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Healdsburg Wineries
Praised by visitors for its hospitality and unique rustic beauty, the winery is a fascinating, small, underground facility carved into a picturesque oak knoll in the midst of its rolling vineyards in Sonoma County's beautiful Alexander Valley. Known primarily for its award-winning Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc and century-old vine Petite Sirah, Field Stone is also recognized for its select, handcrafted quantities of other award-winning, low-production wines: Sangiovese, Syrah, Viognier, Chardonnay, Rose of Sangiovese and Vintage Port. We have also introduced our new Convivio companion wine, made from our Merlot and Cabernet, from which we donate a portion of the proceeds to Clinica Alianza, a nonprofit medical center serving farmworkers and their families in Sonoma County. Field Stone's winery and vineyard estate is located conveniently on Highway 128, the key artery linking northern Sonoma County and Napa Valley (the winery is just seven miles from Healdsburg and fourteen miles from Calistoga). Its cozy and inviting underground tasting room is open from 10 to 5 seven days a week. Its picnic ground, under its spreading oaks, has been called "one of the best spots for a picnic with a vineyard view in the Alexander Valley" (Laura Finnegan, Sunset Magazine). Vineyard and winery tours can be arranged ahead of time by calling the winery at 1-800-54GRAPE.
Hop Kiln Winery
- Tasting Room Situated on a picturesque 250-acre piece of prime property in the majestic Russian River Valley, Hop Kiln Winery occupies land that was once a working hops plantation, and whose former kilns, now on the California Historic Registry, is home to the winery's distinctive tasting room. Hop Kiln Ranch is a premier winegrowing property in the Middle Reach region of the Russian River Valley. The area along Westside Road to the South and East of Healdsburg is a prime location for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay production in California. The cool morning temperatures created by fog and cloud layers throughout the growing season allow for the slow ripening and flavor development in the varieties we grow. These mornings tail off into warm afternoons and often give us a more uniform ripeness at a lower brix level than many other regions. Few properties possess the unique soil types and variations of terrain on a single continuous ranch like Hop Kiln. It is this diversity that allows us to produce multiple award winning bottlings of Hop Kiln Grown Pinot Noir, Pinot Grigio, and Chardonnay from the same vintages. Hop Kiln is a memorable destination, well worth visiting while touring renowned Westside Road, and rewards its many guests with options to taste and purchase their premium, award-winning HKG Russian River Valley Estate varietals; Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio produced by rising star winemaker, Chuck Mansfield.
Christopher Creek Winery Christopher Creek Winery is a small, family-owned winery with a history of producing award winning, estate bottled, and hand crafted wines. The Wassermans, who have been farming for 35 years in the California Central Valley, appreciate the fine balance between agricultural practices and the quality of the grape. The vineyard, located in the Northeastern part of the Russian River appellation, where the climate is warmer, produces some of the best Syrah and Petite Sirah in the area. Our Petite Sirahs are legendary winners with over 45 medals and Best of Class/Gold Medals during the past ten years. The winery has a small tasting room and gift shop open daily 11-5. Stop by and have a taste of our Syrah, Petite Sirah, Chardonnay, Zinfandel, Viognier, Port or Cabernet poured by our knowledgeable and friendly staff. Tours are available by appointment.
Dashe Cellars -
Wine Tastings $5
at Family Wineries At Dashe Cellars, Michael and Anne are committed to creating wines that reflect the unique soil, climate and regional characteristics of world-class vineyards. Focusing on older vines, steep hillside locations, rocky soils and stressful growing conditions, they work closely with their growers to ensure careful vineyard management and low yields. Although known for its exceptional single-vineyard zinfandels, the Dashe Cellars portfolio also includes excellent Grenache, cabernet sauvignon, Petite Sirah and Riesling. To create these wines, Michael applies traditional and "natural" winemaking techniques, including small-lot fermentation, the use of indigenous yeasts, and little-or-no fining or filtration. With a state-of-the-art winery located just off historic Jack London Square in downtown Oakland, Dashe Cellars is recognized as one of the pioneers of the Bay Area urban winemaking movement. In keeping with a belief in utilizing hands-on, artisan methods, current production for Dashe Cellars is approximately 10,000 cases.
