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Three Wine Company
Premier Winery Experience participant and Passport to Zinfandel participant The Old Sugar Mill, which was built in 1934 to process sugar beets, has been repurposed into a center for artisanal wineries, events, food trucks, picnicking, and a live entertainment and concert venue. The historic and defunct sugar facility is now a popular historic landmark […]
Turley Wine Cellars – Paso Robles
Premier Winery Experience participant Paso Robles A wine weekend on the Central Coast has to include a visit to the zenith of Zin, Turley Wine Cellars in Templeton at the old Pesenti vineyards on – where else – Vineyard Drive. Larry Turley, a physician by trade, founded Turley Wine Cellars in 1993 in Napa Valley […]
Wilson Winery
Premier Winery Experience participant and Passport to Zinfandel participant A day of visiting Dry Creek Valley would not be complete without paying a visit to one of its landmark structures and wineries – Wilson Winery. Lovingly restored and modernized for state of the art winemaking, the century-old Wilson Winery is the domain of Diane […]
Seghesio Family Vineyards
Premier Winery Experience participant and Passport to Zinfandel participant Immigration, survival, determination, re-invention. Going to legendary Seghesio Family Vineyards in Healdsburg is to connect back in time to the hard-working origins of California wine and to view the entire colorful history of Sonoma County and California wine through a modern lens. And visiting today is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pedroncelli Winery
Premier Winery Experience participant Now in its 90th year, historic family-run winemaking, farming cred and bang for your wine buck doesn’t get any better in Sonoma County than at Pedroncelli Winery, where the Pedroncelli family has been farming and making great wines and memories from estate vineyards and other Sonoma County vineyards for three generations. […]