Sequoia Grove is a winery with a tasting room housed in a 150-year-old barn, which is open daily. Appointments are required for parties with six or more members. The grove is best known for its award-winning Cabernet Sauvignon and sits atop 22 acres. Sequoia Grove has an online store from which customers may purchase red and white wine from brands such as Chardonnay and Merlot; bottles and cases are available.
Bouchaine is a vineyard that offers Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, all of which can be purchased onsite or through a virtual store at its website. Visits are welcomed, but calls are advised.
The Frangipani Estate Winery is located a short distance from the city center on de Portola Road. The winery has been open since 1989, and currently produces upwards of 4,000 cases of wine a year. Tasting rooms are open daily, and there is a shaded patio that overlooks part of the vineyard for customers to relax and enjoy the wines. The winery can also host private events if scheduled in advance.
Eddy Tom Winery has been making wine since 1989. It offers a selection of fine wines including Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and others. Wines are available for purchase online on the Eddy Tom Winery Website.
Anaba Wines are handcrafted from grape varieties grown at their Carneros Estate vineyard and in vineyard properties throughout Sonoma County. The winery boasts Rhone-style wines, Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs. The tasting room is a renovated 100-year-old farmhouse.
Ehlers Estate is a local winery. It produces a number of wines such as Cabernet Franc Rose, Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and others. It also provides wine tasting and tour events and a wine club. Tastings are complementary for wine club members.
Champagne lovers Tom and Cynthia Rosicki had the idea of opening a vineyard on the North Fork, where they both live, since witnessing the birth and growth of Long Island Wine Country over a span of 20 years. In 2001, they began talking with long-time vineyard manager Steve Mudd about acquiring land for their plan. Two years later, they purchased property that was previously a nursery on Route 48 in Southold to plant wine grapes. Sparkling Pointe, the only winery on the North Fork dedicated exclusively to producing home-grown sparkling wine, opened in October 2009. The uber-modern facility, complete with chandeliers and white leather couches, is becoming known for its live entertainment, from celebrity chef appearances to karaoke nights.
Tucked away at the end of an unpaved lane just outside of town, Retzlaff Vineyards is an estate winery that produces organic wines. It is currently the only organic winery in the Livermore Valley. Owned and run by the Taylor family for nearly 30 years, the winery produces world class wines yet maintains an atmosphere that is genuinely friendly and unpretentious. The small, folksy tasting room can easily get crowded, but visitors can enjoy their wine outdoors with a picnic on the lawn or at one of the old wooden tables or gazebo. The barn-like buildings and large surrounding yard with shade trees resemble an old New England farmhouse, and the toy tractors scattered around the lawn make this one of the more child-friendly wineries in the area.
