Trentadue Winery – Sonoma County wine tasting room

Trentadue – Where ‘Old World’ and ‘New World’ meet. The Trentadues’ have been growing grapes in Geyserville since 1959! The family moved here that year after Joseph Trentadue, the current proprietors grandfather, spent decades traveling to Healdsburg to buy grapes to make the family wine. The winery – one of the oldest in Alexander Valley – is to this day, one hundred percent family owned. The Trentadues’ continue to sell a portion of their grapes but the majority of the harvest from their 208-acre Geyserville estate and the family holdings in Dry Creek Valley, end up in the talented hands of winemaker Miro Tcholakov. Miro is from Bulgaria and has a very similar story – he too grew up watching his grandfather make wine and was inspired by the ‘sense of place’ and character that could be traced to a wines origins. He also remembers fondly how the making of wine would bring the whole town together but he admits, he’s not sure if he can attribute the family’s popularity to the ‘wine making’ or the ‘wine drinking.’ Miros’ special niche is blending ‘old world’ tradition with ‘new world’ style and for this, he has been awarded nearly 100 Gold Medals. And in 2005 Miro was named by popular media as one of the top 20 winemakers in America. Trentadue is a popular venue for wine tasters – they offer free tastings for their classic wines and charge only $5.00 for their reserve and port wines. Trentadue also has facilities for special events and can accommodate up to 250 people for a seated affair.