Dry Creek Valley
Dry Creek Valley is Sonoma's narrowest and most characterful wine region, a sun-drenched canyon 8 miles long where century-old Zinfandel vines and exceptional Sauvignon Blanc grow alongside family farms and sheep ranches.
About Dry Creek Valley
Dry Creek Valley stretches north from Healdsburg just 8 miles, sheltered on both sides by steep ridgelines that trap warmth and block coastal influence. The valley floor's alluvial benchland soils, a mix of well-drained gravel, loam, and clay, are perfect for the stress-loving Zinfandel vines that have grown here since the 1880s.
The valley's Italian-immigrant history is stamped on its wines. Families like Rafanelli, Pedroncelli, and Ferrari-Carano have been farming these benchlands for generations, producing Zinfandel of extraordinary authenticity and age-worthiness from vines planted by their grandparents and great-grandparents.
Sauvignon Blanc is Dry Creek Valley's other claim to fame, the valley's slightly cooler mornings and warmer afternoons produce Sauvignon Blanc of unusual aromatic intensity, often compared to the finest examples from Sancerre.