Alexander Valley Vineyards -
Wine Tastings $0-$10 -
Wine Cave Alexander Valley Vineyards is located on Highway 128 in northern Sonoma County, just 75 miles north of San Francisco, 6 miles from the sleepy town of Healdsburg and 16 miles from Calistoga in the Napa Valley.
Collier Falls Vineyards - Tasting Room
at Family Wineries Collier Falls produces annual private reserve bottlings of 1500 cases of estate-bottled Zinfandel and less than 1000 cases of Hillside-Estate Cabernet Sauvignon.
Copain Wine Cellars
- Wine Tastings $15 Winemaking practices aim to express each sites unique qualities which thereby means a minimum of intervention. Overripe fruit, excessive physical and chemical manipulation of the must and over use of oak, all mask the subtleties provided by the vineyard. The terroirs chosen will be highlighted by keeping alcohol percentages lower, retaining natural vibrant acidity, gently handling the fruit and wine, native yeast ferments and minimal use of new oak.
Dry Creek Vineyard
- Wine Tastings $5 Located in the heart of Dry Creek Valley, Dry Creek Vineyard is one of the few remaining family owned wineries left in California. With more than 39 years of grape growing and winemaking experience, our efforts continue to focus on the quality of wine in the bottle. When founder David Stare started Dry Creek Vineyard, he began the winery with a single-minded effort to offer the highest quality wine possible at a reasonable price. Dave realized that the success of the winery hinged upon providing that "something special" in the bottle to keep customers coming back for more. Today, the second generation continues to build upon those early-established values. Dave's daughter, Kim Stare Wallace and her husband, Don Wallace, are wholly committed to the quality of wine produced at Dry Creek Vineyard. With an eye toward the future, Kim and Don continue their passion to produce high quality wines while being mindful of the original vision of the winery. Our Tasting Room is open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We are closed on Easter Sunday, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas days, New Years Eve and New Years days.
Dutcher Crossing
Winery - Wine Tastings $5-$25
The only thing as extraordinary as our artisan wines may be our stunning setting
in the panoramic Dry Creek Valley. It's a perfect pairing and the ultimate wine
country experience. Then drink in the scenery while lingering over a bottle in our picnic area, where you'll likely meet our proprietor, Debra Mathy. She'll introduce you to Dutchess, her gentle yellow lab and our official greeter.
Everett
Ridge Vineyards and Winery - Wine Tastings $15
F. Teldeschi Winery
- Wine Tastings $3
Ferrari-Carano Vineyards & Winery -
Wine Tastings $5-$15
- Cave Tours Ferrari-Carano owns over 19 estate vineyards in five different appellations totaling over 1,400 acres, in some of the finest wine growing regions in all of California. Mountain, bench land and valley floor vineyards spread over a fifty mile radius were chosen for their diversity of microclimates and soil. Our vineyards can be found in the acclaimed and diverse Alexander Valley, the desirable Russian River Valley with its cooler temperatures, picturesque Dry Creek Valley, at the southernmost end of the county, Napa/Carneros, and Sky High Ranch in peaceful and bucolic Anderson Valley. Founded in 1896 by Giovanni Foppiano, Foppiano Vineyards is Sonoma County's oldest continually-operated, family-owned winery. Our family has supplied northern California with wine for over a century, surviving America�s alcohol Prohibition in the 1920s by selling home winemaking kits. After Prohibition was repealed in 1933, the trailblazing Foppiano Wine Company began bottling wine under the Foppiano name -- one of the first Sonoma County wineries to do so. Then, in 1964, the first Foppiano Petite Sirah was introduced to consumers, along with vintage-dated bottling of other Foppiano Vineyards varietal wines. Today the fifth generation of Foppianos, Paul Foppiano farms the estate land and works side-by-side with winemaker Natalie West who joined the team in early 2008. She launched the first of two new Foppiano varietals, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay in 2009. These white varietals continue to receive critical praise every day along with our favorite grape, Petite Sirah.
