Vinca Minor Wines — Anderson Valley Winery & Tasting Room

Mendocino County / Anderson Valley · Anderson Valley AVA
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Hours
By appointment only
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Phone
(707) 895-3800
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Tasting Fee
From $20
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Reservations
Required
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Est.
2012

About Vinca Minor Wines

Vinca Minor Wines is a dedicated estate winery in the cool, maritime Anderson Valley appellation in Mendocino County, producing wines that reflect the character of diverse soils and the deep coastal fog that defines the valley's microclimate. Vinca Minor Wines is named for the Vinca minor — the periwinkle, the small evergreen flowering plant with its distinctiv. The estate's commitment to quality viticulture and site-specific winemaking has earned Vinca Minor Wines a respected place among the region's most consistent and genuinely food-friendly producers.

The Anderson Valley growing environment shapes everything Vinca Minor Wines produces. Diverse soils and the deep coastal fog that defines the valley's microclimate define the estate's vineyard character, contributing the structure, natural acidity, and terroir specificity that distinguish the finest wines from this appellation. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, and sparkling wine form the backbone of the portfolio, with each variety expressing a distinct facet of the estate's unique growing conditions. Winemaking at Vinca Minor Wines prioritizes transparency and balance over extraction, allowing the appellation's natural character to lead rather than winemaker intervention.

Visitors to Vinca Minor Wines can expect a genuine and unhurried tasting experience that reflects the estate's commitment to quality and hospitality. The tasting room provides an authentic introduction to the estate wines and the Anderson Valley appellation. Whether visiting for a focused flight or a deeper exploration of the estate's vineyard programs, Vinca Minor Wines offers the kind of direct producer experience that wine tourism in California wine country is built on — knowledgeable, welcoming, and genuinely connected to the land and the wines it produces.

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Vinca Minor WinesVinca Minor Wines is named for the Vinca minor — the periwinkle, the small evergreen flowering plant with its distinctive blue-purple flowers that is used as ground cover in shade gardens throughout the temperate world.
The minor (LatinThe minor (Latin for smaller, lesser) in the botanical name creates a philosophy of deliberate smallness: the boutique that embraces the minor scale, the smaller production, the less-than-grand format as a value rather than a limitation.
The Anderson ValleyThe Anderson Valley boutique produces Pinot Noir and Riesling from Pacific-cooled maritime Mendocino County vineyard sources.
"The 2012 Mendocino County vinca-minor-botanical-periwinkle-small-flowering-naming Pinot Noir and Riesling boutique"
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Featured Wines

Pinot Noir
Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
Anderson Valley / Vinca Minor Estate
Vinca Minor's botanical-periwinkle-small-scale-naming Anderson Valley Pinot — the minor scale's value-of-smallness philosophy on Pacific-cooled maritime Mendocino Pinot Noir.
Estate
★★★★☆
Riesling
Riesling
Anderson Valley / Vinca Minor Estate
Vinca Minor Wines' periwinkle-minor Riesling — the deliberate-smallness philosophy on the aromatic cool-climate white variety in the Anderson Valley fog corridor.
Estate
★★★★☆

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Vinca Minor Periwinkle Appointment
Appointment at the botanical-periwinkle-small-scale Anderson Valley boutique — Vinca Minor Wines Pinot Noir and Riesling.
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