Wine is additional, and your wine fee is based on actual consumption. (We estimate ½ bottle per person for the event) Wine prices range from $18 to $50.

History
For more than 20 years, Gloria Ferrer Caves & Vineyards—the first sparkling wine house in the Sonoma Carneros region—has invited visitors to discover cool-climate wines served with warm Spanish hospitality.

Owned by the Ferrer family, whose wine experience is rooted in 19th century Spain, our winery is a vibrant blend of Catalan and California mission design. We cultivate fruit for our premium quality sparkling and still wines in our 335 acres of estate vineyards distinguished by warm days, cool nights, summer fog and a long growing season that coaxes grapes to maturity slowly and consistently, with balanced sugar and acidity. Our Vineyard Manager Mike Crumly and Winemaker Bob Iantosca, both of whom have worked for Gloria Ferrer from its inception, have devoted more than two decades to identifying the diverse soil types, microclimates and specific needs of every vine in their care.

STILL INSPIRED
In 1991, inspired by the quality and character of our estate fruit, we began crafting still wines from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. In subsequent years, our winegrowing team meticulously matched dozens of clones to the diverse growing conditions in our estate vineyards with their sights on the highest quality grapes with more intense flavors and characteristics. As pioneers of sparkling wine-based clonal research, we have studied more than 40 different clones to date. Today, this longtime and dynamic relationship of discovery with the land is revealed in balanced wines of earth and opulence.

Gloria Ferrer is located in the picturesque Sonoma Carneros region, 40 miles northwest of San Francisco. Our winery’s sun-drenched Vista Terrace overlooks breathtaking estate vineyards—providing the perfect place to enjoy a glass of sparkling or still wine with the savory Spanish and local cheeses, meats, almonds and other delicacies that are available from our tasting room.

Vineyard Information
At Gloria Ferrer, our wines are distinguished by a commitment to the highest quality, cool-climate Carneros fruit nurtured in hand-tended vineyards that are thinned for low yields of flavorful grapes.

We cultivate fruit for our premium quality sparkling and still wines in our 335 acres of Sonoma Carneros estate vineyards. Here, the climate is defined by warm days, cool nights, summer fog and a long growing season that coaxes grapes to maturity slowly and consistently, with balanced sugar and acidity. Our Vineyard Manager Mike Crumly and Winemaker Bob Iantosca, both of whom have worked for Gloria Ferrer from its inception, have devoted more than two decades to identifying the diverse soil types, microclimates and specific needs of every vine in their care.

Our 207-acre Home Ranch Estate Vineyard, planted to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, is comprised of nine distinct blocks, the elevations of which range from 50 to 325 feet. Just south of the estate, our 128-acre Circle Bar Ranch is comprised of 13 blocks, planted to Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and small blocks of Merlot and Syrah.

The diversity of growing conditions within our two vineyard properties allows us to plant vineyards with particular wines in mind. While the Circle Bar Ranch has well-drained soils, perfect for the cultivation of intensely flavorful red wines, blocks of the Home Ranch vineyard are rich in clay, which holds water and slowly releases it to the vines, creating ideal conditions for sparkling wines of elegant fruit and no tannic bitterness.

About The Wines
2003 Blanc de Blancs $24
The bouquet of the 2003 Blanc de Blancs is reminiscent of ripe pineapple and toasted biscuit, underscored by a distinctive citrus blossom note. Juicy pear, white chocolate and lemon zest flavors fill the palate, which expand through the wine’s vivacious stream of bubbles and firm structure.

2000 Royal Cuvee $32
The Royal Cuvée is a prestige bottling that showcases the superb quality of the grapes grown on our 335-acre Carneros Estate vineyard. Its style combines delicacy and exuberant fruit with nearly five years of aging on the yeast, which imbued the wine with a range of complex sparkling wine characteristics.
The lion’s share of the wine (65%) is comprised of Pinot Noir, which supplies finesse and red fruit. Chardonnay rounds out the blend, contributing longevity and a lively acidity.

2004 Brut Rose $42
The Carneros Brut Rosé appears to be lit from within, exhibiting a brilliant salmon color and an endless stream of minute bubbles. Vibrant aromas of wild strawberry, rosehip and citrus mark the bouquet while the palate displays a crisp blood orange character and lemon flavors in the finish.

1997 Carneros Cuvee $50
The 1997 Carneros Cuvée is a striking wine with bright, exotic fruit elements held together by an elegant, contoured structure. Asian pear, kiwi and ginger aromas flood the bouquet, with a subtle toast element shading the background. The palate is filled with mandarin and pineapple flavors, held aloft by an array of miniscule bubbles.

2006 Carneros Pinot Noir Rose $15
A brilliant, pink color with streaks of salmon throughout. Aromas of fresh raspberry, citrus and antique rose mark the bouquet while the palate displays a blood orange character (cherry/citrus) and wild strawberry flavors in the crisp, lengthy finish.

2005 Carneros Chardonnay $18
Ripe mango aromas are intermingled with Meyer lemon and caramel elements in the bouquet. Explosive pineapple, golden delicious apple and toast flavors are enveloped in a textural richness, which is beautifully offset by the wine’s ample acidity.

2001 Jose S. Ferer Chardonnay $14
Distinctive aromas of citrus and green apple are laced with subtle honey/toffee notes. The flavors echo the bouquet, while the supple mid-palate is balanced by a substantial framework of acidity.

2004 Carneros Merlot $19
The 2004 Merlot displays aromas of black cherry, currant and dark chocolate, with sweet herbal notes shading the background.
The palate entry is supple and filled with blackberry, black walnut and cocoa flavors that extend through integrated tannins and a long finish. Approachable now, this Merlot will benefit from further cellaring for five to ten years.

2003 Carneros Syrah $19
Deep garnet in color, this Syrah reveals complex aromas and flavors of damson plum, boysenberry, sweet black licorice and toffee. The palate is vivid and the texture lush, displaying polished tannins amid a long finish.

2005 Carneros Pinot Noir $28
As is always the case, the 2005 is a study in red fruit and earth. The aromas first display Bing cherry, rose petal and pomegranate, then open to wood spice, mocha and a complex dried leaf note. The palate is both silky and delineated, with an ample core of bright red fruit and autumn spice flavors that echo the nose.

2003 Gravel Knob Pinot Noir $40
Initially the bouquet opens with black plum, lilac and autumn leaf aromas; traces of smoke and toast notes emerge in the background. On the palate, one finds plum, wild cherry and forest floor flavors, enveloped in an expansive, lush texture.

2003 Rust Ruck Terrace Pinot Noir $40
In the bouquet, one finds aromas of black raspberry liqueur and pomegranate, then warm spice and cocoa emerge into view. The palate is at once silken and structured, conveying plum, ripe berry and toffee flavors through an extended finish.