If you plan on visiting Sonoma Wine Country, make sure to add Trentadue Winery in Geyserville to your list. The winery is in the Alexander Valley area of Sonoma County and is only a short drive from Healdsburg. The Trentadue family purchased the land in 1959 and have been growing wine grapes for over 50 years. Some vines on the property predate the Trentadue family’s purchase and are from 1886.
Earlier in June I was invited to visit Trentadue Winery as a media guest to learn more about the winery and their wine. Please note that while this experience was provided to me at no charge as a media guest, all opinions in this blog post are my own. I would only recommend an experience that I would personally recommend to my family and friends. That said, I really enjoyed my time there and now I’m sharing five reasons why you should visit Trenatdue Winery.
1. Close to Healdsburg
Sonoma County Wine Country is vast, and wineries can be very far apart. Trentadue is only a 10-minute drive from Healdsburg. The winery is also near a handful of other wineries, including Francis Ford Coppola, Trione Vineyards, and only a short drive from Ridge Vineyards Lytton Springs and the Dry Creek Road Wine Trail.
2. Trentadue Winery Offers Both White and Red Wine
Wine tasting with a group can be difficult, especially if everyone has different preferences. Trentadue Winery offers both white and red wine across their three different labels: Trentadue Estate Wines, La Storia, and OPR wines. From their estate wines, I enjoyed their Shoe String Sangiovese best. Sangiovese is one of my favorite varieties of wine and goes great with Italian food. I’ve also tried their Estate Carriage House Carignan and Independence Lane Malbec. I have yet to try their La Storia label, but I did try the OPR Sauvignon Blanc, OPR Red, and the OPR sparkling. The OPR wines are a more affordable label than the other labels. Trentadue has started a flatbread and wine pairing option, including a flatbread with three separate toppings paired with three different wines. I haven’t tried this pairing, but it looks pretty yummy.
3. Live Music and Events
This summer, Trentadue is hosting a monthly happy hour with live music, wine, and food. When we visited for the June Happy Hour, there was a live cover band playing various hits from the last several decades. While I didn’t get up to dance, plenty of attendees rocked the night away. (This was also the first time I’d heard a cover band cover Franz Ferdinand, my favorite band in 2005, so that was a bit of a shock, but luckily there was lots of good wine to dull the pain of getting older. Tickets for happy hour are $40 for members/$50 for general admission and include wine, food, and special pricing on bottles. Trentadue also hosts various seasonal events throughout the year, including an Italian Summer Dinner and an Annual Lobster Feast.
4. Trentadue Winery’s Beautiful Location
In both Sonoma and Napa, you are spoiled for choice in beautiful wineries, but Trentadue Winery still stands out. The buildings are reminiscent of Tuscany, and the grounds are beautiful, with lush grass lawns, a Redwood grove, and fountains throughout. The winery hosts a lot of weddings, and I can see why! When I visited, we had a seated group tasting in an outdoor space adjacent to the winery with beautiful flowering vines and tables.
5. Trentadue Winery Gondola Vineyard Tour
You can tour the vineyards on their tractor-pulled “Gondola.” I’m always down for a vineyard tour, and what better way to tour the vineyards than in a covered Gondola with wine? The ride was really fun, and the vineyards were so green and lush. On our ride, we had winemaker Miro to give us an educational tour of the different vineyard blocks. The Gondola can be reserved on weekends for groups of over 6.
Well, I think those are some excellent reasons to visit Trentadue Winery, and I’m already looking forward to visiting again soon.
Trentadue Winery
www.trentadue.com
19170 Geyserville Avenue
Geyserville, CA 95441
Tasting room hours are 10am to 5pm daily.
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