 Big Valley Road, Kelseyville; 707 279-2987 By appt
Cima Collina – San Carlos, between Ocean & 7th, Carmel; 831 620-0645 Thur-Mon 11- 6 Esterlina – 1200 Holmes Ranch Road, Philo; 707 895-2920 Open by appointment only
Galante Vineyards – between Ocean & 7th, Dolores; Carmel; 831 624-3800 Sun-Fri 2-6, Sat 12-6 Fetzer Vineyards – Hwy 175, Hopland; 707 744-1250 Open daily 9-5
Georis Winery – 4 Pilot Road, Carmel Valley; 831 659-1050 Summer daily 11-6, Winter 11-5 Foursight Wines – 14475 Highway 128, Boonville; 707 898-2889 Fri-Mon 10-4:30
Heller Estate Organic Vineyards – 69 W. Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley; 800-625-8466 Open daily 11-6 Frey – 14000 Tomki Rd, Redwood Valley; 707 485-5177 Mon-Frid 10-5, by appointment
Joullian Vineyards – 2 Village Drive Suite A, Carmel Valley; 866 659-8101 Open daily 11-5 Goldeneye Winery – 9200 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-3202 Open daily 11-4
Joyce Vineyards – 12 Del Fino Place, Carmel Valley; 831-659-0312 Fri-Sun 11-5 Graziano Family of Wines – 13251 S.Hwy 101; Suite 3, Hopland; 707 744-8466 Open daily 10-5
Otter Cove Wines – 9 Del Fino Place, Carmel Valley; 831 320-3050 Wed-Sun 11-5 Greenwood Ridge Vineyards – 5501 Hwy 128; Philo, 707 895-2002 Summer 10-6, Winter 10-5
Parsonage Village Vineyard – 19 East Carmel Valley Road, Carmel Valley; 831 659-7322 Open daily 11-5:30 Gregory Graham Wines– 13633 Point Lakeview Road, Lower Lake; 707 995-3500 Sat & Sun 10-5
Rancho Cellars – 26340 Carmel Rancho Blvd, Carmel; 831 625-5646 Mon-Sat 11-5 Handley Cellars – 3151 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-2190 Summer 10-6, Winter 10-5
Talbott Vineyards – 53 West Carmel Valley Rd, Carmel Valley; 831 659-3500 Open daily 11-5 High Valley Estate Vnyds – 13151 E. State Highway 20, Clearlake Oaks; 707 998-9400 Tue-Sat 11-5, Sun 1-5
Taste Morgan – 204 Crossroads Blvd, Carmel; 831 626-3700 Open daily 11-6 Horne – 2200 Hwy 29, Middletown; 707 987-1069 Open weekends 10-6, weekdays by appt.
MONTEREY WINERIES Husch Vineyards – 4400 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-3216 Open daily 10-5
A Taste of Monterey Wine Visitors Cntr – 700 Cannery Row, Suite Kk, Monterey; 831 646-5446 Open daily 10-6 JAXON KEYS – 10400 S. Hwy 101, Hopland; 877-462-0666 Open daily 10-5
Bargetto Winery – 700 Cannery Row Suite G, Monterey; 831 373-4053 Open daily 11-6 Jeriko Estate – 12141 Hewlitt Sturtevant Rd, Hopland; 707 744-1140 Sum 10-5, Win 11-4
Baywood Cellars – 381 Cannery Row Suite C, Monterey; 831 645-9035 Mon-Sat 1-6, Sun 1-5 Kelseyville Wine Co. –5627 Gaddy Lane, Kelseyville; 707 279-2995 By appt
Figge Cellars – 3348 Paul Davis Drive Suite 101, Marina; 831 384-4149 Mon-Fri by appointment only Langtry Estate – 21000 Butts Canyon Rd, Middletown; 707 987-2385 Open daily 11-5
Scheid Vineyards Wine Lounge - 751 Cannery Row, Monterey; 831-6569463 Open daily 11-7 Lazy Creek Vineyards – 4741 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-3623 Open Fr-Mo 11-4:30
VENTANA VINEYARDS – 2999 Monterey-Salinas Hwy, Monterey; 831 372-7415 Open daily 11-5 Le Vin Winery – 33151 Hwy. 128, Yorkville; 707 894-2304 Open by appointment only
Gift Items, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK
Lolonis Vineyards – 1905 Rd D, Redwood Valley; 707 485-7544 Open by appointment
Wine from the Heart Tasting Rm – 241 Alvarado St, Monterey; 831 641-9463 Open daily , call for hours Londer Vineyards – 14051 Highway 128, Boonville; 707 895-3900 Thu-Mon 11-5
SALINAS VALLEY Manoir Girard Cellars – 12601 Ell River Rd; Potter Valley; 707 391 WINE (9463) Open by appointment only
A Taste of Monterey – 127 Main Street, Salinas; 831 751-1980 Mon-Fri 11-5, Fri-Sat 11-6, Sun 11-4 Maple Creek Winery – 20799 Hwy 128; Yorkville; 707 895-3001 Open daily 10:30-5
Blackstone Winery – 850 South Alta St, Gonzales; 831 675-5341 Summer 10:30-4:30, Winter 11-4 McDowell Valley – 13380 S. Hwy 101, Hopland 707 744-8911 Mon-Fri 11-5, Sat-Sun 10-5
