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To Expect Set just above the wine country village of Glen Ellen, Benziger Family Winery occupies one of the most beautiful spots in Sonoma Valley. You may choose one or more lovely sites on the Benziger Estate Ranch to hold your special event. Your group could enjoy the unique experience of dining in our wine cave, or lunch on the terrace surrounded by vineyards on the side of Sonoma Mountain. Whatever your preference, our Special Events Department can create the ultimate wine country dining experience highlighted by the finest wines from Benziger in one of nature’s finest locations. Benziger Family Winery is available for private luncheons or evening events through the year. Benziger Family Winery does not host weddings or wedding receptions. 
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will be calling Reverie Winery which does the booking for Butterfly
Winery Catering ask for Grant Long or Andrew Kiken.After business hours, 10-5 you are welcome to call us on our cell phones. Andrew Kiken 707-312-1359 Grant Long 707-363-0680 History To craft wines of uncommon character with a distinct sense of place commands the enthusiasm of an entire team devoted to a singular passion. At Benziger that team is a family, and our passion is Sonoma Mountain winegrowing. It's been more than two decades since Mike and Mary Benziger first drove up Sonoma Mountain and saw the overgrown ranch that would become Benziger Family Winery. They purchased the land with the help of Mike's father, Bruno Benziger, a wine and spirits importer from New York. Benziger Family Winery is leading a new definition of wine quality through its Farming for Flavors™, organic and Biodynamic® winegrowing practices. Their 85-acre, certified Biodynamic Sonoma Mountain estate has become a research and teaching center for the cultivation of grapes with more flavor, intensity and site-specific vineyard character. The family shares its farming knowledge and experience with their longtime grower partners throughout Sonoma County. The detailed, thoughtful practices of Biodynamics have inspired new approaches to grapegrowing, winemaking and land preservation, resulting in more site-expressive wines at Benziger Family Winery. Grapes for all Benziger wines are grown by one of three farming methods: Farming for Flavors, organic or Biodynamic. Each Benziger grower pursues the highest form of sustainable farming practices appropriate for their vineyard site. By reducing inputs that mask the unique personality of vineyard sites, restoring the land and encouraging biodiversity on the farm, Benziger growers distinguish their fruit from all others. This distinction is of great importance to the grapegrower who makes a truly unique product, but also to the consumer who can trust that the passion of family farming and the delicious diversity of Sonoma County can be tasted in every bottle of high quality, handcrafted Benziger wine. The three levels of farming practices for Benziger wines are highlighted below: Biodynamic - is the highest form of organic farming. It goes beyond the elimination of all chemical inputs. It incorporates the environment in and around the vineyard and works with nature to apply the knowledge of life forces to bring about balance and healing in the soil. Organic-grape growing avoids the use of synthetic chemicals and uses natural methods like crop rotation, tillage and natural composts to maintain soil health as well as natural methods to control weeds, insects and other pests. Farming for Flavors-is an advanced certified sustainable farming program for all Benziger growers that are not already certified Biodynamic or Organic. The program challenges growers to use sound environmental techniques to cultivate grapes with more site-specific characters, flavors and aromas. Family Wines Our Benziger Family wines reflect our passion for creating blends that reveal the unique characteristics of the individual vineyards and the best expression of Sonoma County winegrowing. Fruit for Benziger Family Wines is carefully selected from our close friends - a network of growers committed to farming for quality, flavor and varietal personality. Estate Wines These wines showcase our special properties, including some that are Biodynamically farmed, that yield a wine like no other. They represent the epitome of our "sense of place" winemaking. Tribute The building blocks of nature-earth, fire, air and water-are revealed in the spirit of our Sonoma Mountain Estate wine. Reserve Wines Dedicated to the preservation of Sonoma vineyard character through site-specific farming, we vinify more than 300 separate lots each year. Only the very best of these lots become Benziger Reserve Wines. Estate Wines 2006 Benziger de Coelo Pinot Noir $65 Notes of chocolate, sweet earth and hint of minerality are woven throughout the wine. A silky mouthfeel and round smooth tannins are testimony to the balance and weight of our 2006. 2005 Benziger Obsidian Point Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
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