Forth
Vineyards - Wine Tastings $5 at Family Wineries Every wine is an expression. It is at the same time tangible and palpable, ephemeral and evanescent. It is the expression of the fruit itself, of the land on which it is grown and the conditions of each growing season. It is also the expression of our philosophy. A philosophy of balance that compels us to sacrifice thousands of valuable clusters each summer to preserve the deep concentration of flavor and rich ripeness in the fruit of each vine. A philosophy of patience that causes us to nurture the wine in barrels for years to achieve just the right nuance and depth of character. Perhaps most of all, it is the expression of passion. A quiet, determined passion that drives us in careful winter pruning to teach the vines how to give their best. A caring passion that guides the way we tend the wines as they ferment and mature. And a joyful passion that makes the experience of winemaking a blessing to the soul.
Foppiano Vineyards
- Wine Tastings $0-$5 Founded in 1896 by Giovanni Foppiano, Foppiano Vineyards is Sonoma County's oldest continually-operated, family-owned winery. Our family has supplied northern California with wine for over a century, surviving America�s alcohol Prohibition in the 1920s by selling home winemaking kits. After Prohibition was repealed in 1933, the trailblazing Foppiano Wine Company began bottling wine under the Foppiano name -- one of the first Sonoma County wineries to do so. Then, in 1964, the first Foppiano Petite Sirah was introduced to consumers, along with vintage-dated bottling of other Foppiano Vineyards varietal wines. Today the fifth generation of Foppianos, Paul Foppiano farms the estate land and works side-by-side with winemaker Natalie West who joined the team in early 2008. She launched the first of two new Foppiano varietals, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay in 2009. These white varietals continue to receive critical praise every day along with our favorite grape, Petite Sirah.
John Tyler / Bacigalupi Vineyards
- Wine Tastings $10 We pour vineyard designate, estate wines from the famed Bacigalupi Vineyards. Our tasting room is located at 4353 Westside Rd outside the town of Healdsburg right in the heart of the Russian River Valley. Our tasting room is open in the summer daily from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Winter hours Thursday through Monday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Jordan
Vineyard & Winery - Wine Tastings $20-$30 The style of our wine derives from this marriage of ground and climate producing bold and gallant red wines from Sonoma County's Dry Creek Appellation hillsides. Our commitment to the natural composition of our wines is evident in its character and bouquet while its structure and complexity are delicately enhanced with traditional methods of blending. The art and philosophy of Lago di Merlo is unmistakable in the unique expressions of our Dry Creek Valley reds. The Sonoma region is similar to parts of Northern Italy in soil structure and climate, providing ideal growing conditions. Our family is dedicated to crafting superior wines with qualities and characteristics unique to our region; excellent wine is grown, not made.
MacPhail Family
Wines - Wine Tastings $0-$30 MacPhail Pinot Noir was founded in 2002 with the sole passion to handcraft Pinot Noir from premier Sonoma and Mendocino County appellations.
Manzanita Creek
Wines - Wine Tastings $0-$5 Manzanita Creek Winery has recently opened their doors to the public for wine tasting at our quaint little bar in our barrel room amidst the scent of aging wines. Some days our guests have the pleasure to taste through our delicious wines while watching the winemakers at work and even get to ask questions. This has been quite the enjoyable experience for our staff and everyone who walks though our doors. In our location, you would never know this was an operating winery, let alone an insane wine tasting experience. Our hours of operation are Wednesday
through Saturday from 10 a.m to 4 p.m.
