California's Best Wineries: Healdsburg Wineries

By Philip Vonwrede


Healdsburg Wineries make the region a unique destination of its own kind and the area is lined with restaurants, boutiques and wine tasting rooms. Actually, tasting opportunities within the town are enough and you don't have to keep driving outside the town to enjoy the fulfilling action of wine sipping. Some of the most notable wineries in Healdsburg are highlighted here below:

Lets start with J Vineyards & Winery. When you witness the wine-making progression of J Vineyards & Winery, you will be surprised that they are very scrupulous with their soil. With Judy Jordan's consult, the winery is able to appreciate the combination of geology, microclimate, land, clone and rootstock and this has raised themselves up and above others in terms of the diverse and distinct wine blends that they are able to develop. Aside from the help of Judy, Melissa Stackhouse is the chief wine maker in J Vineyards & Winery. She has an unrivaled expertise of Russian Rover Valley and thus, the techniques that is used in production translates into elegance and poise in their wine varietals.

Quivira Vineyards & Winery is a great winery. Headed by Huge Chappelle, Quivira Vineyards & Winery can be described as unconventional in relation to other wineries in Healdsburg. They pride themselves as being 'wine growers' instead of wine makers. As their philosophy in wine allows them, they are dedicated to use a more natural way of developing wine such as use biodynamic farming. This method sets their wine apart from others because when you taste their wine, you will find a sense of purity and sprightly hint to each and every wine that they offer.

If you ask the locals which winery is a must-see, they will most probably say Hop Kiln. Their lovely wines are available to be tried with the myriad of food selections and condiments such as the wonderful fig vinegar, assorted meats, pastries and cheese. While munching on their food and sipping their wine, visitors can sit on the gardens for a nice relaxing picnic. Aside from that, Hop Kiln winery has an amazing historical background. The staff are welcoming and knowledgeable and you will forever swear your life to their affordable Zin and Big red.

A personal is Ridge Lytton Springs Vineyards. With the use of environmental sound techniques and materials, Ridge Lytton Springs are best described to be one the promoter of organic wine making practices. Instead of using cultured yeast strains, they employ native yeasts that are grown right in their estate and use it to ferment the grapes. Selection of color, tannins and flavor is also done without the help of commercial enzymes and in effect, has developed the classic flavor in all their wines.

If you are particularly into Zinfadels, Seghesio Family Vineyards is the perfect place for you. Its history is chronicled from being a humble winery to being the expert of Zinfadels, among others, in the entire state. They offer five kinds of Zinfadels, which includes Sonoma County Old Vine, the single vineyards at Cortia, San Lorenzo and Home Ranch and its normal Sonoma County wine bottling.




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