About Anomaly Vineyards
Anomaly Vineyards grew out of a backyard experiment. When Steve and Linda Goldfarb moved to St. Helena in 1997, they harvested the 149 vines beside their house and made wine in the garage; the first commercial vintage, in 2000, came to 300 cases. By 2002 they had opened a stone winery designed by architect Jon Lail, complete with a 2,400-square-foot underground cave.
Today the estate covers roughly eight CCOF-certified acres in three blocks, Cosette's, Indee's, and Ashby's, planted chiefly to Cabernet Sauvignon with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot on gravelly, sandy loam. Winemaker Mark Porembski has led the cellar since 2002, and production runs about 1,700 cases: the estate Cabernet, a limited Petit Verdot, and a reserve 'Designation' offered only to allocation members.
Anomaly began with 149 vines beside the Goldfarbs' house and a first wine made in the garage.
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Garage-to-cave storyThe Goldfarbs made their first wine at home from 149 vines before opening the Jon Lail-designed stone winery in 2002.
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Certified organic farmingThe roughly eight estate acres are CCOF certified, planted on gravelly sandy loam suited to Cabernet.
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Continuity in the cellarWinemaker Mark Porembski has run production since 2002, keeping output around 1,700 cases a year.
"A garage project matured into one of St. Helena's most personal estate Cabernet houses."
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Featured Wines
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Anomaly Cabernet Sauvignon
Current release · St. Helena
The estate's core wine, grown on CCOF-certified blocks at the base of the Mayacamas and made by Mark Porembski.
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RED BLEND
Designation
Reserve · St. Helena
A barrel-selection reserve red available exclusively to allocation and club members in fall shipments.
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PETIT VERDOT
Petit Verdot
Limited release · St. Helena
A small-production varietal bottling from the estate's Bordeaux plantings.
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Current releases via anomalyvineyards.com and the winery's Tock page, July 2026; bottles run $185–$205, club six-packs of Cabernet are $990, and the Designation is allocation-only.
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Book on Tock →Tour & Tasting
A private 60–75 minute visit through the stone winery and underground cellar with current and library Cabernet, Monday–Saturday by reservation for parties of 2–6; the fee is waived with a three-bottle purchase.
$125 per person
Anomaly Wine Club
Biannual shipments — estate Cabernet in spring, the reserve Designation blend in fall — in six/three or twelve/six bottle tiers.
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