About Matanzas Creek Winery
Matanzas Creek Winery is one of Sonoma County's most historically significant and scenically extraordinary wine estates. Founded in 1977 in the remote, breathtakingly beautiful Bennett Valley, a narrow inland valley hidden between Bennett Mountain and the Sonoma Mountains, accessible via a winding road that rewards visitors with views that feel genuinely far from wine country as they know it, Matanzas Creek not only built its own reputation but helped found the Bennett Valley AVA and launched the careers of several winemakers who went on to shape California wine.
The winery's lavender garden, one of the most spectacular in all of California wine country, with thousands of plants in full bloom from June through August, has made Matanzas Creek one of Sonoma County's most photographed and visited summer destinations in its own right. The combination of lavender fields, remote valley serenity, and the estate's signature Sauvignon Blanc has created a visit that feels entirely different from any other Sonoma County wine experience.
The wine program has been certified sustainable since the program's earliest days, among the first in California to earn the credential, and focuses on Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot that thrive in Bennett Valley's temperate, fog-influenced climate. Current winemaker Marcia Torres Forno brings aromatic mastery to a program that continues to honor the estate's founding reputation.
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Matanzas Creek WineryMatanzas Creek Winery is one of Sonoma County's most historically significant and scenically extraordinary wine estates.
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Founded in 1977Founded in 1977 in the remote, breathtakingly beautiful Bennett Valley, a narrow inland valley hidden between Bennett Mountain and the Sonoma Mountains, accessible via a winding road that rewards visitors with views that feel genuinely far from wine country as they know it, Matanzas Creek not only built its own reputation but helped found the Bennett Valley AVA and launched the careers of several winemakers who went on to shape California wine.
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The winery's lavenderThe winery's lavender garden, one of the most spectacular in all of California wine country, with thousands of plants in full bloom from June through August, has made Matanzas Creek one of Sonoma County's most photographed and visited summer destinations in its own right.
"The winery that founded the Bennett Valley AVA, 45 years of Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot excellence from the remote Benne"
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Featured Wines
Sauvignon Blanc
Estate Sauvignon Blanc
Bennett Valley Estate
The Matanzas Creek signature, estate Sauvignon Blanc from the remote Bennett Valley that founded the AVA, showing the aromatic complexity and food-friendly freshness that 45 years of continuous certified sustainable estate farming produces in this Loire-Bordeaux variety.
Merlot
Estate Merlot
Bennett Valley Estate
Bennett Valley estate Merlot, the second pillar of Matanzas Creek's 45-year reputation, showing the plush, food-friendly character that temperate fog-influenced valley farming consistently produces in this Bordeaux variety.
Sauvignon Blanc
Journey Sauvignon Blanc
Sonoma County
Matanzas Creek's approachable Sauvignon Blanc expression beyond the estate tier, food-friendly, aromatic, and accessible in the Marcia Torres Forno style of selective harvests and thoughtful fermentation choices.
Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Sonoma County Estate
Estate Chardonnay from Matanzas Creek's certified sustainable Bennett Valley program, showing the mineral freshness and food-first character that the remote inland valley's temperate climate consistently produces.
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Lavender Estate Tasting
Estate tasting in one of California wine country's most spectacularly beautiful settings, estate Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot with lavender garden views in the remote Bennett Valley that Matanzas Creek helped establish as an AVA. Walk-ins accommodated on first-come basis.
$30
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Library Vertical Tasting
Special vertical tasting of library Matanzas Creek vintages, exploring how Bennett Valley Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot evolve with age in one of the most scenically extraordinary wine estates in all of Sonoma County.
From $50
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