Item Description

Enjoy three bottles of this prized wine! 100 year old vines in a cool growing region. Starts with black pepper, moves briefly to cinnamon and then to clove. Long finish. 13.7% alcohol. Only 50 cases produced!

Ross Valley Winery's 2007 Old Vine Russian River Valley Zinfandel will become more mellow and complex with age, just like you will.

Visit Us To Pick up Your Wine!

Enjoy a taste of the wine country only a half-hour away from San Francisco. Sip a Merlot after your conquest of Mt. Tam, or savor a Sauvignon Blanc before you stroll the shops. You can even make a weekend of it and stay next door at the lovely San Anselmo Inn.

San Anselmo is nestled at the heart of picturesque hills rolling up to Mt. Tamalpais. Surrounded by trees and beautiful vistas, our charming downtown follows a lovely creek which winds through parks, historical sites, tremendous dining, antique specialty stores, and of course, our winery.

How To Find Ross Valley Winery

Located at 343 San Anselmo Avenue, next to Comforts and the San Anselmo Inn, the winery is open daily except Monday, 1:00 - 7:00pm, Sundays from 3:30-7:00PM

Some words about Ross Valley Winery wines from Winemaker Paul Kreider:

" My winemaking philosophy is simple: intervene minimally as grape juice turns to wine. Be prudent and clean, but don't process the wine unnecessarily. We seldom fine our wines or filter them to the extent that the bacteria and particles which make the wine alive are removed, along with character and taste. Since we also add only minimum amounts of sulfite preservative, it is common to find some sediment in the bottle. If you like, stand the bottle upright overnight and then decant the wine off of the "dust." Doing so will also allow the wine to breathe and the flavor will open up more quickly."

"Many of our wines have been transported less than 30 feet from where they were made, and in most instances have not been moved since bottling. When we ship them, some need to rest for 2-3 weeks after their UPS adventure. Young red wines are perhaps the least affected, but the older the wine, the more disturbed they are by shaking and moving. Where sediment is present the wine becomes cloudy. If you open one upon arrival, you will taste the sometimes off-flavors resulting from rough handling. A short rest brings them back."

"Most of our Zins are ready to open upon release; some improve slightly but all should be consumed within 8 years of vintage. When our zinfandel vineyard was ripped out, I discovered some outstanding sources for Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Some of the Merlots need bottle age: you age them in your cellar or pay us to hold on to them. The Merlots will last longer than Zinfandels and often have improvements with age rather than color/tannin deterioration, as with Zin. I make wines I like to drink myself. That means that our Cabernet Sauvignons and other red varietals are fermented to produce an accessible fruity wine rather than a hard tannic one."

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Present your certificate at the Ross Valley Winery tasting room to pick up your bottles in San Anselmo, Tuesday-Sunday, 1:00- 7:00 pm. (Must be 21 or over).