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Robert Sinskey Vineyards

Robert Sinskey Vineyards Description

The dramatic setting and architecture of Robert Sinskey Vineyards compliments the extensive, gastronomic wine experience available to visitors. The winery offers a choice of tasting, and touring options, including culinary adventures, wine cave tours, and “excessive or gluttonous flights of limited production wines.”

As you head up to the striking rock-walled edifice, you will pass by a field of French Lavender, an extensive lawn and, behind the winery, a head-trained hillside vineyard. Covered walkways lead to a modern courtyard with a fountain and raised beds growing seasonal vegetables.

You enter through glass doors to a tall cathedral like room with stained concrete floors, rock walls and a long elegant tasting counter. There are cook books, cooking gadgets and wine accessories tastefully displayed along the walls. To the rear of the room is a culinary kitchen complete with pizza oven, a full time chef, offering cooking classes, and wine and food events. 

The winery’s vision is to make wine with minimal manipulation and create cuisine-oriented wines of “balance, elegance and finesse.” The vineyard employs the use of biodynamic practices using sustainable organic techniques. Like organic farming, biodynamic practices focus of the health of the soil prohibiting the use of chemicals that can harm microorganisms and encouraging vigorous biologic activity. Also there is an emphasis of vineyard work timed with nature's natural rhythms. The result is wines that have a sense of place (terroir) with a great mouth-feel and a bright natural acidity.
Their flagship wine is their Carneros Pinot Noir. Other wines include Pinot Gris, a late harvest Pinot Gris, a Merlot, a red blend, Pinot Blanc, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and a Rose of Pinot Noir.