Dutton-Goldfield Winery

Specialties

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are the mainstays of the Dutton-​Goldfield production. Using fruit from carefully chosen vineyards, our focus is producing wine that reflects the natural tendencies of the area: crisp, well-​structured wines that display the complexity, balance and intensity that winemaker, Dan Goldfield, and fifth-​generation farmer, Steve Dutton, believe are key to world-​class wines.

History

Established in 1998.

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Dutton-Goldfield’s first releases were a Dutton Ranch Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the 1998 vintage. Today Dan and Steve continue to produce award-​winning Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Dutton plantings, numerous vineyard-​designated wines, as well as small lots of old vine Zinfandel and hillside Syrah.

The winery is a partnership of friends, colleagues, neighbors and families. The wines reflect this spectacular part of Northern California where the grapes are grown, the superb quality of fruit from perfectly placed and planted vineyards, and the work of an appreciative winemaker.

Meet the Business Owner

Dan G.

Business Owner

After graduating from Boston’s Brandeis University, Dan Goldfield headed west to begin a career in research chemistry, with a few detours for skiing and hiking along the way. Always an outdoor enthusiast and adventurer, the life of lab work was quickly replaced with a dream of winemaking when his brother turned him on to the 1969 Burgundies. Dan entered the University of California at Davis, graduating with an M.S. in Enology in 1986. He gained knowledge on the job with stints at Robert Mondavi Winery and Schramsberg as well as winemaking in Portugal for two years. He found his passion in Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, first as the winemaker at the Burgundian-​focused La Crema Winery, and then at Hartford Court, which was created under his direction. Dan partnered with winegrower Steve Dutton to create Dutton-​Goldfield Winery in 1998, with a mission to craft world-​class wines that display the brightness of fruit, complexity, structure and balance that are reflective of our cool coastal home