Boekenoogen – Santa Lucia Highlands, Salinas; 831 675-3549 Open by appointment only McFadden Vineyard – 13275 S. Hwy 101 Suite #5, Hopland; 707 744-8463 Open daily 10-5
Chalone Vineyards – Stonewall Canyon Rd (Hwy 146), Soledad; 831 678-1717 Sat-Sun 11:30-5, weekdays by appt McNab Ridge Winery – 13441 S. Hwy 101; Hopland; 707 744-1986 Open daily 10-5
Meyer Family Cellars – 19750 Hwy 128, Yorkville; 707 895-2341 Open daily 10-5
HAHN ESTATES/SMITH & HOOK – 37700 Foothill Road, Soledad; 831 678-4555 Mon-Fri 11-4
Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK; Call for Winery Tours Sat-Sun 11-5 Milano Family Winery – 14594 S. Hwy 101, Hopland; 800-564-2582 Open daily10-5
Monte Lago Winery – Clear Lake, 510-599.LAGO Open by appointment only Carvalho Family Winery – 35265 Willow Ave, Clarksburg; 916 744-1625 Wed-Sun 11-5
Moore Family Winery – 11990 Bottle Rock Road, Kelseyville; 707 279-9279 Fri - Sun 11-5 Heringer Estates – 35265 Willow Ave, Clarksburg; 916 744-1227 Thu-Sun 11-5
Mt. Konocti Growers Winery – 700 Old Long Valley Road, Clearlake Oaks; 707 998-0319 By appt Old Sugar Mill – 35265 Willow Ave, Clarksburg; 916 744-165 Wed-Sun 11-5
Navarro Vineyards – 5601 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-3686 Summer 10-6, Winter 10-5 Satiety Vineyards – 40101 County Rd 25A, Woodland; 530 661-0680 Mon-Fri 7-6, Sat-Sun 11-6
Nelson Family – 550 Nelson Ranch Road; Ukiah Open daily 10-5 Solomon Wine Co. – 35265 Willow Ave, Clarksburg; 916 744 1131 Fri 1-5, Sat-Sun 11-5
Noggle Vineyards & Winery – 700 Old Long Valley Road, Clearlake Oaks; 707 998-0319 Sat-Sun 11-5 or by appt Todd Taylor Wines – 35265 Willow Ave, Clarksburg; 916 744-1120 Fri-Sun 11-5
Oster – 13501 Tomki Road, Redwood Valley; 707 485-5257 Open by appointment
Pacific Star – 33000 North Highway 1, Fort Bragg; 707 964-1155 Open daily 11-5
BAY AREA/LIVERMORE
Parducci Wine Cellars – 501 Parducci Rd, Ukiah; 707 463-5357 Open daily 10-5 Bent Creek Winery – 5455 Greenville Rd, Livermore; 925 455-6320 Fri-Sun 12-4:30
Phillips Hill Estates – 8627 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-2209 Open daily 11-5 Big White House – 6800 Greenville Rd, Livermore; 925 449-1976 Sat-Sun 12-4:30
Philo Ridge – Call for an appoinment on weekends, 707 489-2303 Bodegas Aguirre – 8580 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 606-0554 Sat-Sun 12-4
Ployez Winery – 11171 Highway 29, Lower Lake; 707 994-2106 Open daily 11-5 Cedar Mountain – 7000 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 373-6636 Mon-Fri 11-3, Sat-Sun 12-4
Roederer Estate – 4501 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-2288 Open daily 11-5 Charles R Vnyds – 8195 Crane Ridge Rd, Livermore; 925 454-3040 Fri-Sun 12-4:30
Rosa D’Oro – 3915 Main Street, Kelseyville; 707 279-0483 Mon-Tue 12-5, Wed-Sat 10:30-6:30, Sun 11-5 Chouinard Vnyds – 33853 Palomares Rd, Castro Vly; 510 582-9900 Sat-Sun 12-5 (and most holidays)
SCHARFFENBERGER CELLARS – 8501 Hwy 128, Philo; 707 895-2957 Open daily 11-5 Concannon – 4590 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 456-2505 Open daily 11-4:30
Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK
Crooked Vine – 4948 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 371-8156 Mon-Sat 11:30-4:30, Sun 11-4:30
Shannon Ridge – 12599 E. Hwy 20, Clear Lake Oaks; 707 998-9656 Daily 10:30-5
Cuda Ridge Wines – 5385 East Ave, Livermore; 510-304-0914 Fri-Sun 12-4:30 & by appointment
Shed Horn Cellars – Socrate Mine Road, Middletown; 707 987-4716 By appt
Deer Ridge Vineyards – 1828 Wetmore Rd, Livermore; 866 561-0838 Fri-Sun 11-5
Silversmith Vineyards – 3700 A Rd J, Redwood Valley; 707 485-1196 Sat-Sun 11-5 or by appointment
Eagle Ridge Vineyard – 10017 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 443-3375 Sat-Sun 12-4:30
