2023 · Friends Red

Pedroncelli Family Vineyards is a third-generation, family-owned winery in Sonoma’s Dry Creek Valley, farming there since 1927 and now involving the fourth generation. The estate is known for historic Zinfandel blocks, including vines planted in the early 1900s, alongside Syrah and other varietals. Its wines are regionally focused and site specific, with limited-lot, estate-oriented production and a traditional approach that begins in the vineyard. Certified sustainable farming encompasses soil, water, pest and habitat management, as well as wine quality and long-term environmental stewardship. The winery is 70% woman-owned and led by family members John and Christine Pedroncelli, with winemaking shared by John Pedroncelli and Montse Reece, the company’s first woman head winemaker.