Mietz Cellars -
Wine Tastings $5
at Family Wineries When we replanted in 1981 we felt that merlot was well suited for the land. We implemented modern methods of viticulture such as canopy management and sustainable farming. In pursuit of growing fine wine in our vineyard we use the formula: vine health plus optimum yields, equals balanced, mature fruit. Our aim is to produce a world class merlot.
Mutt
Lynch Winery - Wine Tastings $0 Welcome to a wonderful world where wine and "all things dog" collide into something truly special. Award winning wines with dog-awesome labels, brought to you with a sense of whimsy! What more could you ask for? On a more serious note, Mutt Lynch Winery is proud to support local animal rescue organizations in their tireless efforts to save pets' lives. A portion of proceeds from every bottle of Mutt Lynch wine is donated to support local animal rescue organizations. We invite you to sniff around our website and discover Mutt Lynch Winery.
Nalle
Winery - Wine Tastings $5 Our winery and home rest on land that has been in Lee's family, the Henderlongs, since 1927. Her cousins, the Saini family, run the vineyard. In addition to the estate Zinfandel vineyard, other local growers provide Zinfandel, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with a smile and a handshake. Nalle Winery is about as "family" as it gets. Husband and wife, Doug and Lee Nalle and son, Andrew, run the joint. Younger son, Sam, gives encouragement from grad school in Chicago. Then there's our bevy of friends who magically appear at the right moment to lend a hand. Steve Edgar, from Arizona, still shows up for crush, and has, since 1991. Open Saturdays 12pm-5pm, or Sunday-Friday by appointment. I wanted wines that would be considered among the best in the world. To accomplish this, I had to start with an excellent piece of land and add the right mix of talent and hard work. We're doing that at Pezzi King and we'll continue to strive for and achieve excellence in everything we do. We are an estate winery located in the Dry Creek Valley of Healdsburg. Our tasting fee is $10 per person but we waive the fee if you join our wine club the afternoon of your visit. We request a credit card to hold the reservation. We offer a lovely sit down tasting 900 feet overlooking the valley and we have been voted one of the best tasting experiences in Sonoma County. We taste 5 of our award winning wines paired with a lovely charcuterie platter so you have something delicious to nibble on. The winery is open by appointment Monday - Saturday and closed on Sundays.
Philip Staley Vineyards -
Wine Tastings $5
at Family Wineries Philip Staley Vineyards is a small, family-owned grower/producer of fine wines. We are located in the Russian River Valley near Healdsburg, California, amidst some of the most beautiful country on earth. But if you are touring the wine country here, you'll never find us. And that's a pity, because it is small wineries like ours that are producing some of California's finest wines. The good news is, you can find our wines at the Tasting room at Family Wineries.
Porter Creek
Vineyards - Wine Tastings $5 Porter Creek Vineyards produces a wide variety of wines from the Russian River Valley. Owned by father and son, Porter Creek Vineyards is a winery adjacent to Porter Creek. Porter Creek specializes in organically-grown Burgundy and Rhone grape varietals. Their tasting room is a historical building with handmade redwood beams and walls decorated with local art.
Sausal
Winery - Wine Tastings $0 Just outside of Healdsburg on Hwy 128 in the heart of Alexander Valley you will find Sausal Winery, a small family owned winery that produces award winning wine. Owned by the Demostene Family, Sausal Winery consistently produces premium estate bottled Old Vine Zinfandels (Family Zinfandel, Private Reserve Zinfandel, and Century Vine Zinfandel), Estate Sangiovese, and Estate Cabernet at reasonable prices.
Stuhlmuller
Vineyards - Wine Tastings $0 Stuhlmuller Vineyards is nestled in a unique river bench and hillside location on the southwestern edge of the Alexander Valley, where three of Northern Sonoma County's top appellations come together. There, virtually a stone's throw from Chalk Hill and the Russian River Valley, the vineyard's ancient soils and perfect microclimate provide the ideal environment for growing exceptional Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Zinfandel. More Wineries in Healdsburg
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