2026 Wineries

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] The Steven Kent Winery [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/skwinery" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/skwinery" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]2245 S. Vasco Rd, Ste C, Livermore, CA 94550 stevenkent.com Region: Livermore Valley Owner: Steven and Beth Mirassou Winemaker: Steven, Beth, and Aidan Mirassou About: The Steven Kent Winery in the Livermore Valley is the preeminent producer of Cab Franc in the US. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Cabernet Franc, because it is the most alluring, beguiling, delicious, sexy, food-friendly grape...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Stolpman Vineyards [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/StolpmanVineyards" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/stolpmanvineyards" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]2434 Alamo Pintado Ave Los Olivos CA 93441 stolpmanvineyards.com Region: Santa Barbara County Owners: Stolpman Family Winemaker: Kyle Knapp About: Established in 1990 in Ballard Canyon AVA, Santa Barbara County, Stolpman now boasts 15 different grape varieties and is certified both CCOF Organic and Demeter Biodynamic. Stolpman prides itself on taking care of its land AND its people. La Cuadrilla, the vineyard crew, works year-round at Stolpman and receives hourly and year-end profit-sharing bonuses based on the sales of their namesake red blend. The beautiful rolling Limestone hills are meticulously farmed by the dedicated, passionate crew. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Trousseau What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? Traveling through Italy, we ordered a bottle of Timorasso at a restaurant in Piemonte, and we were blown away by both the richness and delicate balance. We sought bottles out from the producer, now retired, Walter Massa, for the rest of the trip! What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? This world of wine is so vast, and there is...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Tablas Creek Vineyard [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/TablasCreek" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/tablascreek" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]9339 Adelaida Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446 tablascreek.com Region: Paso Robles Owners: The Haas and Perrin families Winemaker: Neil Collins About: Tablas Creek Vineyard, in the Paso Robles Adelaida District, is a pioneer of the American Rhone movement and the first Regenerative Organic Certified™ winery in the world. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? It's unfair to ask us this! So, let's go with the two rarest grapes we grow. On the white side Picardan. When we planted our half-acre it increased the world's footprint by 40%. And on the red side, Vaccarese, where when we bottled it in 2019, we think it was the first 100% Vaccarese from anywhere in the world in 50+ years. What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? My first wine tasting memory -- the first time I remember tasting a wine and understanding what the adults were talking about -- was Gewürztraminer. It really did taste like rose petals, which I thought was so cool. What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? They...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930727903{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Tansy [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/tansywines" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]6450 1st St., Forestville, CA 95436 tansywines.com Region:  Sonoma Owners: Kitty Oestlien and Shelley Lindgren Winemaker: Megan Glaab About: Kitty Oestlien and Shelley Lindgren founded Tansy Wines in 2020 with friendship and camaraderie at the core, and haven’t looked back. It started with a conversation around a table at Shelley’s A16 restaurant, known for introducing southern Italian wines to diners. They talked about how well these varietals grow in California, and what an incredible adventure it would be to make these wines themselves. As they started down the path, they also saw an opportunity to create a modern wine brand, one that is owned by women, made by women, and is synonymous with the things they hold near and dear—community, organic, and sustainable farming, and sitting around a table. They’re still building that vision, and thank you for joining them on the journey. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Shelley - Ruche is a small percentage of what is in our Field Blend, but its lavender and floral aromatics are the first notion that there is something wonderful and magical happening, unique to its small...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Terah Wine Co. [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/terahwinecompany" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/terahwinecompany" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]425 S 3rd Street, Richmond, CA www.terahwineco.com Region: Bay Area Owner: Terah Bajjalieh Winemaker: Terah Bajjalieh About: Small producer, focused on working with grower partners who farm organically and biodynamically. Making wine from Mediterranean varietals or varietals off the beaten path. Looking to produce food-friendly wines showing balance and site. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Barbera. I love the flavor and acid profile of the grape What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape?  What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? Acidity and the huge flavors![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930735254{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2524" img_size="500x500" css="" qode_css_animation=""][vc_single_image image="2523" img_size="500x500" css="" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2" css=".vc_custom_1709935356040{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2526" img_size="full" css="" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2" css=".vc_custom_1709935363058{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2525" img_size="full" css="" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1711320642741{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] tercero wines [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/tercerowinesfans" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/tercerowines" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]2445 Alamo Pintado Avenue Suite 105, Los Olivos, CA. 93441 www.tercerowines.com Region: Santa Barbara County Owner and Winemaker: Larry Schaffer About: I concentrate on making small lot, hand crafted wines using fruit from leading Santa Barbara County vineyards. My main focus are Rhone varieties - I'll be President of the Board of Directors of the Rhone Rangers in 2025 - but also work with other interesting varieties. