Wine Enthusiast Magazine honored founder David S. Stare as their “American Wine Legend” at the 2021 Wine Star Awards. Watch and listen to the inspiring story of Dave and our family winery.
Proud to announce that we placed second in the Luxury and Classic categories for @WineBusinessMonthly's PACK Design Awards! 🏆 Here are the winning entries: 2019 50th Anniversary Cabernet Sauvignon ⚓ Honoring its Bordeaux-inspired roots, this bronze, pewter-adhesive label was handmade in France. The label features an detailed illustration of our family winery, showcasing its long history in the region — as well as a sailboat, representing our love of sailing and reputation as the Wine for Sailors. 2021 50th Anniversary Fumé Blanc ⚓ This pioneering varietal notably includes a back label that, if viewed from the front through the glass, shows a retrospective slideshow of our family winery's founding. Turning the bottle around, the back of the front label displays our vintage 1972 Fumé Blanc label — a throwback to the wine that started it all and the legacy of Dry Creek Vineyard. Both wines are available in our Tasting Room and on our website if you'd like to take a marvel at the bottles yourself!
Happy #NationalWhiteWineDay 🥂 What's your go-to white wine? While sailing in Maine, our president Kim's choice is definitely our crisp and refreshing Dry Chenin Blanc! Perfect to cool down with on a sunny, warm day. 🌞
#WorldConservationDay is coming to an end, but to our fellow nature lovers and biodiversity advocates, every day is Conservation Day. 🐝 Thank you for doing your part to keep our plants and animals healthy, happy and safe! 📷️ Sunflowers and bees (kept on winery property), hard at work in our Employee Garden
Celebrating our 50-year legacy in the commemorative packaging of our 2021 Fumé Blanc! 🥇 Our family winery has become the standard bearer for Fumé Blanc in Sonoma County, with founder David S. Stare being the first to plant Sauvignon Blanc and to produce a Fumé Blanc in the region. Led by second-generation owner Kim Stare Wallace, we're throwing some innovative design in the mix while staying firmly committed to a "No Compromises" philosophy in our winemaking. We're proud to present the 50th consecutive vintage of this remarkable, crowd-pleasing white wine! 90 points by @SunsetMag 📷️ @artalewine
Just northwest of our winery lies Wallace Ranch, now fully in #veraison — in other words, officially ripening! 🍇 This incredible vineyard is named so because it's on the home property of Proprietors Kim and Don Wallace, and it was the first to be daringly planted using the Heritage Clone in 1994. These happy vines are the centerpiece of our estate Zinfandel program — Wallace Ranch's well-draining soil and ideal microclimate are perfectly suited to grow world class Zinfandel grapes.
Us in anticipation of the big 50th Anniversary Gala for our Trade family tomorrow 🌞 So excited! Our Tasting Room is closed today and Saturday for this private event, but we'll be back with seated tastings on Sunday. (Check our website for availability!) Smiles and furry friends welcome at tastings in our garden 🍷🐶 TGIF + see you soon! 📷️: @kiwithecorgi2021
Highlights from our New Orleans-themed 50th Anniversary Wine Club Gala 🥂 Thank you for celebrating our golden year with us! We couldn't have done it without you all — cheers to another 50 to come!
Chenin & oysters go together like ______ & ______ 🥂🦪 Needless to say, this is one of our family winery's favorite pairings! Tell us your go-to below or in the DMs ✨ If you're looking to elevate your oyster game this summer, we have three mignonette recipes to please any genre of sauce aficionado. View our 'Mignonette Three Ways' here >> bit.ly/chenin-oysters
Happy #WorldChocolateDay! 🍫 We are proud to offer these award-winning chocolate bars by @volochocolate in our Tasting Room. Crafted with an ethical "bean to bar" philosophy in Sonoma County, they source local ingredients whenever possible and use organic, Transparent Trade (a step beyond Fair Trade!) cocoa beans from overseas. We've collaborated on a wine + chocolate virtual tasting together, where we explored the tastiest pairings with our DCV family. If you're looking to celebrate today, try out these flavor recs: • Merlot + Chocolate Caramel Crunch • Cabernet Sauvignon + Dark Milk Chocolate with Olive Oil & Roasted Almonds • The Mariner + Chocolate Mocha Wolf • Meritage "Benchland" + Deep Dark Chocolate Purchase our wines at www.drycreekvineyard.com and their chocolate match at @volochocolate's website, www.volochocolate.com. Cheers to all our wine + chocolate lovers out there! 🍷
Wishing everyone a relaxing and happy #FourthofJuly! Here's to more sunny, summer days and scrumptious drinks🍷😎
Happy #WineWednesday! What's in your glass today? 🍷 From this past weekend at our 50th Anniversary Wine Club Gala — our very own @taylor_lovee. So glad to have her home with the fam! 💗
If there ever was a time to match your favorite pink wine, it's today! Cheers to our rosé lovers all around the world this #InternationalRoséDay 🌹
From then 'til now 🎞️ Thank you to all the dads out there for staying by our sides and going above and beyond as we rise to challenges, learn and grow. #HappyFathersDay Featuring our favorite father-daughter duo, Founder David S. Stare and President Kim Stare Wallace 🥂
Who's down for a nice, chilled glass of Dry Chenin Blanc? 🙋 We've been in love with this laudable Loire Valley varietal since 1972. 💛 Happy #DrinkCheninBlancDay!
Spotted at Summer of Zin 📷 President Kim and Founder Dave both wearing the concert tee, with a black and white photo of Dave barrel tasting during the early days! Happy 50th ✨
From vines to grape to bottle, our Endeavour Vineyard has truly been a labor of love. It is the backbone of our Cabernet Sauvignon program, the culmination of many years searching for the perfect location with excellent soil conditions, topography and sun exposure — a vineyard with its own sustainable ecosystem. ♻️ With a bottle of our Endeavour Cabernet Sauvignon, we hope you can taste our second generation's vision to grow Cab that rivals the finest of any in California. Today, this luxurious varietal adds an elegant touch to celebrations and events, both at our family winery and the gatherings of our loyal guests! We can't wait to experience its 2019 vintage soon.