About Highway 12 Vineyards and Winery
Highway 12 Vineyards and Winery takes its name from the state highway it sits alongside, Route 12, which threads through the Sonoma Valley connecting the historic town of Sonoma to Kenwood and beyond. It is a road through California wine country, and the winery's name simply says: we are here, on this road, in this valley.
The estate produces Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, and Zinfandel from Sonoma Valley estate vineyards in the warm, sheltered bowl between the Mayacamas and Sonoma Mountain ranges. The Sonoma Valley's daytime warmth, heated by the absence of direct marine influence that cools Carneros and the Sonoma Coast, produces fuller-bodied reds with ripe, generous fruit.
The daily walk-in tasting room on Arnold Drive is one of the most straightforwardly accessible wine experiences in Sonoma Valley: good estate wines, dog-friendly grounds, picnic space, and honest Sonoma hospitality from a winery that knows exactly where it is and what that means.
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Sonoma Valley SettingHighway 12 is in the historic Sonoma Valley, “the Valley of the Moon”, California’s oldest premium wine region.
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Diverse VarietiesSonoma Valley supports a wide range of varieties, from Carneros-influenced Pinot to mountain Cabernet.
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Strong Hospitality CultureMost Sonoma Valley wineries lean welcoming, family-friendly, and walk-in-friendly.
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Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
Sonoma Valley · Highway 12 Estate
Highway 12's estate Sonoma Valley Cab, road-named, warm-valley ripeness, generous and approachable at daily walk-in pricing.
Merlot
Merlot
Sonoma Valley · Highway 12 Estate
Highway 12's Sonoma Valley Merlot, the Sonoma Valley's sheltered warmth producing plush, accessible Merlot on the valley's most-travelled wine road.
Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Sonoma Valley · Highway 12 Estate
Highway 12's estate Chardonnay, Sonoma Valley fruit richness at accessible walk-in pricing, from the road through California wine country.
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Highway 12 Walk-In
Daily walk-in on Arnold Drive, Highway 12 Cabernet, Merlot, and Chardonnay from Sonoma Valley estate vineyards. Dog-friendly, picnic grounds, family-welcoming on the road through Sonoma wine country.
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