Six Sigma Ranch and Winery – 13372 Spruce Grove Road, Lower Lake; 707 994-4068 Daily 11-4:30
el Sol – 8626 Lupine Way, Livermore; 925 606-1827 Fri-Sun 12-5
Sol Rouge – P.O. Box 859, Kelseyville; 707 279-9000 By appt
Elliston Vineyards – 463 Kilkare, Sunol; 925 862-2377 Sat-Sun 12-5
Standish Wine Co. – 5101 Hwy 128, Philo707 895-9213 October-March 10-5 Daily, April-September 10-6 Daily
Fenestra Winery – 83 Vallecitos Rd (Hwy 84), Livermore; 925 447-5246 Fri-Sun 12-5
Steele Wines – 4350 Thomas Drive, Lakeport; 707 279-9475 Mon-Sat 11-5
GARRÉ VINEYARD & WINERY – 7986 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 371-8200 Fri 12-4:30, Sat-Sun 11:30-5
Terrill Cellars and Tuscan Village – 16175 Main Street, Lower Lake; 707 252-8444 Daily 10-4p
Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Restaurant, Children & Pets OK; Call ahead for Food Pairings
Toulouse Vineyards – 8001 Hwy 128, 707 895-2828; Philo Open daily 11-5
Hidden Creek – 21 So. Livermore Ave, Ste 101, Livermore (at Blacksmith Square); 925-989-1163 Thu-Sun 12-5
Tulip Hill Winery – 4900 Bartlett Springs Rd, Nice; 707 274-9373 Open daily 10-5
J. Doran – 1133 Burwood Way, Antioch; (925) 418-5630 Open by appointment
Weibel Vnyds – 13300 Buckman Dr., Hopland; 707 744-2200 Open by appointment only
John Christopher – 25 So. Livermore Ave, Ste 103, Livermore; 925-456-WINE Thu-Sun 12-6
Whaler Vineyards – 6200 E Side Rd, Ukiah; 707 462-6355 Open by appointment only
La Rochelle – 5443 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 243-6442 Open daily 12-4
Wildhurst Vineyards – 3855 Main St, Kelseyville; 800 279-4302 Open daily 10-5
Les Chenes – 5562 Victoria Lane, Livermore; 925 373-1662 Weekends 12-4:30
Yorkville Cellars – 25701 Hwy 128, Yorkville; 707 894-9177 Winter 11-5, Summmer 11-6
Little Valley Winery– 739 Main St, Pleasanton Wed 4-9, Fri-Sat 12-6, Sun 12-5
ZINA HYDE CUNNINGHAM – 14077 Hwy 128, Boonville; 707 895-9462 Open Daily 10-5
Picnic Area, Children & Pets OK Longevity Wines – 35 Rickenbacker Circle South, Livermore; 888 325-WINE Sat-Sun 12-5
Marr Cellars – poured at Tesla Vintners, 5143 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 606-WINE Tue-Sun 11-5
SUISUN VALLEY
McGrail Vineyards – 5600 Greenville Rd, Livermore; 925 373-6214 Fri-Sun 12-4:30 & by appointment
Blacksmith Cellars – poured at Suisun Valley Wine Coop Thu-Sun 12-5, Mon-Wed by appt
Miramont Estate – poured at Tesla Vintners, 5143 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 606-WINE Tue-Sun 11-5
Blue Victorian Vineyards – 5071 Suisun Valley Blvd., Fairfield; 707 422-8025 Daily 10-5
Mitchell Katz Winery – 1188 Vineyard Ave; Pleasanton; 925 931-0744 Thu-Sun 12-5, Fri 12-6
King Andrews Vnyd – poured at Suisun Valley Wine Coop Thu-Sun 12-5, Mon-Wed by appt
Murietta’s Well – 3005 Mines Rd; Livermore; 925 456-2390 May-Oct Open daily 11-4:30, Nov-Apr Wed-Sun 11-4:30
Ledgewood Creek Winery – 4589 Abernathy Road, Suisun City; 707 426-4424 Daily 10-5
Occasio – 2245B South Vasco Road, Livermore; 925 371-1987 Tue-Wed 12-2, Thu-Fri 12-4, Sat 11-4
Mangels Vineyards – poured at Suisun Valley Wine Coop Thu-Sun 12-5, Mon-Wed by appt
Red Feather – 5700 Greenville Rd, Livermore; 925 449-1871 Sun-Fri 11-6, Sat 11-8
Tenbrink Vineyards – 4185 Chadbourne Road, Suisun Valley; 707 480-7334 Sat & Sun 12-5 or by appt
Retzlaff Vineyards – 1356 S. Livermore Ave, Livermore; 925 447-8941 Tue-Fri 12-2, Sat-Sun 12-4:30
Suisun Valley Wine Coop – 4495 Suisun Valley Road, Suisun Valley; 707 864-3135 Thu-Sun 12-5, Mon-Wed by appt
Rios Lovell Estate Winery – 6500 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 443-0434 Wed-Fri 11-3, Sat-Sun 11-5
Sunset Cellars – poured at Suisun Valley Wine Coop Thu-Sun 12-5, Mon-Wed by app
Rodrigue Molyneaux – 3053 Marina Ave, Livermore; 925 447-4280 Sat-Sun 12:30-5
Vezer Family Tasting Room – 2522 Suite V Mankas Corner Road, Fairfield; 707 429-3958 Daily 10-5
