Natural winegrowing for us means producing the finest quality wines while working in harmony with nature and protecting the health of the earth and its people. As a CCOF - Certified Organic winery, we encourage environmentally friendly practices at many stages, from conserving soils and water, managing pests and using a natural approach in winemaking
Small lots of elegant and intensely flavored Merlot is the specialty of this superb “micro-boutique” winery located in western Marin County, CA. Twice voted “Top 100” wine of the year (San Francisco Chronicle), Mount Tamalpais is crafting delicious Merlot which will enhance any dining experience.
Parkmon is a small, family-owned and operated winery, one of the first in the community of Lamorinda, CA, located just east of the Oakland Hills.
Cynthia is the owner and winemaker at Passaggio Wines. Cynthia's focus is small lot boutique wines that include unoaked chardonnay, pinot grigio, rose altogether about 10 varieties of wine. Cynthia went from cop to artisan wine crafter, not a typical journey by any stretch. In 2004, Cynthia left a 15-year Law Enforcement career to pursue that passion and family tradition of winemaking. It has been enjoyable to watch Passaggio Wines grow and see Cynthia follow her dreams. Passaggio's tasting room is gorgeous for either tasting, having wine by the glass, or for a special event. The tasting room staff and winemaker are very friendly and accommodating and make you feel right at home. The location in Sonoma Square's Vine Alley makes it an ideal wine tasting destination. Passaggio's welcomes California Corks members too.~
Up date ! Passaggio has moved to Treasure Island San Francisco
Hours:
Mon 12:00 am to 6:00 pm
Tue 12:00 am to 6:00 pm
Wed 12:00 am to 6:00 pm
Thu 12:00 am to 6:00 pm
Fri 12:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sat 12:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sun 12:00 am to 6:00 pm
Our family grows and produces a handful of very small parcels of wines from western Marin County, Oakville (Napa Valley) and other vineyards across California's most scenic and celebrated winegrowing regions.
Point Reyes Vineyards, family owned and operated on scenic Highway 1, overlooking the beautiful Point Reyes National Seashore, is 40 miles north of San Francisco. For three generations, our family has proudly farmed the rich, fertile lands of Marin County. In 1990, our love of fine wines led to the planting of a small vineyard.
R&B's core mission has been to create high quality wines that deliver tremendous value to the consumer. Since 1997, winemaker Kevin Brown has taken a detail-oriented and labor-intensive approach to crafting the highest quality wines.
Three vineyard blocks contributed to this wine. From the Nord Vineyard, at the southern mouth of the Napa River where the water spills into the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay, comes the prettiness of clone 115. Stanly Ranch, in Carneros just west across the Napa River from Nord, provided two very different blocks. The structure of clones 114 comes from block 17, which is higher on the hillside, and the prettiness of clone 777 comes from block 14, which is tucked down away from the wind.
Rosenblum is famous for being all about Zinfandel – Old Vine Zin, High Altitude Zin, Single Vineyard Zin, BIG Attitude Zin. At Rosenblum, they make over 20 different types. Rosenblum Cellars has some of the highest rated, most-awarded Zins from California’s most highly regarded vineyards. Not just Napa and Sonoma, but all over the state. While a founding member of the Zinfandel Advocates & Producers group (ZAP!), Rosenblum does make other amazing wines, including Rhône-style red wines like Syrah, Petite Sirah, Grenache, as well as Rhône-style white wines and dessert wines.
Mead (all varieties) was excellent and you will love hearing about the great care that goes into this amazing little operation. The owners are excellent, personable hosts and love pouring mead and sharing their stories about the business and their lives.
Never expected this in Hunters (street parking only) - it's definitely worth it!
SF Mead uses local honey, fruit and spices to craft high quality mead. Oron and Sara’s meads range from dry to sweet. Honey has a unique character that expresses the character of the region in a new an exciting way.
The tour was very comprehensive and informative. You are able to taste the raw honey that Oron uses to make the mead as well as tasting the mead in various stages. A favorite was the blackberry that was not ready for bottling.
We wish Oron and Sarah continued success so that they can keep pumping out delicious meads.