Founded in 1972 by David S. Stare, our premier, family-owned winery is celebrating over 50 years of winemaking. Watch the story of our winery, now led by the second generation.
We're proud to announce that @castatefair honored our founder and Sonoma County wine pioneer David S. Stare as the recipient of their “Wine Lifetime Achievement Award” during yesterday’s ceremony! Coming west in the late 1960s with little more than a dream to start his own winery, Dave is the original innovator of present-day Dry Creek Valley and the father of many firsts in our region. Congratulations, Dave! 🎉 P.S. It's always nice to catch up with old friends, @sawyersommelier and @michaelarodeno!
We’re still finding pink feathers around from our fabulous and first-ever La Vie en Rosé event! Thank you to all who joined us for an afternoon of music, bites and blancs! 🌸
We have just a small amount of tickets left for next Saturday's Summer of Zin concert at our family winery! Don't miss this afternoon of dancing, picnicking and live music by Beatles tribute band The Sun Kings (@thesunkings9) 🐷🍷 The Black Piglet food truck (@blackpigmeat_co) will join us onsite for delicious, bacon-y eats, with Dry Creek Vineyard wines available for purchase! 🎶 Join us at drycreekvineyard.com/events or the link in our bio.
This weekend, we're raising a glass in honor, reflection and remembrance of our heroes and those we've lost 🍷🌹 From our family to yours, we wish you a happy and safe #MemorialDay. P.S. Our Tasting Room is open on Memorial Day! Reservations are highly recommended for this busy weekend — for our most up-to-date availability, head to www.drycreekvineyard.com/visit (link in bio), and book your experience with ease.
Our rich and complex 2019 Spencer's Hill Zinfandel was awarded 95 points and Editors' Choice by @wineenthusiast! Located in our Endeavour Vineyard in the Lytton Springs district of Dry Creek Valley, this hill was aptly named after President Kim Stare Wallace's son due to its intense and dynamic expression of fruit. "Refined and silky, but also nicely structured, this pure-tasting, full-bodied wine tucks in 14% Petite Sirah, and offers juicy red and black fruits, moderate tannins and a smooth, easy texture. Black cherries and raspberries taste fresh and lively, lending rare focus and clarity. Best through 2030." –Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast Don't miss your chance to taste this award-winning wine 🍷 Enjoy a case of our 2019 Spencer's Hill Zinfandel, shipping included. Learn more with the link in our bio!
This Mother's Day weekend, we have two ways for you to celebrate Mom and spend an afternoon in beautiful springtime weather! 🌸 Saturday, May 13th • 12 to 4 p.m. 🌸 Join us for our first-ever Rosé & Blancs party, La Vie en Rosé! Taste refreshing wines alongside paired bites, live music and blooming flowers. Pink attire is encouraged! Please note: We have *very* limited tickets left for this fun event! Purchase tickets at www.drycreekvineyard.com/events ahead of time, or by using the link in our bio. 🌸 Sunday, May 14th • 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 🌸 We have a special treat for all moms who join us for a Tasting Room experience on Mother's Day — artisanal French macarons locally made by @noblefolk! Reservations are recommended. Book your tasting experience at www.drycreekvineyard.com/visit, or by using the link in our bio. #HappyMothersDay
Happy #InternationalSauvignonBlancDay! 🥂 We love this one-of-a-kind variety that started it all! Inspired by the wines of the Loire Valley, our headstrong founder David S. Stare was the first in our region to plant Sauvignon Blanc in 1972, against the advice of many viticultural experts. Today, it's one of the most widely planted grapes in the Dry Creek Valley, and the second-generation of the family, Kim Stare Wallace and Don Wallace, is bringing our Sauvignon Blanc program to new heights! Enjoy this delectable grape throughout our white wine portfolio — from our iconic Fumé Blanc and signature Sauvignon Blanc, to our winery-exclusive Taylor's Vineyard selection and white Meritage blend, The Mariness!
