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| Buena Vista Winery, then and now |
Buena Vista
The oldest, the most historic, but has been through multiple owners. Current owner has done much needed upgrades.
Foppiano
The family has been going since the 1890s. The place looks old; the wines are in the traditional style (the antithesis of fruit-bombs).
Gundlach-Bundschu
Same family since 1870, but with a long break between the San Francisco earthquake in 1906, when they lost their stored wine, and the 1970s when a descendant, Jim Bundschu, started GB up again.
Korbel
Founded in the 1880s and purchased by the current family in the 1950s. Free history-themed tours.
Kunde
The family has owned the land for a very long time. They are well-known and respected in the local ag community. However, there's nothing really historic about a drop-in wine tasting though it's a nice experience, but can be very busy on summer weekends.
Pedroncelli
Family farming and grape growing since the 1920s (he must have got a good deal on buying the place during Prohibition). Very good wines with very good prices.
Sebastiani
After over 100 years the family sold the winery about ten years ago. You can still see some of the history by walking around the place.
Seghesio
The family sold the winery a few years ago plus there's nothing historic about their modern winery building in Healdsburg. You can still go for the Zinfandel, Barbera, and Sangiovese.
Simi
Corporate owned now, but you can still find a link to their history on the winery tours. A few years ago I was at an evening tasting there where they pulled out wines from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. It must be quite a wine library!
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| In 1926, during Prohibition, the feds made Foppiano dump 100,000 gallons of wine in a nearby creek. Many locals came by to sample the creek waters. |
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