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Wine Organizations
and Web Pages
See the eLivermore.com
pictures Picture to the left is the sign at the corner of South Livermore and Concannon Blvd.. |
| Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association. Winery information, events.. |
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| Backroads Wine. Articles and Information on Tri-Valley Wineries | ||
| Friends of the Vineyards. P.O Box 1191, Livermore 373-1007 | ||
| Tri-Valley Herald Wine Chronicles article series on the local wineries | ||
| SF Chronicle article on Livermore Wineries | ||
| Napa Valley Wine Train | ||
| DrinkWine.com. "Wine Lovers web site". www.livermore.com redirects here. Not specific to Livermore. | ||
| Livermore Valley on Wines.com | ||
| Steve O's California Livermore Valley Wine Touring Guide |
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The Livermore Valley is home to 40 wineries
and a rich wine history. The photo at the right is Cabernet Sauvignon grapes at Cedar Mountain Winery. |
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Name and Web Link |
Owners | Winemaker | Address and Phone Click on Address for map from ![[ Yahoo! Maps ]](http://us.yimg.com/i/yahootogo/buttons/yahoo_maps.gif){kind=small} |
Notes | Tasting Room Hours * See Note Below |
Production (cases per year) |
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Tom & Pat Heineman Rich & Carol Howell |
Rich Howell |
5455 Greenville Rd, Livermore (925) 455-6320 |
Est Nov 2002 | Fri-Sat-Sun 12:00-4:30 |
2000 |
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| Battaion Cellars | Dustin and Chandra Battaion |
21 S. Livermore Ave #109 (925) 245-9242 |
Sparkling Wines | Friday 4-7, Sat & Sun 12-5 | ||
| John & Diana Marion | John Marion |
6800 Greenville Rd, Livermore (925) 449-1976 |
Sat-Sun, 12pm to 4:30pm | |||
| Brett & Monique Caires | Brett Caires |
9309 Tesla, Livermore; (925) 606-9672 |
Est 2000 | 1st weekend of the month 12:00pm - 4:00pm |
300 |
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| Ricardo & Margarite Aguirre | Ricardo Aguirre |
8580 Telsa; (925) 251-9419 |
Est 2001 | Sat & Sun 12:00 to 4:00 or by appointment |
1500 |
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| Linda & Earl Ault | Earl Ault |
7000 Tesla Road, Livermore (925) 373-6636 |
Est 1990 |
Mon-Fri 11:00a to 3:00p Sat, Sun 12-4 |
4500 |
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| Dick & Bonnie Bartlett | Randy Bartlett |
8195 Crane Ridge Road, Livermore (925) 454-3040 |
Est 2002 | Friday-Sunday, noon to 4:30pm |
1000 |
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| George, Caroline & Damian Chouinard | Damian Chouinard |
33853 Palomares Road, Castro Valley (510) 582-9900 |
Est 1984 | Sat, Sun, most holidays 12-5 & by appointment |
3500 |
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| The Wine Group | Adam Richardson |
4590 Tesla Road, Livermore (925) 456-2505 |
Est 1883 | Daily 11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Tours available by appointment |
70,000 |
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| Dale Vaughn-Bowen | Dale Vaugh-Bowen |
4948 Tesla Road, Livermore (925) 371-8156 |
Est 2000 At Stoney Ridge |
Daily 11:00am - 4:30pm |
2000 |
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Darcie Kent Vineyards |
Darcie Kent | Adam Richardson |
7639 Cedar Mountain Dr., Livermore (925) 443-5368 |
Not open to the public |
150 |
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| Carl & Cherie Lyle | Carl Lyle |
1828 Wetmore Road, Livermore. (925) 743-9427 |
Fri, Sat, Sun 11am to 5pm. Open for events. |
5000 |
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| Jim & Cheryl Perry | 10017 Tesla Road, Livermore 925-447-4328 | Est 2004 | Every weekend: 12:00-4:30 | |||
| Michael & Vickie Eckert | Michael Eckert |
2400 Arroyo Road, Livermore (925) 371-8606 |
Est 2000 |
Sat, Sun, 12-5. Weekdays by appt. |
3000 |
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| Hal & Kathy Liske | Hal Liske |
8626 Lupin Way; (925) 606-1827 |
Daily 12-5. Please call. |
4000 |
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| Donna Awtrey |
463 Kilkare Road, Sunol (925) 862-2377 |
Restaurant | Sat, Sun, 11-5 |
5000-7000 |
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| Fran & Lanny Replogle | Lanny Replogle |
83 Vallecitos Road, Livermore (925) 447-5246 |
1976 | Sat & Sun 12-5 |
7000 |
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| Bob Molinaro | Wayne Re |
7986 Tesla Road, Livermore (925) 371-8200 |
Est 1995 Cafe |
Sat, Sun, 11:30-5:00 |
2500 |
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| James Frost & Debra Lutkenhouse-Frost | James Frost |
1249 Quarry Lane, Suite 140, Pleasanton (925) 484-2422 |
Est 2005 | Thurs-Sun 1-5 | ||
| Chris & Tom Doczy | Tom Doczy |
Tasting room at Blacksmith Square: 25 S. Livermore Ave, Livermore (925) 456-9463 |
Est fall 2003 Blacksmith Square Photos |
