ACORN Winery

Healdsburg, United States

4.7

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20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards
By Appointment Only

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Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Parking
Private Lot
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
No
By Appointment Only
Yes

Description

Specialties

Food friendly, field blend wines (Heritage Vines Zinfandel, Sangiovese, Axiom Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Dolcetto, Medley, and Rosato) made from grapes we grow in our sustainably farmed Alegria Vineyards. Each year, we produce a total of aprox 3,000 cases of delicious wines.

History

Established in 1990.

After being a lawyer for 18 years, Bill decided to pursue a childhood dream of being a farmer. He took viticulture classes and searched for the «perfect» place to grow grapes. In 1989, with Betsy’s support, and after lots of searching, he found and founded what is now Alegria Vineyards.

Alegria means happiness in Spanish, which honors our property’s history and reflects our pleasure in growing great grapes and the joy our wines give. We sustainably farm 32 acres, and live on the ranch. Nine were planted in 1890 as an old vine field blend Zinfandel. Bill planted new vineyards of Sangiovese, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, and Dolcetto. Continuing the 19th century field blend tradition, he also planted a mix of other grapes to be co-​fermented with the main varieties.

We named our winery ACORN for the beautiful old oaks on the property. Our wines are aged in oak barrels, we are tiny like an acorn, and acorns are symbols of good fortune and potential). We made our first ACORN wine in 1994.