Dry Creek Vineyard

3770 Lambert Bridge Rd., Healdsburg, CA

707/433-1000

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Ranked #19 of 90 activities in Healdsburg

38 Reviews

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Owner description: Award Winning Winery: beautiful picnic grounds, tasting room, private tastings, free Wi-Fi, a wide selection of wines including rare single-vineyard... more » Owner description: Award Winning Winery: beautiful picnic grounds, tasting room, private tastings, free Wi-Fi, a wide selection of wines including rare single-vineyard wines. David Stare founded Dry Creek Vineyard in 1972. Winemaking emphasis is on grapes from select Sonoma County vineyards, chosen for quality and character. Fumé Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, Dry Chenin Blanc, Reserve Chardonnay and Meritage are produced. Dry Creek has received over 1,000 medals for wines in 40 years.

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Stephen S

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“Welcoming and enjoyable, with great wine”

Reviewed 9 May 2013 via mobile

Our experience at Dry Creek was excellent. I recommend dropping by for a tasting. The staff treated us incredibly well (Duncan was an outstanding host and very knowledgeable), the wine was solid (both white and red), and the gronds are nice. I eneded up walking away with 2 bottles. A very affordable dry chenin blanc, and a reasonably priced chardonnay.... More

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Hello Stephen - Thanks so much for your kind words! We'll be sure to pass your message onto Duncan. More

KTraveler17

Boulder, Colorado

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“Best Wine Tasting Experience I've Had”

Reviewed 29 March 2013

Dry Creek was the first and best wine tasting we had while spending the weekend in Healdsburg. The wine was delicious and reasonably priced and staff was extremely knowledgeable. Pours were generous, and our amateur questions were answered without any hint of pretentiousness. Suffice to say, we'll be drinking Dry Creek wine from now on. This was probably the best... More

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Thank you for the FANTASTIC review! Wow, probably the best wine tasting experience you've ever had. We're humbled. We look forward to hosting you again sometime soon. More

chriskeaton

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

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“The best reds we had on our trip”

Reviewed 28 March 2013

We stopped in for a tasting since we got to town early, and we were just looking for something to do for a little while. We left the winery as wine club members - their zins and cabs are that incredible. The tasting room was packed on a rainy day in mid-March - that should have told us something from... More

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Welcome to our wine club family! And I have great news - our wine club shipments are full of our zins and cabs. Thanks for the great review More

Merlot D

San Diego

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“Beautiful Scenery and Great Wine!”

Reviewed 19 March 2013

This place was very pretty and the wines were great. I like places that have 2 different tasting lists, one normal wine and one reserve. The staff was great, very knowledgeable, and poured us extra tastings! I bought the chardonnay, it was very good!

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Thanks for the great review! It's good to hear our two different tasting menus are popular. And yes, we always like to pour a little extra :) More

MKtravelers19

San Mateo, CA

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“Great Staff and Vino”

Reviewed 25 February 2013

This winery has been around for many many years and they keep making wonderful wines. Its been years since we dropped in so a visit was called for. The staff is super friendly and knowledge and fun! Nice grounds for a picnic but no views. Worth a visit. There is a fee for tasting.

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We're so glad you came back for a visit. Thanks for the great review! More

Jackie B

South San Francisco, California

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“Welcoming!”

Reviewed 20 January 2013

What a wonderfull & welcoming tasting room. The warming fire and small gift shop in the tasting room make it cozy & comfortable. The delicious wines a very knowledgeable & friendly staff make this a great place.

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Wow, we're warming, welcoming, wonderful, cozy, & comfortable. It doesn't get much better than that! Thanks for the fantastic review! More

katiemo99

Hoboken, New Jersey

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“Great service and wine!”

Reviewed 2 January 2013

Dry Creek still has $5 tasting and the wine is amazing! The servers are extremely friendly but chill at the same time. I really enjoyed my time here and it was really once of my best winery experiences. Make sure to ask for other suggestions of places to visit, they are really helpful!

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We're thrilled that we were one of your best winery experiences! and I'm glad you mentioned our $5 tasting. It's important to us to offer an affordable yet fantastic wine tasting experience. And the tasting fee is refundable with purchase. More

Lindsey N

Tokyo, Japan

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“great all around winery”

Reviewed 2 December 2012

You really can't go wrong stopping by here, all the wine is delicious. I found the reds to be especially remarkable.

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Thanks Lindsey. We're so glad you enjoy our wines (especially the reds!) More

KTBlount

Arizona

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“Great Wine, Beautiful Grounds”

Reviewed 10 November 2012

Dry Creek is one of my favorite wineries. The wines are top notch and all have a sailboat on the label, which is very cool. The picnic grounds outside are relaxing and tables are plentiful. The wines? Well, you really can't pick a bad one. One of my favorites is the Meritage. It is pronounced mer a tidge, not mer... More

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Wow, this is such a great review, thank you. You did your homework, including how to pronounce Meritage. We're impressed! More

shaque

Istanbul, Turkey

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“excellent wines, friendly staff, gorgeous grounds”

Reviewed 30 October 2012

One of the best winery experiences I've had in 8 years in either Sonoma or Napa - the folks were really nice, the wines were delicious, we received very healthy pours, and the grounds were fabulous for picnics. I can't wait to come back!

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One of the best in 8 years! Wow, what a great review. We are so happy to hear you had a great experience visiting Dry Creek Vineyard. More