Winery · Sonoma
Dry Creek Vineyard
1972: Dry Creek became Sonoma's first new winery after Prohibition, then pioneered the term "Old Vine" Zinfandel in 1987. Now 10 distinct Zins from blocks ranging 50-100+ years prove Dry Creek is Zinfandel country.
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- Winery Ridge Vineyards - Lytton Springs Healdsburg's Zinfandel legend in a solar-powered straw-clay winery (50 vintages since 1972), surrounded by 115-year-old vines in Dry Creek Valley—one of California's most age-worthy field blends.
- Winery · Healdsburg Williams Selyem: 45 Years of California Pinot Legend Cult winery since late 1970s producing small-batch single-vineyard Pinot Noir—tasting by appointment only for wine club members.
- Winery Bella Vineyards Wine Caves The only public wine caves in Dry Creek Valley, Bella's hand-dug underground cellars (completed in 2003) tunnel beneath century-old zinfandel vines—perfect for tasting small-lot Rhône varietals in the cool darkness.