
Cline Family Cellars
Fred and Nancy Cline founded this Rhône-focused estate in 1982 on 350 acres in Sonoma-Carneros.
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Fred and Nancy Cline founded this Rhône-focused estate in 1982 on 350 acres in Sonoma-Carneros.

Andrew and Adam Mariani farm their family's original 1858 Sonoma land as Scribe Winery.

Imagery Estate Winery bottles Malbec, Tempranillo, and Lagrein instead of Cabernet.

Mary Roy combines chef training with organic winemaking on this Dry Creek Valley ranch.

Perched at 1,500 feet on Bennett Mountain, this estate grows Bordeaux and Rhône varietals in volcanic soil.

Founded in 1972 by David S. Stare, this family winery is among Sonoma's few remaining truly private operations.

Tony Moll, former NFL player, co-founded this Sonoma winery in 2006 with two friends.

California's oldest premium winery, founded in 1857 by Count Agoston Haraszthy.

Amista produces Sonoma County's first 100% organic sparkling wines alongside Rhône varietals.

Benziger produced Sonoma County's first Demeter-certified Biodynamic wine in 1995.

Founded in 1997 by Reynaldo and Maria Robledo, this is the first U.S. winery established by Mexican vineyard workers.

Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay has been poured here since 1982, and the culinary gardens feed the kitchens year-round.

Founded in 1976, Iron Horse serves its sparkling wines outdoors with vineyard views to Mt. St. Helena.

Rows of blooming lavender frame six thousand square feet of purple in Bennett Valley.

Doctors Joseph and Genevieve Roche planted Tipperary Vineyards in 1982.

Bartholomew Park's 1922 mission-style building opened as a winery in April 2019 on Agoston Haraszthy's 1857 estate.

Six generations farm 470 acres, including Jackass Hill—Sonoma County's steepest non-terraced vineyard.

A working fire engine sits in Hook & Ladder's tasting room, alongside axes and helmets from founder Cecil De Loach's firefighting career.

Mazzocco specializes in single-vineyard designate Zinfandels from Dry Creek Valley.

A working olive mill alongside estate vineyards in Dry Creek Valley, with ATV tours through both.

Five generations of Larsons farm 100 certified organic acres once used for rodeos.

Five generations since 1895, this family still farms the same Zinfandel vines their ancestor planted.

Damaris Deere Ford, great-great-granddaughter of steel plow inventor John Deere, founded this estate in 1974.

Ken and Diane Wilson opened this family winery in 2000 with two tasting locations in Healdsburg.

The Trentadue family planted these 208 acres in 1959 on land established in 1868.

Quivira's certified organic vineyards border Wine Creek, which the winery actively restored to support native salmon runs.
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