Thurs-Sun 12 to 5 |
1500 |
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| Steven Kent Mirassou | Tom Stutz |
5443 Tesla Road, Livermore (925) 456-2357 |
Daily 12:00-4:30pm |
4000 |
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| Les Chênes Estate Vineyards | Richard & Candace Dixon | 5562 Victoria Lane, Livermore (925) 373-1662 | Saturday & Sunday 11:30-4:30 | |||
| Sandi Bohner & Bill Webster | Bill Webster |
11986 Main St, Sunol (925) 862-9006 |
Est 2000 | Wed-Sun 11:00am to 4:30pm |
2000 |
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| Chris & Beverly Lagiss | Tim Sauer |
1508 Wetmore Road, Livermore (925) 454-9463 |
Sat & Sun 12-5 |
1500 |
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| Jim & Ginger McGrail | Jim McGrail |
5600 Greenville Road, Livermore (925) 215-0717 |
Est 2006 | Fri-Mon 12-4:30 |
2000 |
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| Mitchell & Alicia Katz, Mike & Sharon Callahan | Mitchell Katz |
1188 Vineyard Ave, Pleasanton (925) 931-0744 |
Est 1998 Ruby Hill label also. |
Thurs-Sun, 12-5 |
7500 |
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| Wente family | Sergio Traverso |
3005 Mines Road, Livermore (925) 456-2390 |
Est 1990 | Wed-Sun 11:00-4:30 |
8000 |
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| John Kinney | John Kinney |
2245B South Vasco Road, Livermore (925) 371-1987 |
Friday 12-5, Sat & Sun 12-4:30, also by appointment |
1500 |
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| Dane & Angela Stark | Dane Stark |
PO Box 2659 |
Sat & Sun 11:00am to 4:30pm |
2500 |
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| William Westover Smyth & Jill Smyth | William Westover Smyth & Jill Smyth |
34329 Palomares Road, Castro Valley (510) 537-3932 (located at Westover) |
Sat, Sun, 12-5. Weekdays by appt. |
2000 |
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| Mark & Betty Christopulos | Mark Christopulos |
5143 Tesla Road, Livermore (510) 795-7725 |
Tues-Sun, 11-5 |
1000 |
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| Bob & Gloria Taylor | Bob Taylor |
1356 South Livermore
Avenue, Livermore (925) 447-8941 |
Est 1986 Blacksmith Square Photos |
Tues-Fri 12-2 Weekends 12-4:30 |
3000 |
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| Max Rios |
6500 Tesla
Road, Livermore |
Est 1994 |
Wed-Fri, 11am to 3pm Sat-Sun 11am to 5pm |
6000 |
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| Gary & Nancy Rodrigue | Gary Rodrigue |
3053 Marina Ave, Livermore |
Call for appointment |
1000 |
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| Chris Graves |
400 Vineyard Ave, Pleasanton; 925 931-9463 |
Opened 2/9/2008. | Thurs-Sunday 11am to 5:30pm | |||
| Steve & Karen Powell | Steve Powell |
5143 Tesla
Road, Livermore |
Tues-Sun 11:00am to 4:30pm |
8000 |
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| Steven Kent Mirassou | Steven Kent Mirassou |
5443 Tesla Road, Livermore (925) 456-2380 |
Est 1999 | Daily, 12:00 to 4:30 |
25,000 |
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| Clyde Vaughn & Dale Vaughn-Bowen | Dale Vaughn-Bowen |
4948 Tesla Road, Livermore (925) 449-0458 |
Restaurant Est 1975 |
Thurs-Sun, 11:00 to 4:30 |
5,000 |
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| Wente family | Chris Graves |
5489 Tesla Road, Livermore (925) 456-2380 |
Est 1984 | Wed-Sun, 12:00 to 4:30 |
60,000 |
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| Nancy Tenuta | Kirstin Nolte |
633 Kalthoff Commons, Livermore (925) 960-1006 |
Est 2002 |
Sat-Sun, 12-5 or by appt |
14,000 |
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| Thomas & Emilie Coyne | Thomas Coyne |
51 E. Vallecitos Road, Livermore (925) 373-6541 |
Est 1989 Tasting at Tesla Vintners also |
Sat, Sun, 12-5 |
4,000 |
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| Eric, Philip & Carolyn Wente | Karl Wente |
5565 Tesla Road, Livermore (925) 456-2305 |
Est 1883 Olive oil also. |
Daily, 11:00 to 4:30 Tours daily 11, 1, 2, 3 |
300,000 |
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5050 Arroyo Road, Livermore (925) 456-2405 |
Restaurant |
Daily, 11:00 to 4:30 Closes for special events |
see above |
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| William Westover Smyth & Jill Smyth | William Westover Smyth & Jill Smyth |
34329 Palomares Road, Castro Valley (510) 537-3932 |
Sat, Sun, 12-5. Tues-Fri 2-5 (call first) |
2000 |
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| Nick Nardolillo | Nick Nardolillo |
5405 Greenville Road, Livermore (925) 455-8085 |
Bed & Breakfast | Fri-Sat-Sun 12:00-4:30 |
3000 |
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| Michael & Rhonda Wood | Rhonda Wood |
7702 Cedar Mountain Drive, Livermore (925) 606-7411 |
Olive oil also. | By Appointment |
1500 |
* Note: Tasting room hours are taken from the winery web sites and provided here for your convenience. Check with the winery web sites, or call to check for any changes.