Vezer Family Private Ranch– 707 422-8025 Tours & tasting by appointment only Ruby Hill Winery – 400 Vineyard Ave, Pleasanton; 925 931-WINE Wed-Sun 11-5:30
Winterhawk Winery – poured at Suisun Valley Wine Coop Thu-Sun 12-5, Mon-Wed by appt Steven Kent – 5443 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 243-6440 Open daily 12-4:30
Wooden Valley Winery – 4756 Suisun Valley Road, Suisun Valley; 707 864-0730 Daily 10-5 Stony Ridge Winery – 4948 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 449-0458 Thu-Sun 11-4:30
Tamas Estate – 5489 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 456-2380 Open daily 12-4:30
YOLO COUNTY Tenuta Vineyards – 633 Kalthoff Common, Livermore; 925 960-1006 Fri-Sun 12-5
Berryessa Gap – 27260 Hwy 128, Winters; 530 795-3201 Mon-Sat 12-4 Tesla Vintners – 5143 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 606-WINE Tue-Sun 11-5
Berryessa Gap – 15 Main Street, Winters; 530 795-3201 Thurs-Sat 4:30-8:30 The Singing Winemaker – poured at Tesla Vintners, 5143 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 606-WINE Tue-Sun 11-5
Bogle Vineyards – 37783 County Rd, Clarksburg; 916 744-1139 Sat-Sun 12-5, Mon-Fri by appointment Thomas Coyne Winery – 51 E. Vallecitos Rd (Hwy 84), Livermore; 925 373-6541 Sat-Sun 12-5
Capay Valley Vineyards – 13757 Hwy 16, Brooks; 530 796-4110 Open 12-5 by appointment Wente Vineyards Estate Winery – 5565 Tesla Rd, Livermore; 925 456-2300 Open daily 11-4:30
Wente Vineyards Visitors Center – 5050 Arroyo Rd, Livermore; 925 456-2405 Open daily 11-6:30 Miramont Estate – 24837 E. Milton Rd, Linden; 209 887-3860 Open by appointment only
Westover Vineyards – 34329 Palomares Rd, Castro Valley; 925 537-3932 Sat-Sun 12-5 Mokelumne Oaks – 12470 Locke Rd, Lockeford; 209 339-1108 Thu-Sun 12-5
White Crane Winery – 5405 Greenville Rd, Livermore; 925 455-8085 Thu-Mon 12-4:30 Oak Ridge Winery – 6100 E. Highway 12 (Victor Road), Lodi; 209 369-4758 Sun-Thu 10-5, Fri-Sat 10-6
Wood Family Winery – 7702 Cedar Mountain Rd, Livermore; 925 606-7411 Open by appointmentViano Vineyards Old Lockeford Winery – 12470 Locke Rd, Lockeford; 209 727-9770 Fri-Mon 11-5
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY Omega Cellars– 13731 N. Highway 88, Lodi; 209 367-1910 Sat-Sun 12-5
Bloomfield Vnyd– 633 First Street, Brentwood; 925 634-9463 Wed-Thu 4-8pm, Fri 4-11pm, Sat 11am-11pm Palomares Vineyards – 34329 Palomares Road, Castro Valley Sat-Sun 12-5
Captain Vineyards – 1969 Joseph Drive, Moraga; 925 631-0714 Open by appointment Pasos Vineyards – 12470 Locke Rd, Lockeford; 209 727-3153 Thu-Sun 11-5, Fri-Sat 11-6
Enos Wines – 9000 Brentwood Blvd., Brentwood; 925 634-3900 Open by appointment Peirano Estate – 21831 N. Highway 99, Acampo; 209 369-9463 Sat-Sun 11-5
Hannah Nicole Vnyds – 6740 Balfour Road, Brentwood; 925 513-0769 Fri 11-3, Sat-Sun 1-5 Ripken Vineyards – 2472 West Sargent Road, Lodi; 209 367-WINE Sat-Sun 12-4
Happy Valley Cellars – 1223 Upper Happy Valley Road, Lafayette; 925 283-1245 Open by appointment Spenker Winery – 17303 N. De Vries Rd, Lodi; 209 367-0467 Sat & Sun 12-4, Jan-Apr by appt only
New Departures Wine Co. – 6140 Alhambra Valley Road, Martinez; 925 366-8463 Open by appointment St. Amant Winery – 1 Winemaster Way, Lodi; 209 367-0646 Open by appointment only
Odisea Wine Co. – 963 Redwood Drive, Danville; 925 915-1662 Open by appointment St. Jorge Winery – 22769 N. Bender Road, Acampo; 209 365-0202 Fri-Sun 11-5
Olin Wines – 975 Detroit Ave., Unit B, Concord; 925 771-7107 Sat 12-4 or by appt. Stama – 12470 Locke Rd, Lockeford; 209 727-3314 Mon, Wed, Thu 11-5, Fri, Sat, Sun 11-6
Parkmon Vineyards – 55 Laird Drive, Moraga; 925 631-7980 Open by appointment The Coliseum – Vino Piazza, 12470 Locke Rd, Lockeford; 209 747-7733 Wed, Thu, Sun 11-5, Fri 11-7, Sat 11-6
Shadowbrook Winery – 3739 Shadowbrook Court, Walnut Creek; 925-988-9463 Open by appointment VanRuiten – 340 W. Highway 12, Lodi; 209 334-5722 Open daily 11-5