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Counoise What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? I can still remember the first time I smelled a Gewurztraminer - those hauntingly beautiful aromatics were like nothing I had ever experienced in a wine before - and to this day, the aromatics of this variety remain so special to me. What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? I love how they provide distinctive flavors and aromas that expand ones horizons as to what wine can be.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930735254{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="2300" img_size="full" css="" qode_css_animation=""][vc_single_image image="2301" img_size="full" css="" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left"...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930727903{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Thacher Winery and Vineyard [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/thacher.winery/" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/thacherwinery" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]8355 Vineyard Dr., Paso Robles thacherwinery.com Region: Paso Robles Owner/Winemaker: Sherman Thacher About: Our mission is to grow unique, and food-friendly wines that purely express the terroirs we farm throughout the Central Coast. We strive to make elegant wines with more nuances than sheer power. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Cinsault What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? 2015 Cinsault What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? The unique expression that these forgotten grapes can produce.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930735254{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="937" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column css=".vc_custom_1709935356040{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="938" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930727903{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=""] Tomi Cellars [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/tomicellars" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]140 Industrial Way, D2, Buellton, CA 93427 tomicellars.com Region:  Santa Ynez Valley Owner: Denise T. Davis Winemakers: Boyd Shermis About: Our goal each year is to make the finest wines possible from the best vineyards on the Central Coast of California. We practice post-modern wine-making techniques to bring old world-style wines into the new world. We do work with some the more popular grapes, but even with these we try to bring someting unique to each small lot we make. We also work with some of the more -off-the-beaten-path grape varietals, including Albariño, Picpoul Blanc, Viognier, Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, Marsanne, Tempranillo, Grenache, Mencía, Tannat, Barbera & Sangiovese. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Don't have a particular favorite. I like doing different, interesting and challenging things. I like to bring new experiences to people. What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? Can't remember the first time, but I've been tasting European wines for decades now and wines such as Spanish Albariños & Tempranillos, Italian Barolos and Veneto wines, Austrian Grüner Veltliner, French Tannat & Rosés of Grenache have always...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930727903{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Trail Marker Wine Co. [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/trailmarkerwineco" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/trailmarkerwineco" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]1160 Hopper Ave, Santa Rosa CA 95403 www.trailmarkerwineco.com Region:  Sonoma County Owners/Winemakers: Drew Huffine and Emily Virgil About: We're purists at Trail Marker and Kid Sister. We source fruit from small, yet responsibly farmed and passionately cared for vineyards, anywhere from Mendocino to Santa Cruz. Our traditional winemaking style allows us to make wines that are high acid, low alcohol — well balanced expressions of these uncommon places. They're wines we like to drink and share, and we think you will too. What is your favorite undiscovered grape? Trousseau What was your first experience with an undiscovered grape? Jura Trousseau What do you love most about the undiscovered grapes? That people just taste from a place of pleasure rather than what they THINK the wine should taste like (as is the case with more typical varietals).[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3" css=".vc_custom_1709930735254{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="965" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][vc_single_image image="964" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column css=".vc_custom_1709935356040{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}"][vc_single_image image="963" img_size="full" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" side_padding="0"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1710629602554{padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;}"][vc_column_text] Tres Sabores Winery [/vc_column_text][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-facebook" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.facebook.com/tressaboreswinery" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][social_icons type="circle_social" icon="fa-instagram" use_custom_size="no" size="fa-lg" link="https://www.instagram.com/tressabores" target="_blank" icon_color="#ffffff" background_color="#8b2b7a"][vc_column_text css=""]PO 238, Rutherford CA 94573 www.tressabores.com Region: Rutherford, Napa Valley Owner: Julie Johnson Winemakers: Julie Johnson About: Tres Sabores is nestled into the western hills of Rutherford where Julie Johnson and Jon Engelskirger make their home and grow dry-farmed, no till, CCOF and Napa Green certified Old Vine Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Pomegranates, Meyer Lemons, and Heritage Olives (and raise Golden Retrievers, Sheep, Goats and Guinea Hens, too!). The estate vineyard has a storied history. Originally planted in the 1890’s, then to pears and walnuts during prohibition, then again to grapes in 1972, wine was produced for Frog’s Leap beginning in 1987 and then for Tres Sabores from 1999 through today. The adventure into truly “uncharted” territory began in 2014 when, almost (not quite, but almost) on a whim, Jon sourced over half of California’s St Laurent production from Dale Ricci’s vineyards in the Carneros and the magic began. Soon, the serendipity factor really kicked in! A chance meeting with Beckham Vineyards owner and ceramic artist, Andrew Beckham, led to the purchase of...