About Kokomo Winery
Erik Miller gets asked about the Beach Boys a lot, but Kokomo is named for his Indiana hometown, and the coastal cypress on the label marks the Purdue graduate's move west. A Deadhead who first saw Sonoma County on a spring break trip, Miller moved out in 1999, endured a suit-and-tie financial planning job, then found his calling as a 2002 harvest intern at Belvedere Winery. He launched Kokomo in 2004 with his college roommate Josh Bartels, and the winery found its permanent home at Timber Crest Farms, surrounded by 120 acres of prime benchland vineyard on the east side of Dry Creek Valley.
The heart of Kokomo is a grower-winemaker partnership. Randy Peters, a fourth-generation Dry Creek farmer who planted his Sonoma Coast Peters Vineyard on a former Gravenstein apple ranch, became Miller's partner in 2008 after Miller's Peters Vineyard Pinot Noir won him over, and Peters now farms the fruit Miller turns into wine. The result is remarkable range: roughly a dozen or more varietals spanning Dry Creek Zinfandel, Russian River Pinot Noir and Alexander Valley Cabernet, consistently earning 90-plus ratings, Best of Class awards and gold medals, at prices that stay friendly by Healdsburg standards. Production runs about 12,000 cases plus the Breaking Bread second label, and the tasting room, built right into the working cellar and stocked with Indiana memorabilia, keeps the Hoosier hospitality genuine. Wines are serious; the atmosphere is not.
A Hoosier's grower-winemaker partnership at Timber Crest Farms, where Indiana hospitality meets benchland Dry Creek Zin, Russian River Pinot and Alexander Cab.
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Not the Beach Boys,Kokomo honors Miller's Indiana hometown, with a coastal cypress logo marking his move west after Purdue.
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A grower as partner,fourth-generation farmer Randy Peters joined in 2008, farming the vineyards Miller vinifies, a true grower-winemaker pact.
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Three appellations, one house,the lineup spans Dry Creek Zinfandel, Russian River Pinot Noir and Alexander Valley Cabernet from benchland sites.
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Medals across the board,Kokomo has earned 90-plus scores, Best of Class and gold medals across its varietals since the beginning.
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Tasting in the cellar,the tasting room sits inside the working winery at Timber Crest Farms, dotted with Kokomo, Indiana memorabilia.
"A Hoosier's grower-winemaker partnership at Timber Crest Farms, where Indiana hospitality meets benchland Dry Creek Zin, Russian River Pinot and Alexander Cab."
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Featured Wines
Zinfandel
Peters Vineyard Zinfandel
Single-vineyard Zinfandel from grower partner Randy Peters' estate benchland. Rich, concentrated, and showing the best of Dry Creek Valley's signature varietal.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Dry Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Estate Cab from the warm DCV benchland, showing the full-bodied, fruit-forward character the valley produces in Cabernet alongside its famous Zinfandel.
Pinot Noir
Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
Single-vineyard RRV Pinot from the cool Russian River appellation, elegant, precise, and showing the contrast with Kokomo's warmer Dry Creek reds.
Chardonnay
Alexander Valley Chardonnay
Warm-climate Alexander Valley Chardonnay, richer and more generous than RRV expressions, but well-made and food-friendly.
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Hilltop Tasting
$25
A guided tasting of Kokomo's multi-appellation lineup on the benchland hilltop with bocce courts and vineyard views. Dogs and families welcome.
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Picnic & Bocce
Tasting fee
Reserve the bocce court, bring lunch, and enjoy Kokomo wines on the estate picnic grounds overlooking Dry Creek Valley. One of the most fun afternoon setups in Healdsburg.
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