About Bravante Vineyards
George and Nancy Bravante, whose agricultural roots run through Bravante Produce in the San Joaquin Valley, founded Bravante Vineyards in 1996 on Howell Mountain. The estate comprises two vineyards, Stone Ridge, roughly 20 acres with 10 planted around the winery at about 1,700 feet, and Black Oak, a mile north and slightly higher, growing Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and a rare Musqué-clone Sauvignon Blanc.
A winery completed just before the 2009 harvest holds a battery of tiny tanks matched to individual vineyard blocks, plus two caves used for barrel aging and hospitality. Production is estate-grown fruit only, around 2,000 cases a year spanning Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, the Trio red blend, Sauvignon Blanc and rosé, and the family still runs the place nearly three decades in.
Everything Bravante bottles comes off its own Howell Mountain vines at roughly 1,700 feet.
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Mark September 19The 2026 Harvest Party is $135 per person and complimentary for wine club members.
"Family-run, estate-only Howell Mountain reds with a cave tasting that rewards the mountain drive."
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CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
2018 · Howell Mountain
The estate's flagship red, grown on the Stone Ridge and Black Oak vineyards atop Howell Mountain.
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RED BLEND
Trio
2018 · Howell Mountain
A claret-style estate blend drawing on the property's Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
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CABERNET FRANC
Estate Cabernet Franc
2019 · Howell Mountain
A varietal Cabernet Franc from the estate's mountain plantings, a relative rarity for Howell Mountain.
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Tasting Experiences
Visit Website →Estate Tour & Tasting
A roughly 90-minute private visit with a vineyard and winery walk and a seated tasting in the cave, plus picnic-patio access; three seatings daily (10am, 1pm, 3pm) for up to 8 guests, seven days a week.
$75 per person
Lido tasting room, Newport Beach
An evening outpost on the Lido Peninsula pouring glasses and flights, with 45-minute pre-dinner and 90-minute tasting reservations; walk-ins welcome, reservations suggested for six or more.
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