Reichwage Winery

Our approach to wine-growing is modeled after the vigneron approach of cultivating one's own vineyards, producing and bottling one's own wine. Cover crops are rotated every year in order build organic matter, add different nutrients, and promote biodiversity in the vineyard. Tillage is minimized in order to build a healthy soil ecosystem, and to mitigate erosion and greenhouse gas emissions.

Whole cluster fermentation means the grapes don't go through a crusher-destemmer, rather we put the grapes in the tank whole, and unprocessed. This results in a slower fermentation, the addition of stem tannins to the mix. Sulfites are added to wine in small quantities (10-50 mg/L) in wine in order to slow the biological and chemical reactions which cause wine to oxidize and turn to vinegar.

The Twin Hills property's history dates back to the late 19th century, when the town of Sebastopol (then called Pine Grove) was first being established. Darrel Hurst purchased the property in 1942, establishing the Twin Hill Ranch, an apple farming and packing operation which the family ran until 2010.

This 16 acre vineyard was planted between 1922 and 1924 by Luca Mancini on the corner of Olivet & Piner Roads (west of Santa Rosa), and consists of mostly Zinfandel vines, although it is interplanted with a mix of different mixed black and mixed white varieties. Portions of the vineyard are planted to significant amounts of Carignane and a few different White Varieties which we pick separately.

Appointments are available beginning at 11:00 am, the final appointment of the day takes place at 2:30 pm. Guests are treated to a sit down tasting at tables on our winery patio, overlooking the Twin Hills Orchard and Vineyard. If you are an employee at a winery in Sonoma County, we are happy to offer a complimentary tasting to you.