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Parsonage Village Vineyard

Over 20 years later, Parsonage is still very much a family-run vineyard and winery. Ali's husband, Frank Melicia, has been the winemaker and vineyard manager for many years.  Ali and Rachael also work full-time while Brooke and her husband, Marshall, help out whenever they can.  Bill and Mary live in the center of the vineyard and pretend that they are semi-retired while the business roars around them every day.

The Parsons Family, Bill and Mary with daughters Rachael, Ali and Brooke, planted the seven-acre Parsonage Village Vineyard in June 1998. The south-facing hillside vineyard is 14 miles from the Pacific Ocean and a half mile east of the Village on Carmel Valley Road. The vineyard is planted to 3.5 acres of Syrah, 2.0 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon, 1.0 acre of Merlot and 0.5 acre of Petit Verdot. The Parsons were the first to plant Syrah in Carmel Valley.

Hours
Monday - Friday: noon to 5pm
Saturday & Sunday: 11am to 5pm
Last seating for wine tasting: 4:15pm

Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards

Fantastic wines, a great and knowledgable tasting team and one of my most favorite settings make Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards a wonderful and special place. We toured the vineyard in it's total seclusion, silence and peace; tasted in the caves (a must see); and lounged in their upper terrace while finishing off our tasting.

Balletto Vineyards

Our pourer today was Matt, who was a wealth of knowledge. Many pourers are good at recital of their product, but don't have a lotta depth. Matt is extremely well versed in wine, wine making, viticulture, and local wineries.Starting with a very nice Gewurtztraminer, it had all the great aromatics and was very sharp on the palate. The Dutton Ranch Chardonnay was excellent and a nice balance of classic and new world styles. The Dutton Ranch Pinot Noir was a great classic Russian River Pinot.

Dutton-Goldfield

Let's begin with what everyone goes to Healdsburg/Sebastopol for: the pinots. Dutton-Goldfield had four or five pinots when we tasted there, and they were all unique and delicious. They varied from the lighter, fruit-forward classic pinots to the richer, almost-cab pinots. All of them were good, but I particularly liked the Devil's Gulch, which was on the richer side of the spectrum.

Twenty 29 Songs

29 Songs is a bottling of 100% Syrah produced from a single 1.7 acre block of vines located at the southern end of the Napa Valley. The vineyard was planted in 2001 for the sole purpose of making this wine.

Fore Family Vineyards

Family Vineyards is a winery located in Napa, California. The winery is owned by Jim and Diane Fore. The wine at Fore Family Vineyards is produced by Peter Franus, Alison Doran.

The Wine
Fore Family Vineyards produces the following wine varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon, Late Harvest, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc.

Richard Longoria Wines

Longoria Wines is an artisanal family winery established in 1982 by Rick and Diana Longoria. Rick’s decision to start his own wine label was born out of a desire to produce Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, two varietals he was not producing as the winemaker for J. Carey Cellars, his first job as a winemaker. Rick sensed that those two varietals were poised to become the signature varietals for the new Santa Barbara County wine region, and he wanted to become a part of this new movement.

Thumbprint Cellars

Someone here is doing something right. These wines are perfectly balanced, complex, except the Rose - it's soft and subtle and perfect in its own right and give any wine drinker a good indication of what prime location and winemaker's expertise can deliver.

Patz & Hall

Lovely wines, terrific atmosphere and the people there are super nice. It's not your typical winery experience - off the beaten path for sure . Yes, it's in a corporate park but who cares if you don't care. It's the wine and the people that work there that make the experience. Our tasting consisted of 3 whites and 4 reds with some cheese, crackers to go with it. The wines are already layed out for you when you arrive. I love how things are thoughtfully prepared for you.
Patz & Hall offers seated, private tastings by prior appointment Wednesday through Sunday. Three seating times are available each day: 10:30am, 1pm and 3pm.

For a more casual Salon experience, Patz & Hall offers a seated tasting at the Salon Bar Wednesday through Sunday from 10am-4pm without prior reservation. Advanced notice for groups of 8 or more a reservation is highly suggested.

Whitehall Lane Winery

Whitehall makes some great wine! We were surprised by the mostly empty parking lot and even considered turning away before entering. Did an empty parking lot mean bad wine? Everything we sampled, from white to red was great. Easy drinking and definitely well priced. Come summer time it can be very busy at times. Well worth a visit.

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