Wineries in California

Oakville, California·Napa Valley

Established 1979

Iconic Bordeaux-style joint venture between Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild.

Napa, California·Stags Leap District

Established 1972

The Napa winery whose 1973 Cabernet famously beat Bordeaux at the 1976 Judgment of Paris.

Rutherford, California·Rutherford, Napa Valley

Established 1981

Family-owned organic and dry-farmed estate known for elegant, restrained Napa wines.

St. Helena, California·Napa Valley

Established 1961

Historic Napa producer famed for the Martha's Vineyard single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon.

Rutherford, California·Rutherford, Napa Valley

Established 1879

Historic estate restored by Francis Ford Coppola, producing the flagship Rubicon Cabernet blend.

Rutherford, California·Napa Valley

Established 1972

Wagner-family Napa estate famed for the rich, opulent Special Selection Cabernet Sauvignon.

Oakville, California·Napa Valley

Established 1972

American-oak-aged Cabernet Sauvignon house with iconic Napa and Alexander Valley bottlings.

St. Helena, California·Napa Valley

Established 1973

Producer of Insignia, one of the original California proprietary Bordeaux-style blends.

St. Helena, California·Napa Valley

Established 1882

Organic, family-run Napa estate making elegant, age-worthy Cabernet Sauvignon.

St. Helena, California·Pritchard Hill

Established 1967

Pioneering hillside Napa winery known for structured, mountain-fruit Cabernets.

Yountville, California·Napa Valley

Established 1982

Christian Moueix's Napanook vineyard estate making Bordeaux-style red blends.

St. Helena, California·Napa Valley

Established 1876

Founded in 1876; the oldest continuously-operating winery in Napa Valley.

Oakville, California·Napa Valley

Established 1966

Founded in 1966, often credited with putting Napa on the world wine map.

Oakville, California·Napa Valley

Established 1885

Restored 1885 estate making richly textured Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay.

Calistoga, California·Napa Valley

Established 1862

Pioneering American traditional-method sparkling-wine house.

Napa, California·Carneros

Established 1987

Taittinger-affiliated sparkling-wine and Pinot Noir house in cool Carneros.

Napa, California·Oak Knoll, Napa Valley

Established 1968

Family-owned Oak Knoll estate making elegant, food-friendly Napa wines.

St. Helena, California·Napa Valley

Established 1976

Influential Napa producer of Bordeaux-style Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Napa, California·Stags Leap District

Established 1978

Stags Leap producer known for structured Cabernet Sauvignon.

Rutherford, California·Rutherford, Napa Valley

Established 1973

Family-owned Napa estate known for approachable Chardonnay and Cabernet.

Healdsburg, California·Dry Creek Valley / Santa Cruz Mountains

Established 1962

Legendary producer of single-vineyard Zinfandel and Monte Bello Cabernet.

Healdsburg, California·Russian River Valley

Established 1981

Cult Russian River producer of silky, terroir-driven Pinot Noir.

Sebastopol, California·Sonoma Coast

Established 1979

Influential California Chardonnay specialist with prized single-vineyard bottlings.

Sebastopol, California·Green Valley of Russian River Valley

Established 1976

Sustainable sparkling-wine house, frequently served at the White House.

Healdsburg, California·Alexander Valley

Established 1972

Alexander Valley estate producing Bordeaux-influenced Cabernet and Chardonnay.

Healdsburg, California·Dry Creek Valley

Established 1981

Sprawling Dry Creek estate known for Fumé Blanc and Cabernet.

Healdsburg, California·Alexander Valley

Established 1895

Italian-heritage Sonoma producer specializing in Zinfandel and Sangiovese.

Sonoma, California·Sonoma Valley

Established 1953

California Chardonnay pioneer with one of the oldest continuously farmed Chardonnay vineyards in the U.S.

Cazadero, California·Sonoma Coast

Established 1980

Extreme Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir specialist on the ridges overlooking the Pacific.

Calistoga, California·Sonoma Coast

Established 1990

Cult Helen Turley Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the extreme Sonoma Coast.

Healdsburg, California·Dry Creek Valley

Established 1981

Biodynamic Dry Creek estate known for Sauvignon Blanc and Zinfandel.

Healdsburg, California·Dry Creek Valley

Established 1972

Family-owned Dry Creek estate known for Zinfandel and Fumé Blanc.

Healdsburg, California·Russian River Valley

Established 1982

Single-vineyard Pinot Noir specialist with hilltop tasting room above Russian River.

Sonoma, California·Sonoma Valley / Sonoma Coast

Established 1988

Single-vineyard Chardonnay and Pinot Noir producer working with top growers.

Sonoma, California·Sonoma Valley

Established 1858

California's oldest family-run winery; six generations on the same estate.

Lompoc, California·Sta. Rita Hills

Established 1999

Cult Pinot Noir producer in the Sta. Rita Hills.

Lompoc, California·Sta. Rita Hills

Established 1971

Pioneering Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir and Chardonnay producer.

Santa Maria, California·Santa Maria Valley

Established 1982

Jim Clendenen's iconic Burgundian-style Santa Barbara producer.

Santa Barbara, California·Sta. Rita Hills

Established 2008

Restrained, mineral Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Paso Robles, California·Paso Robles

Established 1989

Pioneer of Rhône varieties in California, partnered with Château de Beaucastel.

Paso Robles, California·Willow Creek, Paso Robles

Established 2002

Cult Paso Robles Rhône-blend producer; James Berry Vineyard wine of the year 2010.

Paso Robles, California·Paso Robles

Established 1981

Paso Robles producer of Bordeaux-blend Isosceles.