We’re pinching ourselves over these recent 90+ scores awarded by @wineenthusiast ! Take a look - 2019 Spencer’s Hill Zinfandel: 95 POINTS, EDITORS’ CHOICE 2020 Old Vine Zinfandel: 94 POINTS 2019 Historic Blocks Zinfandel: 93 POINTS (SOLD OUT) 2020 Heritage Vines Zinfandel: 93 POINTS 2019 Meritage: 92 POINTS 2019 Farmhouse Vineyard Zinfandel: 91 POINTS 2019 DCV2 Estate Zinfandel – Four Clones Vineyard: 91 POINTS
Put on your favorite shade of pink and join us for the first-ever La Vie en #Rosé: A Rosé & Blancs Release Party on Saturday, May 13th 🌸 (Yep, that's Mother's Day weekend!) We’re excited for you to try this refreshing new release of our 2022 Petite Zin Rosé alongside our bestselling Blancs, seasonal bites and live music. A portion of the proceeds will be donated towards breast cancer support and education @nbcf, so come walk our blooming gardens and help us spread awareness! 💝 Tickets are going fast — visit the link in our bio to join us for this pink party ✨
Oh, Dry Creek Valley... How do I love thee? 🖋️ Let me count the ways this #EarthDay. I love thee to the depth and soils and height, My soul can reach the tallest cover crops, when feeling out of sight For the ends of the creek and its flowing grace. I love thee to the western slopes of every day’s Most quiet need, by morning fog and sunlight. I love thee freely, as spring honeybees strive for right. I love thee purely, as they shy from cameras and praise. I love thee with the growing passion put to use In once-upon-a-wines, and with a nostalgic childlike faith. We hope you can raise a glass this Earth Day and join us in challenging ourselves to find new and better ways to go green! 🌎❤️ Tag us @drycreekvineyard or DM us your favorite, #sustainable way to celebrate. -- Inspired by "Sonnet 43," Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
In honor of #EarthMonth, we're excited to shine a spotlight onto our Four Clones Vineyard, a traditionally head-pruned, dry-farmed Zinfandel vineyard located right near the entrance to our family winery! Not only can dry-farming contribute to more intense fruit, but it also helps preserve precious water, encouraging a more eco-friendly relationship with the land and Mother Nature. 🌎 For nearly a decade prior to planting this vineyard, we allowed these 4.4 acres to lay “fallow” — a farming term that essentially means unplanted or inactive. This gave the soil time to replenish itself naturally, an important and often overlooked step in the sustainable farming movement. Planted in 2009, this Zinfandel vineyard incorporates four distinct clones: Bradford Mountain, St. Peter’s Church, Primitivo, and DuPratt on St. George rootstock. Each of these clones provides a unique flavor profile to the wine. For a true taste of what this mighty vineyard has to offer, we recommend you try our Four Clones Vineyard Zinfandel the next time you visit our Tasting Room (or when you order online)!
It's no secret our family winery is an advocate of natural cork, so we definitely have to show cork some love this #EarthMonth! 🌎 Here are a few fun facts about our favorite eco-friendly material. 🌱 Not only are cork trees important to the quality of a wine bottle, but they’re also critical to the environment and to the economy of Mediterranean countries. They have such an important role for nature and people that they are often protected by law! 🌱 Contrary to popular belief, harvesting cork doesn’t involve harming or cutting down the tree! Skilled laborers carefully extract cork from the bark of the trunks, leaving the “living part” of the tree undamaged as they peel off the old outer layer. 🌱 Cork oak trees in Portugal alone help offset 10 million tons of carbon every year and are also important producers of oxygen. 🌱 Cork forests rank among the top biodiversity hotspots in the Mediterranean and Europe. They are home to a staggering 135 plant species and 42 bird species, many of which are endangered!
PSA 🌸 Our cherry blossoms are in bloom! Wander into our Insectary Garden for a gander at these lovely pink florets when you visit our Tasting Room. With the days getting longer and sunnier, now's the perfect time to kick back and sip on our limited-release spring wines! Our Tasting Room is open 7 days a week, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We do our best to take walk-ins but reservations are recommended, especially on weekends! You can book a tasting with ease at www.drycreekvineyard.com/visit 🍷 Cheers!
Seafaring habits are a real thing — teamwork makes the dream work, especially when we're looking for trash on Dry Creek Valley Cleanup Day! ♻️ This past weekend, we found a total of 2,560 pounds of trash in our valley, among which were: 2 small refrigerators, 9 tires, 1 large metal file cabinet, 6 containers of toxin, 4 large pieces of carpet and many pieces of scrap metal. Sending a special thank you to everyone who walked the roads with us this brisk spring morning, and to @drycreekvalleywines and @russianriverkeepercleanteam for their continued partnership! We look forward to hosting this every year and already can't wait for the next one.
It's official 🌿 There's budbreak in our vineyards! It hasn't felt fully like spring with all this rainfall and chill, so we're most definitely welcoming this sure sign of warmer weather. We can't wait to see how this vintage unfolds!
Happy #NationalRoséDay! We hope you take a moment today to savor this lovely wine (and all things pink!) in good company 💗🍷