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Tofanelli Wines

Tofanelli Wines

Tofanelli Wines
1212 Pine Street
Calistoga, California
USA 94515
Phone: (707) 942-6504
http://www.tofanelliwine.com

Contact: Vince Tofanelli
Email: [email protected]

Tofanelli Family Vineyard is located just south of Calistoga, in the Napa Valley of California. Our backyard winery in Calistoga is miniscule and not open to the public, however we do welcome visitors who wish to make an appointment at a mutually convenient time. Buster, the winery dog, will be the first to greet you! Please call Vince Tofanelli directly for requests to visit or for any questions regarding wine orders.

Our family is honored to offer you ultra premium Zinfandel and Charbono from the estate vineyard that we've been farming on a daily basis since 1929. Extremely limited production (under 1000 cases annually) enables us to focus on quality with a hands on approach that reaches from grapevine to bottle.

The historical vineyard located at the top of the Napa Valley near the town of Calistoga now stands as one of the last examples of pre-World War II grape growing. The methods we still use were once prevalent throughout the valley; no irrigation (not even a drip line to be seen), an organic philosophy (we never jumped on the 'bandwagon' of post-war pesticides), and no trellis systems on our red varietals (these vines are free standing without wire support).

Known for our Zinfandel, we also grow rare and unusual varietals such as Charbono, Sauvignon Musqué, Semillon, Petite Sirah, Carignane, Grenache, Mondeuse Noir and Cinsault.

Given the reputation of the vines and the limited production of our winery, we can still offer fruit to other notable producers such as Turley Wine Cellars, Spottswoode Winery, Schrader Cellars, Orin-Swift (a.k.a. the 'Prisoner') Cellars, Neyers Vineyards and Duckhorn Vineyards.

We thank you for your interest, and hope that you have the occasion to experience the Tofanelli wines. Please access the links above for more information.

Winemaker: Vince Tofanelli

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