Cupertino, California·Santa Cruz Mountains

Established 1962

Iconic Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet from the high-elevation Monte Bello estate.

Santa Cruz, California·Santa Cruz Mountains

Established 1983

Randall Grahm's eclectic Rhône-and-beyond Santa Cruz Mountains producer.

Oakville, California·Oakville, Napa Valley

Established 1986

The most famous American cult Cabernet — a few hundred cases per year, by-mailing-list only.

Oakville, California·Oakville, Napa Valley

Established 1984

Bill Harlan's flagship Napa cult estate producing one of America's most coveted Cabernets.

Rutherford, California·Rutherford, Napa Valley

Established 2003

Cult Rutherford Cabernet from the historic J.J. Cohn estate.

Oakville, California·Napa Valley

Established 1997

Bill Harlan's single-vineyard Napa hillside project — five small estates, five distinct Cabernets.

Oakville, California·Napa Valley

Established 2008

Harlan family's youngest estate on a wild 840-acre hillside near Oakville.

Napa, California·Stags Leap District

Established 1972

Renowned Stags Leap District estate, home of the iconic Hillside Select Cabernet.

St. Helena, California·Pritchard Hill, Napa Valley

Established 2005

Tim Mondavi's Pritchard Hill hillside estate producing a single proprietary Bordeaux blend.

Rutherford, California·Rutherford, Napa Valley

Established 1990

Agustin Huneeus's biodynamic 280-acre Rutherford estate producing a single Bordeaux-style red.

Calistoga, California·Calistoga, Napa Valley

Established 1882

Historic Calistoga winery; the 1973 Chardonnay won the 1976 Judgment of Paris.

Rutherford, California·Rutherford, Napa Valley

Established 1977

Mike Grgich's organic Napa estate, founded by the winemaker behind the 1976 Paris-winning Chardonnay.

St. Helena, California·Napa Valley

Established 2002

Modern Napa estate with multiple sites; bold Cabernet Sauvignon and a striking Frank Gehry sculpture.

Calistoga, California·Calistoga, Napa Valley

Established 2007

13th-century-style Tuscan castle in Calistoga producing Italian-inspired Napa wines.

St. Helena, California·Napa Valley

Established 1885

Family-owned Napa estate famed for its picnic grounds and tasting-room-only sales.

Calistoga, California·Calistoga, Napa Valley

Established 1969

Hilltop Calistoga estate accessed by aerial tram; one of Napa's most-visited wineries.

St. Helena, California·Spring Mountain, Napa Valley

Established 1947

Cult Spring Mountain Chardonnay specialist, founded in 1947.

Napa, California·Mount Veeder, Napa Valley

Established 1889

Mount Veeder mountain estate making structured, age-worthy Cabernet and Chardonnay.

Napa, California·Stags Leap District

Established 1893

Historic Stags Leap District estate (note the apostrophe vs Stag's Leap Wine Cellars).

Santa Rosa, California·Sonoma County

Established 1982

America's most-recognized Chardonnay brand; Vintner's Reserve is a top-selling US wine.

Windsor, California·Russian River Valley

Established 1979

Russian River and Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir and Chardonnay; widely distributed.

Healdsburg, California·Russian River Valley

Established 1959

Sonoma County mainstay with broad single-vineyard range.

Sonoma, California·Sonoma Valley

Established 1857

California's oldest premium winery, founded by the Count of Buena Vista in 1857.

Sonoma, California·Sonoma Valley

Established 1904

Historic Sonoma Valley winery with century-plus of family winemaking.

Calistoga, California·Sonoma Coast

Established 1999

Mark Aubert's cult California Chardonnay and Pinot Noir house.

Windsor, California·Russian River Valley

Established 1996

Russian River producer of intense, single-vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Glen Ellen, California·Sonoma Mountain

Established 1980

Biodynamic Sonoma Mountain family estate with farm tours and certified-biodynamic wines.

Kenwood, California·Sonoma Valley

Established 1973

Sonoma Valley estate known for the iconic Cinq Cépages Bordeaux blend.

Sonoma, California·Carneros / Contra Costa

Established 1982

Family-owned Sonoma producer specializing in Rhône varieties and old-vine Zinfandel.

Healdsburg, California·Alexander Valley / Sonoma County

Established 1985

Alexander Valley-based producer with broad Sonoma County range.

Paso Robles, California·Adelaida District, Paso Robles

Established 2007

Daniel and Georges Daou's hilltop Paso Robles estate, fast-rising Bordeaux-style producer.

Hollister, California·Mt. Harlan

Established 1975

Mt. Harlan Pinot Noir pioneer founded by the late Josh Jensen.

Santa Maria, California·Santa Maria Valley

Established 1985

Santa Maria Valley producer of single-vineyard Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Lompoc, California·Sta. Rita Hills

Established 1996

Cult Sta. Rita Hills producer of single-vineyard Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Lompoc, California·Sta. Rita Hills

Established 1996

Estate Sta. Rita Hills producer of single-vineyard Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Syrah.

Paso Robles, California·Paso Robles

Established 1979

Pioneer Paso Robles producer, founded by former NFL player Gary Eberle.

Paso Robles, California·Paso Robles

Established 1999

Paso Robles estate with extensive cave system and broad varietal range.

Paso Robles, California·Paso Robles

Established 1996

Swiss-owned Paso Robles estate with Mediterranean-variety focus.

Ventura, California·Central Coast

Established 1994

Manfred Krankl's cult Central Coast producer; each release uses a different label artist.