About Smith Story Wine Cellars
Smith Story Wine Cellars is one of Healdsburg's most warmly recommended boutique tasting room experiences. Founded in 2012 by Alison and Eric Smith Story, who both came from careers in wine marketing before making the leap to production, the winery produces Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Sonoma and Mendocino counties with a focus on approachability and genuine wine country hospitality.
AFAR Magazine specifically highlighted Smith Story as a notable Healdsburg tasting room, calling out the 'husband-and-wife team that showcases wines from Sonoma and Mendocino counties' and their 'friendly winery dog, Lord Sandwich.' The dog has become something of a minor celebrity in Healdsburg wine country.
The downtown Healdsburg tasting room is relaxed, personal, and genuinely welcoming, reflecting the founders' conviction that great wine shouldn't require great formality. The Mendocino focus alongside the Sonoma wines gives Smith Story a distinctive and educationally interesting portfolio that shows how dramatically different the two counties' Pinot Noir can taste.
At its Alexander Valley, Sonoma County location, Smith Story Wine Cellars presents a featured lineup that includes Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Together, these bottles provide a focused introduction to the varieties, vineyard sources, and style that define the winery's current portfolio.
"Alison and Eric Smith Story's husband-and-wife Healdsburg winery, Sonoma and Mendocino wines with a beloved winery dog, a welcoming tasting room, and"
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Alexander Valley SettingSmith Story is located in Alexander Valley, Sonoma’s flagship sub-AVA for full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Warm Sonoma RedsThe valley’s warm afternoon temperatures and well-drained soils suit Cabernet, Merlot, and Bordeaux blends.
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Healdsburg AdjacentMost Alexander Valley estates are within easy reach of Healdsburg Plaza for lunch and lodging.
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Featured Wines
Pinot Noir
Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
From the cool Anderson Valley, earthy, Burgundian, and showing the distinctive character of Mendocino's most celebrated Pinot Noir appellation.
Pinot Noir
Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
Coastal Sonoma Pinot contrasting with the Anderson Valley, saline, fresh, and showing how two neighboring California regions produce dramatically different expressions of the same grape.
Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Cool-climate coastal Chardonnay, restrained, mineral, and built for food in the Smith Story approachable style.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
A warm, generous Alexander Valley Cab that shows Smith Story's range beyond their cool-climate Pinot Noir focus.
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Walk-In Tasting (+ meet Lord Sandwich)
$25
A warm, personal tasting in the downtown Healdsburg room, often with Alison or Eric present and always with the famous Lord Sandwich in attendance. One of Healdsburg's most genuinely welcoming experiences.
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