About Deux Amis Winery
Deux Amis, French for two friends, was founded in 1987 by winemakers Phyllis Zouzounis and Jim Penpraze, who started with a single hundred-case lot of Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel. Nearly four decades on, it is very much Phyllis's project: one of Sonoma County's pioneering professional female winemakers, she began at Dry Creek Vineyard in 1980, went on to make wine at Mazzocco, and has spent a career championing Zinfandel. After Jim retired in 2013 she carried the label forward, and it now operates under the Zouzounis Wines name as well.
Zinfandel remains the heart of what she does, sourced from old and distinctive vineyards across the Dry Creek and Alexander valleys, alongside a bold Petite Sirah and a handful of other reds, a rose and a port. Production stays small, and the wines have collected competition medals over the years.
Tastings are intimate and personal. The winery pours in a small Windsor tasting room, where the winemaker does things her own way and visitors get the undivided attention of someone who has been making Sonoma Zinfandel for over thirty years. Calling ahead is wise.
A pioneering woman winemaker's small Zinfandel label, founded in 1987 as Deux Amis and poured personally in Windsor.
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A pioneering female winemakerPhyllis Zouzounis has made Sonoma Zinfandel since 1980, one of the region's first professional women winemakers.
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Zinfandel at the coreOld-vine Dry Creek and Alexander Valley Zin plus bold Petite Sirah and other small-lot reds.
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Two friends, since 1987Founded as Deux Amis and now also known as Zouzounis Wines, still small and hands-on.
"A pioneering woman winemaker's small Zinfandel label, founded in 1987 as Deux Amis and poured personally in Windsor."
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A weekend tasting of Dry Creek and Alexander Valley Zinfandels at the Tasting Room on the Green in Windsor.
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