Sterling Albert Winery– 150 Mason Circle, Suite J, Concord; 925 219-2279 Sat 12-5pm, Sun by appt. Vino Con Brio – 7889 E. Harney Ln, Lodi; 888-410-VINO Thu-Mon 12-5
Tamayo Family Vnyds – 2155 Elkins Way, Brentwood; 925 513-8463 Open by appointment Vino Piazza – 12470 Locke Rd, Lockeford; 800-939-2566 Open daily 12-5
Viano Vineyards – 150 Morello Avenue, Martinez; 925 228-6465 Wed-Mon 9-5pm vMv Vineyards – 16475 N. Locust Tree Road, Lodi; 209 365-1900 Sat-Sun 12-5
LODI/WOODBRIDGE Watts – 12470 Locke Rd, Lockeford; 209 727-3751 Sat-Sun 12-5
Weibel – 18911 N. Lower Sacramento Rd, Woodbridge; 209 365-9463 Wed-Thu 5-9, Fri-Sat 5-10, Sun 2-6
Abundance Vnyds/Mencarini Family Winery –1150 W. Turner Rd, Lodi; 209 334-0274 Open daily 11-6
Woodbridge Uncorked – 18911 N. Lower Sacramento Rd, Woodbridge; 209 365-7575 Wed-Thu 5-9, Fri-Sat 5-10, Sun 2-6
Akin Estates – 18911 N. Lower Sacramento Rd, Woodbridge; 209 333-8115 Wed. Thu 5-9, Fri-Sat 5-10, Sun 2-6
WOODBRIDGE – 5950 Woodbridge Road, Acampo; 209 365-2839 Open daily 10:30-4:30
Berghold – 17343 N. Cherry Rd, Lodi; 209 333-9291 Thu-Sun 11-5 Gift Items, Art Exhibit, Picnic Area, Call ahead for Tours at 9:30, 1:30 or by Appt
Boitano Family – Vino Piazza, 12470 Locke Rd, Lockeford; 209 286-1595 Fri-Sun 12-5
Bokisch Vineyards – tasted at Clements Ridge, 23225 E. State Hwy 88, Clements; 209 334-4338 Fri-Sun 11-5 SIERRA FOOTHILLS
Borra Wines – 1301 E. Armstrong Rd, Lodi; 209 368-2446 Open daily 12-5 AMADOR COUNTY
cellardoor – 21 N. School Street, Lodi; 209 339-4394 Fri 1-11, Sat 1-9, Sun 12-5 Amador Cellars – 11093 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6150 Wed-Fri 11-5, Sat-Sun 11-5
Chocoholics Divine Desserts – 18819 E. Hwy 88, Clements; 209 759-3320 Mon-Fri 11-5, Sat-Sun 10-6 Amador County Wine Cellar– 14207 Hwy 49, Amador City; 209 267-0104 Fri-Sun 11-6 & holidays
Clements Ridge – 23225 E. State Hwy 88, Clements; 209 759-3850 Fri-Sun 11-5 Amador Foothill Winery – 12500 Steiner Road, Plymouth, 209 245-6307 Fri-Sun 12-5
Cosentino Winery – 3750 E. Woodbridge Rd, Woodbridge; 209 333-8014 Open daily 10-5:30 Avio – 14520 Ridge Rd, Sutter Creek; 209 267-1515 Fri-Sun 11-5
d‘Art Wines – 13299 N. Curry Avenue, Lodi; 209 334-9946 Fri-Sun 12-5 Bella Piazza – 19900 Shenandoah School Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-4600 Open daily 10-5
Dancing Fox Winery & Bakery – 203 S. School Street, Lodi; 209 366-2634 Tue-Wed 11-6, Thu-Sat 11-9, Sun 10-3 Bray Vineyards – 10590 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6023 Fri-Mon 10-5
Delicato Family – 12001 S. Highway 99, Manteca; 209 824-3500 Open daily 9-5:30 C.G. Di Arie – 19919 Shenandoah School Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-4700 Thurs-Mon 10-4:30
Gnekow Family Winery– 17347 E. Gawne Rd, Collegeville; 209 463-0697 Open daily 11-5 Charles Spinetta Winery – 12557 Steiner Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-3384 Mon, Thu, Fri 8-4, Sat-Sun 9-5
Grady Family – tasted at Woodbridge Uncorked, Woodbridge; 209365-7575 Wed-Thu 5-9, Fri-Sat 5-10, Sun 2-6 Clos Du Lac Cellars – 3151 Hwy 88/Jackson Vlly Rd, Ione; 209 274-2238 Wed-Sun 10-4
Grand Amis – 115 North School Street Suite 5, Lodi; 209 369-6805 Fri-Sun 1-5 Convergence Vnyds – 14650 Hwy 124, Plymouth; 209 245-3600 Fri-Sun 10-5
Harmony Wynelands – 9291 E. Harney Ln, Lodi; 209 369-4184 Mon-Sun 11-5:30, Sat 11-5, Sun 12:30-5 Cooper Vineyards – 21365 Shenandoah School Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6181 Fri-Sun 11-5 or by appointment
Harney Lane Winery – 9010 E. Harney Lane, Lodi; 209 365-1900 Thu-Sun 12-5 Deaver Vineyards – 12455 Steiner Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-4099 Open daily 10:30-5
Heritage Oak Winery – 10112 E. Woodbridge Road, Acampo; 209 986-2763 Mon-Fri 2-5, Sat-Sun 12-5 Dillian Wines – 12138 Steiner Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-3444 Fri-Sun 11-4:30
