We didn't make millions in high-tech and dump it in a fake Tuscan-style Villa in the wine country. We promise we won't fill you with stories about the fog or how you can't possibly appreciate a wine unless it was served in a $50 leaded-crystal glass. In fact, we will welcome you the way you are and tell you right off-the-bat that the only thing that matters is your own palate. Some of us love black licorice, others gag at the smell of it. Roughly half of us love the way cilantro adds flavor to some dishes and the other half experience a "soapy" taste that they can't stand.
At the SURFLOUNGE (that is what we call our tasting room) we offer you a place to explore your taste buds and hopefully discover something new. For example, we are one of few wineries that makes an estate Merlot from a cooler region. We just love seeing folk's eye's widen in wonder after a taste: "Wow, I didn't know I liked Merlot!". We also make a very unique Brut sparkling wine in the Champagne Method, ours is 100% barrel fermented in neutral casks and finished very dry. There is a lot to explore, and we do it in a relaxed manner, aiming to engage each visitor in a real conversation (rather than just tossing out meaningless facts at you). Come on over, there's plenty of parking and it's but a two minute walk from the downtown Healdsburg Plaza, right by the railroad tracks - where the renegades thrive!
From a small intimate setting to our large Barrel Room, we can offer casual cocktail tables, formal dining room seating and wine bars set up with premium stemware for the complete private cellar experience. Our front patio offers a wine bar, cocktail tables and picnic area with outdoor seating of tables, Adirondack chairs with barrels and vines all around. Within walking distance from the center of Healdsburg, we can provide the perfect setting for a relaxed yet lively atmosphere with multiple venue options.