Saddleback Cellars

On your next trip to Napa Valley, be sure to work into your schedule a visit to Saddleback Cellars in Oakville- a relatively modest, old school anomaly among some of the most prized real estate in the entire world. In a valley where opulence has become commonplace, Saddleback offers a reality check – a sort […]

Rombauer Vineyards – Napa Valley

Rombauer is so strongly associated with it’s incredibly popular Chardonnay that it’s easy to overlook that the winery’s Zinfandels are its second most popular wines. Today, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Sauvignon Blanc all are hugely popular, too, but Zin in particular has been a key player at Rombauer since the winery’s early days. Koerner and […]

Rodney Strong Vineyards

Premier Winery Experience participant  When you’re putting together your itinerary to mine the riches of Russian River and Dry Creek Zinfandel, be sure to make Rodney Strong Vineyards in Healdsburg a high priority! Rodney Strong is way more than just another winery, this is a groundbreaking, innovative vineyard-towine portfolio that over 60 years ago was […]

Robert Biale Vineyards

When you settle into your seat on the back porch of the Biale winery in Napa Valley, you, like most folks, won’t be in any rush to leave! Perfecting the old California classics, Robert Biale Vineyards, was founded in a garage by four partners in 1991: Bob Biale, Dave Pramuk, Al Perry, and Aldo Biale. […]

Ridge Lytton Springs

Premier Winery Experience participant and Passport to Zinfandel participant Dry Creek Valley Paul Draper’s influence on the preservation and elevation of California Zinfandel cannot be understated. The Ridge Lytton Springs winery estate in Sonoma is a testament to Draper’s trailblazing vision beginning back in the 1960’s at the Ridge Monte Bello Winery of making mountain […]

Ridge Vineyards

Premier Winery Experience participant and Passport to Zinfandel participant   Is there a more spectacular contrast of the old and new in California? Sequestered high atop the Santa Cruz mountains, the historic Ridge winery originally built in 1885 by Osea Perrone that once looked down on Santa Clara’s orchards and vineyards now looks directly down […]

Once & Future Wine

Zintroduction:  On a fall day in 1976, as ravens taunted from tree branches above, Joel Peterson worked doggedly to bring in four tons of grapes before a looming thunderstorm hit.  The fruit he crushed that night was used for one of two single-vineyard Sonoma County Zins – the first wines to bear Ravenswood’s signature ring […]

Quivira Vineyards

Premier Winery Experience participant  A visit to Quivira is a truly unique experience. Taste extraordinary wines, from the Fig Tree Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc to the luxuriously rich Quest Zinfandel. Bring a wine country picnic and take in the sweeping views of the Dry Creek Valley. Enjoy the serenity of our Biodynamic gardens. Or spend a […]

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