Housley’s Century Oak – 22211 Lower Sacramento, Acampo; 209 334-3482 Open daily 12-4 Dobra Zemlja Winery – 12505 Steiner Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-3183 Open daily 10-5
Jessie’s Grove Winery – 1973 W. Turner Road, Lodi, 209 368-0880 Wed-Mon 12-5 Domaine de la Terra Rouge/Easton Wines– 10801 Dickson Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-3117 Fri-Mon 11-4
LangeTwins Winery – 1525 E. Jahant Road, Acampo; 209 334-9780 Open by appointment only Drytown Cellars – 16030 Hwy 49, Drytown; 866-379-8696 Fri-Sun 11-5
Lobo Loco Wines – 18911 N. Lower Sacramento Rd, Woodbridge; 916 687-4767 Wed-Thu 5-9, Fri-Sat 5-10, Sun 2-6 Karly – 11076 Bell Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-3922 Open daily 12-4
Lodi Wine & Visitor Center – 21831 N, Lodi. Highway 99; Lodi; 209 369-9463 Open daily 10-5 Karmére – 11970 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-5000 Thu-Mon 11-5 or by appointment
The Lucas Winery – 18196 N. Davis Rd, Lodi; 209 368-2006 Thu-Sun 12-4:30 Morse Wines/Il Gioiello Winery– 22355 Lawrence Rd, Fiddletown; 209 245-3395 Sat-Sun 11-5
M2 Wines – 1376 East Turner Road Suite D, Lodi; 209 339-1071 Fri-Sun 11-5 Nine Gables – 10778 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-3949 Mo-We 11:3:30, Thu-Sun 11-5
Macchia – 7099 E. Peltier Road, Acampo; 209 333-2600 Thu-Mon 11-5 Nua Dair Vineyards – 13825 Willow Creek Rd, Ione; 209 245-5567 Sat-Sun 10:30-5:30
McConnell Estates – 10686 W. Stockton Blvd, Elk Grove; 916 685-5368 Sat-Sun11-5 Renwood – 12225 Steiner Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6979 Open daily 10:30-5:30
McCormack Williamson – 3125 E. Orange Street, Acampo; 209 368-1473 Fri-Sun 11-5 Serenidad – 21339 Dickson Way, Plymouth; 209 245-5304 x19 Sat-Sun, Holidays 11-5 or by appointment
Michael David Vineyards – 4580 W. Highway 12, Lodi; 209 368-7384 Open daily 10-5 Shenandoah Vineyards – 12300 Steiner Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-4455 Open daily 10-5
Sobon Estate – 14430 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6554 Open daily 9:30-5 Coulson Winery – 3600 Carson Rd; Camino; 877 253-9672 Open daily 11-5
Stonehouse Winery – 10861 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6888 Fri-Sun 11-5 Crystal Basin Winery – 3550 Carson Rd, Camino; 530 647-1767 Open daily 11-5
Stoneridge Winery – 13862 Ridge Rd, Sutter Creek; 209 223-1761 Open by appointment only David Girard Vineyards – 741 Cold Springs Rd, Placerville; 530 295-1833 Thu-Sun 11-5
Story Winery – 10525 Bell Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6208 Daily Sum 11-5, Win 11-4 dkcellars – 7380 Vineyard View Dr, Fair Play; 530 620-1132 Fri-Sun 11-5
Sutter Creek Wine Tasting – 85 Main St, Sutter Creek; 209 267-5838O pen daily 11-6 Fenton Herriott – 120 Jacquier Ct, Placerville; 530 642-2021 Thu-Sun 11-5 or by appointment
Sutter Ridge – 14110 Ridge Rd, Sutter Creek; 209 267-1316 Fri-Sun 11-4:30 Fitzpatrick Winery – 7740 Fair Play Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-3248 Wed-Mon 11-5
Fleur de Lys – 7696 Perry Creek Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-2246 Fri-Sun 11-5
Tanis Vineyards – 13120 Willow Creek Rd, Ione; 209 274-4807 Sat-Sun 10-5:30
Gold Hill Vineyard – 5660 Vineyard Lane, Placerville; 530 626-6522 Thur-Sun 10-5 or by appointment
TKC Vineyards – 11001 Valley Dr, Plymouth; 209 245-6428 Sat 11-5, Sun 1-4 or by appointment
Granite Springs Winery – 5050 Granite Springs Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-6395 Sat-Sun 11-5
Terra D’Oro – 20680 Shenandoah Schl Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6942 Open daily 10-4:30
Iverson Vineyards – 8061 Perry Creek Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-7474 Thur-Mon 11-5
Villa Toscano – 10600 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-3800 Open daily 10-5
