Northern California Wineries: Sunce Winery

This is another winery located on Olivet Road in west Santa Rosa in Sonoma County.  Maybe it was just the day we were there, but I would categorize this winery as a “party” winery.  This winery bottles so many different varietals and the wine is poured so liberally by the tasting team that, if you don’t pace yourself, you can drink too much.  Also, if you taste all of the different wines that they offer to you, you will lose your palate and now wine will stand out.

There was a party going on the day of our most recent visit to celebrate the bottling of a new release.  I know we tasted the new release, but it did not stand out for me so I can’t remember which varietal it was.  I think it was one of their Italian varietals.  There were a lot of people tasting and a lot of people having picnics and drinking wine. 

Almost all of the wines they make are from single vineyards.  The vineyards that they source their wine from are all over Sonoma County.  For this reason and because they bottle a number of varietals, they also make only a small number of barrels from each vineyard.  They also produce an estate Pinot Noir.  The winemaker immigrated to the US from Croatia where his family had been winemakers.

This is a winery I’d like to go back to on a week day when there wasn’t a big crowd and there would be a better opportunity to taste individual wines in a more relaxed atmosphere.  But, hey, if you like to party, try this winery on barrel tasting weekend.  I bet it will be one big party!

~ by bubblytrail on February 27, 2008.