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Gallo of Sonoma Winery: 320 Center St. Healdsburg Plaza Tasting Room
707.433.2458 www.gallosonoma.com Hrs: 10-6 TF: $-$$ Wines: Barbera, Cab Sauv, Chard, Merlot, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Zin. Notes: The Gallo family is America's largest wine company and these are some of their best wines. Where a big winery like Beringer produces about 14 million cases a year, Gallo produces 60 million. Gallo of Sonoma is a chance for them to show off their quality. It is a charming tasting room just off the plaza with a nice gift shop. The Dry Creek market is owned by a Gallo daughter. It is still a family business. Page 181
Gargiulo Vineyards: 575 Oakville Crossroad Napa
707.944.2770 Hrs: 10:30- 3:30 by appointment. TF: $$$ Wines: Bordeaux Blends. Notes: This is a charming private winery with great views of Napa's best vineyards. They spent three years re-engineering their land before planting their grapes. The Gargiulo family has a long tradition with agriculture due to their connections with the orange producer Sunkist, and they know how to make a great bottle of wine. It is a very relaxed, but elegant tasting and their staff is first rate, friendly and knowledgeable. Page 145
Gary Farrell Vineyards & Winery: 10701 Westside Rd. Healdsburg (Russian River)
707.473.2900 www.garyfarrellwines.com Hrs: 11-4 TF: $-$$
Wines: Chard, Pinot Noir, Zin, Merlot, Cab Sauv, Blends. Notes: The winery is up a very long driveway with the result that it enjoys wonderful views of the Russian River Valley. A very neat building, a nice staff and some very good wines. Page 55
Geyser Peak Winery: 22281 Chianti Rd. Geyserville (Northern Sonoma)
707.857.9400 www.geyserpeak.com Hrs: 10-5 TF: $-$$ Wines: Cab Sauv, Chard, Merlot, Sauv Blanc, Shiraz. Page 59
Girard Winery: 6795 Washington St. Yountville Tasting Room
707.968.9297 www.girardwinery.com Hrs: 10-6 TF: $$$ Wines: Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Petite Sirah, Zin, Chard, Sauv Blanc. Notes: The Girard Family has been making wine in Napa for many years and their current property is in Sage Canyon. They make very good wines and their lovely tasting room in Yountville is a lot more convenient. Page 125
Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards: 23555 Carneros Hwy. 121 Sonoma (Carneros)
707.996.7256 www.gloriaferrer.com Hrs: 10-5 TF: $ by the glass. Wines: Sparklers, Blanc de Blancs, Brut, Blanc de Noirs, Cuvee, Brut Rosé, Chard, Pinot Noir, Syrah. Notes: They produce a good, well-priced product and their tasting room patio is a great place to enjoy them. Page 93
Goosecross Cellars: 1119 State Ln. Yountville
707.944.1986 www.goosecross.com Hrs: 10-4:30 TF: $ Wines: Viognier, Chenin Blanc, Sauv Blanc, Chard, Orange Muscat, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Cab Franc, Syrah, Red Blends, Meritage. Notes: This is a small family-run winery, with a great wine selection. You walk past the fermentation tanks and taste in the barrel room. The winemaker is also the vineyard manager. That means he guides the grapes along their entire journey into the bottle. Great staff, informal and friendly. Everyone loves Goosecross. Gifts, Picnic. Page 123
Graeser Winery: 255 Petrified Forrest Road Calistoga
707.942.4437 www.graeserwinery.com Hrs: 9:30-4:30 TF:$
Wines: Cab Sauv, Cab Franc, Merlot, Port Notes: Off the beaten. Page 201
Grgich Hills Cellar: 1829 St Helena Hwy S (Rt 29). Rutherford
707.963.2784 www.grgich.com Hrs: 9:30- 4:30 Tours $10 at 11 & 2 TF: $$ (logo glass)
Wines: Chard, Fumé Blanc, Violetta (botrytis dessert wine), Cab Sauv, Zin, Merlot.
Notes: Biodynamic/Organic, Gifts, Tours. Mike Grgich is one of the famous winemakers of Napa. Originally from Croatia, he came here as a young man and produced Chateau Montelena’s award winning Chard that put Napa on the world map at the Judgment of Paris in 1976. The name Hills comes from the Hills Coffee company who is his partner. They are the owners of the largest Biodynamic vineyards in America which are managed by his nephew. His daughter manages the winery. The tasting room is the barrel room, relaxed, earthy and fun. The wines are wonderfully made and a good value. Page 161
Groth Vineyards & Winery: 750 Oakville Cross Rd. Oakville
707.754.4254 appt www.grothvineyards.com Hrs: 10-4 by appointment TF: $$ CWP
Wines: Cab Sauv, Chard, Sauv Blanc. Notes: A grand building in pink and good wines but an anti-climatic tasting, and not always easy to get on the phone. Nice staff. Page 145
Guilliams Vineyards: 3851 Spring Mountain Rd. St. Helena
707.963.9059 Hrs: by appointment TF: $ Wines: Bordeaux varietals. Page 193
Gundlach Bundschu Winery: 2000 Denmark St. Sonoma
707.938.3015 Hrs: 11-4:30 TF: $-$$ Wines: Zin, Gewürztraminer, Chard, Pinot Noir, Cab Franc, Merlot, Cab Sauv. Notes: The family started farming this area in 1858, near the time when their neighbor, Buena Vista was founded. They are just five minutes from the Sonoma Plaza in a beautiful location, but they produce a very inconsistant tasting room experience and have a reputation for being snobbish and rude. That is very unusual in Sonoma. Page 107
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