About Jeff Runquist Wines
Jeff Runquist Wines is Jeff Runquist's personal estate — his full name (first and last) on a Sierra Foothills wine program that has earned consistent critical attention for the quality of old-vine Zinfandel and Barbera from Amador County's most historically significant vineyard sources. Jeff Runquist's full-name declaration means maximum accountability: both names, the winemaker's complete identity, on every label.
The Shenandoah Road estate sources Zinfandel, Barbera, Petite Sirah, and Grenache from old-vine Amador County blocks — the century-old and early-twentieth-century vineyards that give the Sierra Foothills its most distinctive wines. The Fiddletown AVA blocks in particular, at higher elevation and with older vine age, produce Zinfandel of unusual concentration and complexity.
Wine Advocate has scored Jeff Runquist's single-vineyard Zinfandels and Barberas at 90–94 points, making him one of the Sierra Foothills' most consistently critically acclaimed producers.