Bring Your Valentine To The 2020 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition! We are delighted to announce that our 2015 Estate 1856 Cabernet Sauvignon Barrel Reserve received a DOUBLE GOLD medal at this years SF Chronicle Wine Competition. The largest competition in North America, there were 65 judges evaluating 6,700 wines from over 1,000 wineries. You are are invited to enjoy all of the award-winning wines at the 2020 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Public Tasting at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco on February 15, 2020 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Please stop by our booth and say Hi! Don't [...]

January 2020 - Winemaker Journal - Janice Schmidt MS May 2020 bring you and your family many successes and new opportunities. For the Estate 1856 family, we are happy to shut the door on 2019 where, yet again, we faced an extended fire season, multiple power outages and an evacuation that affected more than 200,000 residents of Sonoma County. Thankfully, we've now had several inches of rain in the past few weeks. Today, our hillsides are covered with lovely green grasses and I can see the newly emerging cover crop in the vineyards which will nourish the soil in the [...]

Cold winter evenings call for rich, hearty meals that warm our spirit. Nothing matches cabernet sauvignon better than a flavorful cut of beef, grilled to perfection. Top with a peppercorn sauce and/or a sprig of rosemary and you've created a memorable and, yes, romantic meal for two. At Estate 1856, we love using our grill throughout the year. Sometimes, it's the simpler recipes that let the flavors pop. In this case, we recommend that you find a locally sourced cut of beef, season simply with with salt and pepper and grill to your preference. If you'd like a bolder flavor, [...]