cabernet sauvignon — The Garagiste Festival

Sutro Wine Co.

People who have larger brands tell me all the time – keep it small, keep it fun. I can be more nimble with marketing and embracing vintage variability. — Alice Sutro

Winery, Sonoma 2020Lisa DinsmoreJanuary 25, 2020cabernet sauvignon, Alexander Valley, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc

Tulocay Winery

We may be going to hell in a bucket, but at least we’re enjoying the ride. — Brie Cadman

Winery, Sonoma 2020Lisa DinsmoreJanuary 25, 2020Napa, Chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, Carignane, Coombsville, Haynes Vineyard

Aldina Vineyards

Our name Aldina Vineyards pays homage to the family patriarch and matriarch, Alberto and Dina López. Our label represents their life motto, to “always use the best quality materials to create the best quality product.” — Francisco Lopez

Imagine Wines

Being a small-lot winery allows for the kind of winemaking control that preserves the flavor and allows complexity. —Ross Rankin

Vino Vargas

“Pedro started by making small batches of wines with friends. He eventually studied enology at UC Davis and graduated with a Winemaker Certification.”

–Vicky Vargas

Dane Cellars

It's all about the great people we have here, our amazing history of being the birthplace of California winemaking, and have you visited Sonoma before? Spend a little time you will understand also. -- Bart Hansen

Marin's Vineyard

“We are named the vineyard and wines after our daughter Marin who was 6 years old when we initially planted the vineyard. She worked / played alongside of us as we developed the vineyard and she grew up with it. She recently graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo this summer with a degree in winemaking and has been our winemaker for over a year.”

– Duane Wolgamott

Alma Sol Winery

Where else can you go ANYWHERE in the world where you can walk in and find the owner or winemaker at the winery? Paso has some of the best wine in the world and some of the most talented wine folks in the world and they are still out in the fields, working in the tasting room and out and about around town accessible to everyone. — John Shaw

Hoyt Family Vineyards

“We fell in love with the industry when we lived in San Francisco when my husband and I were first married. We'd go up to Napa and stay at working vineyards. We knew this was something we wanted to do. We then moved to southern CA, and when we found our house in Malibu, there was a vineyard across the way and we knew we could plant there. We planted our first crop in 2001 and harvested from there in 2004.”

–Carol Hoyt

Ascension Cellars

“As an avid wine lover, I was constantly on a quest for something better. I wanted elegance, body, and boldness in our wines. I wanted wines I would be proud to offer to our friends and family. This led to a fun, weekend hobby that gradually grew into home wine making and then evolved into wine that matters.”

–Erick Allen

Turiya Wines

I find myself wanting to make everything. And more and more obscure varietals are appealing to me lately. But, in all honestly the Bordeaux varietals are where it's at year after year. I love Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Merlot. I love the complexities and differences they make when you blend them together. — Angela Soleno

Seven Angels Cellars

“My wife, Pamela, and I married in 2008 and became a blended family, with 7 children, our 7 angels. Ironically our two families have known each other since our children were small. Pamela and I found each other because, we believe, that angels had their hand in it.”

– Greg Martin

Kaena Wine Company

“Grenache is a varietal that is intensely aromatic, sexy, feminine, bold and always full of surprises”. — Mikael Sigoiun

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