Dry Creek Valley Appellation - Sonoma County - Northern California

Premium Cabernet sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, Petite sirah
Coming Soon! Malbec, Petite verdot, Viognier, Sauvignon blanc

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Client Comments

"I have had the good fortune to work with Merlot from Tzabaco Rancho for more than a dozen years. This site in the heart of Dry Creek Valley is well suited to growing top quality Merlot. Both Brian and Janice Schmidt are committed to growing high quality grapes and understand the concept of being not merely 'growers' but 'winegrower'. They have worked hard to stay abreast of new vineyard practices and implement them to continually improve the grapes they grow. I used their Merlot fruit in the Lambert Bridge Merlot blend-our flagship varietal-and also in our Crane Creek Cuvee-our prestige meritage blend."

Julia Iantosca, Former Winemaker - Lambert Bridge Winery

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"I have made excellent wine using Tzabaco Rancho grapes for 15 years.My job and product has been greatly enhanced by the hands on approach to grape growing with state of the art technology that Brian and Janice practice in there vineyards. This is a fifth generation family from the Dry Creek Appellation of Sonoma County made up of real people. That is to say they have a conscience and they care about the wines (grapes) they grow so that the wineries they sell their grapes to can produce excellent wines. My success as a winemaker depends on the quality of the grapes I ferment. Tzabaco Rancho grapes are paramount to Burnett Ridge Winery."

Chip Emmerich, owner of Burnett Ridge (Cincinnati, OH)

Janice & Brian Schmidt, Owners & Managers
Tzabaco Rancho Vineyards, 5796 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg, CA 95448
Phone: (707)433-2511 Cellphone: (707)484-8882 Email: trv@sonic.net