The Winery: Parmelee-Hall has made a name for producing high end, small batch Syrah wines of incredible depth and flavor intensity.  The fruit for their wines are mostly picked at night to preserve integrity of fruit.  The crushed juice is never pumped, but gravity fed and then the hand crafted wines are aged in French oak for 16 months.   Read More

Winery: Founder Reynaldo Robeldo, Sr., was a Mexican immigrant who started as vineyard worker and worked his way up to managing vineyards and then to the level where he was a sought after vineyard consultant.  Along the way he and his family purchased 14 vineyards that totals 200 acres in Napa, Sonoma and Lake Counties.  This is a family affair winery for Reynaldo, wife Maria and their nine children.  Read More

The Winery: Founded in 1980 by Walter & Gertrud Schug, both children of German wine estate managers, the winery and tasting room facility  havd the look of a German country estate.  Tucked into the Sonoma Mountains it has a 360 degree view of the surrounding countryside.  There is no charge for tasting the standard wine portfolio and a small fee for tasting the reserve wines. Read More

The Winery: Talisman was created with a goal to produce delicious Pinot Noirs true to the terroir of the source grapes.  The winery was founded by former head winemaker at Etude, Scott Rich, an expert in the production exceptional Pinot Noirs.  The wines are produced in industrial area of southern Sonoma where several other local wineries are located.  The name for the winery comes from an Indian Paho given to Scott by his mother, to protect the wearer from harm.  Read More

The Winery: The Robert Stemmler brand was originated by German born Robert Stemmler after discovering his true passion was for Burgundian style Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The Stemmler brand was purchased by the Racke family when Mr. Stemmler retired some 20 years ago. The winery offers two labels, the Robert Stemmler and Donum Estate brands. Located in Los Carneros off Ramal Road, there is no tasting offered at the estate.   Read More ...

The Winery: Tin Barn started as a partnership between three friends that has grown to five.  The winery is located in an industrial area surrounded by vineyards in southern Sonoma where many other wineries have their home as well.  The main room is surrounded by floor to ceiling wooden barrels and stainless steel tanks with a small tasting room area, complete with small bar, separated from the rest of the winery. Read More

The Winery: Ty Caton Vineyards is actually located in the foothills of the Sonoma Valley. Tasting at Ty Caton had been by appointment at the winery facility but they have recently opened a new tasting room that is open daily in the city of Kenwood, roughly 30 miles north of Sonoma on Highway 12.   Read More

The Winery: The winery sits at the southern end of the Sonoma side of the AVA on top of a small hill with breathtaking views in every direction.  This is truly a wine estate done in a massive Italian villa style with caves, expansive patios, formal gardens and a full Italian market inside the tasting room with bars at either end of the massive room.  The winery has been very active in the environment of the region being responsible for the restoration and preservation of the 90 acres of accompanying wetlands.   Read More