Rockpile Vineyards
July 23, 2020 | By Glenda Cunningham
The Rockpile Vineyard, at the northwestern end of Rockpile Road, is approximately 2000 feet above Lake Sonoma and Dry Creek Valley. Originally owned by Rod and Cathy Park, vines were planted as early as 1992, known as the kick off of the grape growing era. In late 2014, the Park family sold the 800 acre ranch to Ken and Diane […]
Saini Vineyards
February 11, 2020 | By Glenda Cunningham
The Sainis are 4th generation Sonoma County grape growers that have been farming grapes in both the Dry Creek and Alexander Valleys for over 100 years. Renowned for their integrity, attention to detail and impeccable farming skills; their passion for quality coupled with their experience and familiarity with the land they farm sets them apart […]
Talty Vineyards & Winery
July 9, 2019 | By freshmint
Talty Winery specializes in estate-grown Zinfandel and single vineyard designates. If you are searching for a new discovery, make sure to visit our small, family-owned and operated winery. Our estate Zinfandel comes from the 52-year-old head-trained and dry-farmed William Talty Vineyard. Talty Zinfandel is truely handcrafted, from vine to wine. Our vines purposely produce a […]
Williams Selyem Winery
July 9, 2019 | By freshmint
Like most good stories, the history of Williams Selyem owes much to serendipity. If a grower with an abundance of fruit hadn’t given Burt Williams a few tons of free grapes in the 1970s, Burt might never have discovered his love and flair for winemaking. And if Burt and his partner Ed Selyem had been […]
Wilson Artisan Wineries
July 9, 2019 | By freshmint
Wilson Winery is distinguished not only by its outstanding wines, but by the twin pillars of family and tradition on which its reputation rests. The tradition pre-dates the winery’s founding in 1993 and is evident in the century-old tin barn that houses the Wilson’s facility. One of the oldest structures in the legendary Dry Creek […]
Simoncini Vineyards
July 9, 2019 | By freshmint
Wine and food, from grape to glass and farm to fork, is the focus at Simoncini Vineyards Winery and Wine Cave. Simoncini Vineyards is a destination winery where you can tour a working production Cave. Watch fermentation, barrel aging and bottling all done underground. Wines are made from Estate grown grapes and selected vineyards where […]
Selby Winery
July 9, 2019 | By freshmint
Selby Winery was founded in 1994 by Susie Selby, Winemaker, and her father, David K. Selby, M.D. Dr. Selby was a Vietnam war hero, a marble sculptor, and a world-renowned spine surgeon who traveled internationally, primarily to Europe. These trips were instrumental in an affinity for old-world wines that he and Susie shared starting with […]
ZO Wines
July 9, 2019 | By freshmint
Our philosophy is all about growing great grapes to make great wine. We start the winemaking in the vineyard, nurturing and guiding each variety to be the best expression of the place and time. We make wines moderate in alcohol, picked at the perfect ripeness, to deliver a balance of acidity, tannins, and fruit. We […]
Seghesio Family Vineyards
July 9, 2019 | By freshmint
Seghesio Family Vineyards is woven into the history and fabric of the Sonoma County wine industry. From the turn of the last century, through Prohibition and the Great Depression, throughout the challenges of survival in the 20th and 21st centuries, it is the story of one family’s adaptation and reinvention, not once, but multiple times. […]
Sbragia Family Vineyards
July 9, 2019 | By freshmint
Our family’s history in Sonoma County dates back to my grandfather, who came from Tuscany in 1904 and worked in many wineries including the historic Italian Swiss Colony. For decades we grew prunes like most farms in Dry Creek Valley at the time, and in the 1950s my father Gino Sbragia re-planted the fields on […]
