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Fort Ross Vineyard is a magical place of great natural beauty and grand vistas. The uniqueness of our Sonoma Coast location shines through in sublime wines that are distinctive, expressive and nuanced.

We invite you to visit the only estate tasting room in the acclaimed Fort Ross-Seaview viticultural area.

Visit us and enjoy our exceptional wine and food pairings.

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Wine Spectator

Fort Ross Vineyard has found a groove. . . . Chardonnay and Pinot Noir that wine lovers should pay serious attention to.
Wine Spectator

Forbes

the salty air and dramatic fog almost always hanging around nearby is somatically altering, a bit like going to a day spa.
Kim Westerman

The New York Times

Among the newcomers are small, idealistic operations like...Fort Ross Vineyards near Cazadero. The Sonoma coast pinot noirs have...shown themselves to be among California's best and most distinctive wines...
The New York Times

Decanter

In Focus Sonoma Producers such as...Fort Ross Vineyards, however are taking the coastal risk and making it pay off...
Decanter

Sonoma Magazine

9 Sonoma Wineries With Spectacular Views
Linda Murphy

The Bohemian

the experience is fantastic.
Brooke Heron

San Francisco Chronicle

Fort Ross Vineyard & Winery may be the most spectacularly sited tasting room in California.
Peter Fish

Haute Living

Few vineyards in California possess the striking vistas and extreme topography of Fort Ross Vineyard & Winery, and few wineries offer such a varied and distinguished array of wines from a single site.
Haute Living

The Press Democrat

For one of the best visual examples of how the Pacific Ocean influences coastal vineyards and the wines made from them, take a drive out to Fort Ross Vineyard in Jenner to taste through its wines while observing the blowing fog patterns below.
The Press Democrat
Fort Ross Vineyard is a the realization of a dream to create something special from this amazing site on the Sonoma Coast.
Lester Schwartz, Owner