Holly’s Hill Winery – 3680 Leisure Lane, Placerville; 530 344-0227 Open daily 10-5
Vino Noceto – 11011 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6556 Mon-Fri 11-4, Sat-Sun 11-5
Jodar Vineyards – 3405 Carson Court, Camino; 530 644-3474 Open daily 11-5
Wilderotter Vineyard – 19890 Shenandoah School Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-6016 Fri-Mon 10:30-5 Latcham Vineyards – 2860 Omo Ranch Rd, Mt. Aukum; 530 620-6642 Thu-Mon 11-5 or by appointment
Young’s Vineyard – 10120 Shenandoah Rd, Plymouth; 209 245-3005Mon-Fri 10-4, Sat-Sun 10:30-4CALAV- Lava Cap – 2221 Fruitridge, Placerville; 530 621-0175 Open daily 11-5
ERAS COUNTY
Madrona Vineyards – 2560 High Hill Road, Camino; 530 644-5948 Open daily 11-5
Beaux Chevaux – 466B Main St, Murphys; 209-728-1000 Fri-Sun 11-5
Mining Camp Winery – 4801 Rock Barn Rd, Shingle Springs; 530 677-6510 Thur-Sun 11-5
Black Sheep Winery – 221 Main St, Murphys; 209 728-2157 Daily 11-5
Miraflores Winery – 2120 Four Springs Trail, Placerville; 530 647-8505 Open daily 10-5
Bodega Del Sur Winery– 457C Algiers St, Murphys; 209 728-9030 Mon-Fri 12-5, Sat-Sun 11-5
Mount Aukum Winery – 6781 Tower Rd, Mt. Aukum; 530 620-1675 Open daily 11-5
Brice Station – 3353 E. Hwy 4, Murphys; 209 728-9893 Fri-Sun 12-6 or by appointment
Narrow Gate Vyds – 4282 Pleasant Valley Rd, Placerville; 530 644-6201 Fri-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5
Broll Mountain – 106 Main St, Murphys; 209 728-9750 Sat-Sun 1-5
Oakstone Winery – 6440 Slug Gulch Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-5303 Wed-Sun 11-5 or by appointment
Chatom Vineyards – 1969 Highway 4, Douglas Flat; 209 736-6500 Open daily 11-5
ParaVi Vineyards – 2875 Larsen Dr, Camino; 530 647-9463 Open daily 11-5
Domaine Becquet – 2173 Highway 12 East, Valley Springs; 209 772-1303 Wed-Sun 11-5
Perry Creek Vnyds – 7400 Perry Creek Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-5175 Open daily 11-5
Domaine Becquet – 415 Main St, Murphys; 209 728-8487 Summer Thu-Sun 11-6, Winter Fri-Sun 11-6
Picchetti Winery Tstg Rm – 3135 Harrison Avenue, South Lake Tahoe; 530 541-1500 Open daily 11-6
French Hill Winery – 8032 So. Main St, Mokelumne Hill; 209 286-1800 Tue-Sun 11-5
Sierra Oaks Estates – 6713 Mt. Aukum Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-7079 Wed-Sun 11-5
French Hill Winery – 488 Main Street, Murphys; 209-728-8022 Winter Fri-Sun 11-5, Summer Thu-Mon 11-5
Sierra Vista Winery – 4560 Cabernet Way, Placerville; 530 622-7221 Open daily 10-5
Frog’s Tooth Vineyards – 350 Main St. Ste 5, Murphys; 209 728-2700 Fri 1-5, Sat 11-6, Sun 11-5, Mon 12-5
Single Leaf Vineyards – 7480 Fair Play Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-3545 Wed-Sun 11-5
Hatcher Winery – 425 Main St, Murphys; 209 605-7111 Fri-Sun 11-5, Mon-Thu 12-5
Sogno Winery – 3046 Ponderosa Rd, Shingle Springs; 530 672-6968 Fri-Sun 11-6
Indian Rock – 1154 Pennsylvania Gulch Rd, Murphys; 209 728-8514 Fri-Sat 12-5, Sun 11-5
Stone’s Throw – 3541 North Canyon Rd, Camino; 530 622-5100 Thur-Sun 11-5
Irish Vineyards – 2849 Hwy 4, Vallecito; 209 736-1299 Mon,Tue, Fri 2-5, Sat-Sun 11-5
Thompson’s Mining Camp Winery– 4801 Rock Barn Rd, Shingle Springs; 530 677-6510 Thur-Sun 11-5
Ironstone Vineyards – 1894 Six Mile Road, Murphys; 209 728-1251 Open daily 10-5
Toogood Estate Winery – 7280 Fair Play Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-1910 Open daily 11-5:30
Laraine/Gerber – 3675 Six Mile Rd, Vallecito; 209 736-4766 Fri-Sun 11-5 or by appointment
Van Der Vijver Estate – 7451 Fair Play Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-3210 Wed-Thu 12-5, Fri-Sun 11-5
Lavender Ridge – 425 Main St, Murphys; 209 728-2441 Open daily 11-5
Venezio Vineyard – 5821 Hwy 49, Coloma; 530 885-9463 Wed-Sun 11-5
Milliaire Winery – 276 Main Street, Murphys; 209 728-1658 Open daily 11-5
Windwalker Vnyds – 7360 Perry Creek, Fair Play; 530 620-4054 Daily 11-5
Muir’s Legacy – 276 Main Street, Murphys; 209 728-0500 Open daily 11-5
Winery by the Creek – 8085 Perry Creek Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-2402 Thu-Sun 11-5
Newsome-Harlow – 403 Main St, Murphys; 209 728-9817 Mon, Thu 12-5, Fri-Sat 11-6, Sun 11-5
Wofford Acres – 1900 Hidden Valley Rd, Camino; 530 626-6858 Thu-Sun 11-5
Solomon Wine Co. – 397-A Main St, Murphys; 209 728-8290 Wed-Fri 1-5, Sat 12-6, Sun 12-5
MERCED COUNTY
Stevenot Winery – 2690 San Domingo Rd, Murphys; 209 728-3436 Open daily 11-5
Red Rock Winery – 7326 E. Hwy 140, Merced; 209 722-7625 Open daily 10-5
Stevenot Winery – Main & Sheep Ranch Rd, Murphys; 209 728-0148 Mon, Thu Fri 12-5, Sat-Sun 11-5
NEVADA COUNTY
Twisted Oak – 4280 Red Hill Rd, Vallecito; 209 736-9080 Open daily 10:30-5:30
Avanguardia – 13028 Jones Bar Rd, Nevada City; 530 274-9482 Sat-Sun 12-5
Twisted Oak – 350 Main Street, Murphys; 209 736-9080 Mon-Fri 12-5, Sat-Sun 10:30-5:30
Burch Hall – 108 Mill St, Grass Valley; 530 272-7000 Open daily 12-5
Vina Moda – 634 French Gulch Road, Murphys; 209 728-9911 Fri-Sun 12-5
Coufos Cellars – 10065 Rough & Ready Rd, Rough & Ready; 530 274-2923 Sat-Sun 12-5
Zucca Mountain – 431 Main St, Murphys; 209 736-2949 Open daily 12-5
Double Oak – 14510 Blind Shady Rd, Nevada City; 530 292-3235 Sat 11-5 Feb-Dec or by appointment
EL DORADO COUNTY
Indian Springs – 303 Broad St, Nevada City; 530 478-1068 Sun-Thu 11:30-5, Fri-Sat 11:30-6
Auriga Wine Cellars – 3500 Carson Rd, Camino; 530 647-8078 Fri-Sun 11-5
Lucchesi Vineyards – 167 Mill St, Grass Valley; 530 274-2164 Open daily 11-Dusk
Boeger Winery – 1709 Carson Rd, Placerville; 530 622-8094 Open daily 10-5, Summer: Fridays ’til 8
Montoliva Vineyard – 15629 Mount Olive Rd, Chicago Park; 530 346-6577 Sat-Sun 12-4
Busby Cellars – 6375 Grizzly Flat Rd, Somerset; 530 344-9119 Fri-Sun 11-5:30
Naggiar Vineyards – 18125 Rosemary Lane, Grass Valley; 530 268-9059 Fri-Sun 12-5 or by appointment
Cantiga Wineworks & Deli – 5951 Mt. Aukum Rd, Somerset; 530 621-3352 Fri-Sun 1-5, Sat-Sun 11-5
Nevada CityWinery –321 Spring Street, Nevada City; 530 265-9463 Mon-Sat 12-6, Su 12-5
Cedarville Vnyd – 6320 Marestail Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-9463 Open by appointment only
Pilot Peak Winery – 12888 Spenceville Rd, Penn Valley; 530 432-3321 Sat-Sun 12-5
Charles B. Mitchell – 8221 Stoney Creek Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-3467 Mon-Fri 11-5, Sat-Sun 10:30-5
Sierra Knolls – 19635 Kingswood Ct, Grass Valley; 530 268-9225 Sat-Sun 12-5
Chateau Rodin – 4771 Green Hill Rd, Placerville; 530 622-6839 Wed-Sun 11-5 or by appointment
Sierra Starr – 209 W. Main Street, Grass Valley; 530 477-8282 Open daily 12-5 (closed Tues.)
Chateau Routon – 2800 Omo Ranch Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-5818 Wed-Sun 11-4
Chevalier Winery – 5720 French Creek Rd, Shingle Springs; 530 677-1676 Sat 12-5
Tasting Room – 2530 Pleasant Valley Rd, Placerville; 888 802-9321 Sat-Sun 12-5 For corrections, deletions or additions, send
Colibri Ridge – 6100 Gray Rock Rd, Fair Play; 530 620-7255 Fri-Sun 11-5 an email to info@winecountrythisweek.com
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YOUR GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA WINE, G E TAWAY S , THINGS TO DO & EVENTS

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SONOMA COUNTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-59

Sonoma Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54-59

Glen Ellen Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

MENDOCINO & LAKE COUNTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-61

Lodi/Woodbridge Area Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

NORTHERN CENTRAL COAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-69

Carmel Valley Wineries Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

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