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Livermore winemaking dates back to 1849,
when Robert Livermore's grapes, planted in 1946 would have first produced a
vintage. |
The following wineries are no longer in existence. In many cases, the buildings or ruins do exist today.
| Winery | Proprietor | Location & Status | Timeframe | Links / Photos |
| Chateau Bellevue | Alexander Duvall | 51 E. Vallecitos Road. Now the Thomas Coyne Winery. Two buildings remain | Built around 1886 | Winery1 |
| Cresta Blanca | Charles Wetmore. Later Clarence Wetmore. Was sold to Shenley group. | Arroyo road, near Vets Hospital. Now Wente Visitor's Center. Many buildings remain. All of the existing buildings except the restaurant were from Cresta Blanca. The restaurant was built on the foundation of the Cresta Blanca tasting room. The Cresta Blanca Caves were finished in gunnite by Wente, and were used for champagne aging. They now are mostly empty, but have some barrels aging.. | Vineyard planted 1882 |
Cresta Blanca 1 Cresta Blanca 2 Cresta Blanca 3 |
| Dos Mesas | Frank Fowler, Theodore Gier, Dr. L.E. Cross | Arroyo road, at Veteran's Park (by the Veterans hospital). The winery building remains, but is not accessible. The tunnel remains, and has been permanently blocked by an iron grate. | 1883 through 1923 | Coming soon. |
| Mont-Rouge | Adrien Chauche. When he died in 1896, his brother in law, Charles Bon, took over until prohibition. | West slope of Oak Knoll cemetery near Granada High School | Built in 1885, burned 1931. Was in production until prohibition. | Winery2 |
| Olivina | Julius Paul Smith | Within what is now Sycamore Grove Park. The ruins remain, against a hill. They are fenced off for safety. | Vineyards first planted in 1882. Winery ruins remain. | Olivina |
| Pioneer | Railroad Ave, about where the Bank of America is now. Building was later used as the Livermore Barrel Factory | Winery1 | ||
| Raboli | Raboli Brothers. Charles? | NW corner of 2nd & K streets, downtown. The building remains, and was used by Knodt's Flowers until March 2006. | Winery built in 1910 | Winery1 |
| Ravenswood | Christopher Augustine Buckley, Sr This was a private winery. |
Private winery of Christopher Buckley at the Ravenswood Property. Ruins of the winery remain at the site. | Built in 1890. Brandy distillery added 1897 | Ravenswood5 |
| Ruby Hill | John Crellin Ernest Ferrario Later bought by SP Railroad |
Vineyard Ave, east of Ruby Hill Housing area. The new Ruby Hill building is faced with the bricks from the original winery. | Built in 1887. Burned in 1989. Demolished in 2002. |
Ruby1
(old) Ruby2 (new) |
| Vienna | Dr. Joseph Altschul | just east of highway 84 east of the Ruby Hill housing area | Built in 1893. Demolished in 1958. House remains. | Winery2 |
| Wine Shops | |||
| Lvr | First Street Wine Company | 2211 First St. Livermore; 294-5825 | Carry Local Wines. Thursday Wine Labs |
| Pls | Wine Steward | 641 Main St. Pleasanton; 600-9463 | Carry Local Wines |
| Pls | Winecentives | 7083 Commerce Cir, Pleasanton; 460-9463 | |
| SnRmn | House of Fine Wines & Spirits | 2550 San Ramon Valley Bl, San Ramon; 855-9337 | |
| Dan | Noble Wines | 3450 Camino Tassajara, Danville; 648-1300 | Tasting Bar, Wine Club |
| Dan | The Wine Sellars | 411 Hartz Av, Danville; 552-5801 | |
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| Lvr | Perry's Liquors | 1522 Railroad Ave, Livermore; 443-0550 | |
| Pls | Beverages & More | 5765 Johnson Dr, Pls; 416-2083 | |
| Dan | Cooks, Books, and Corks | 148 E Prospect Av., Danville; 831-0708 | |
| Dan | Ernie's Wines & Liquors | 607 San Ramon Valley Bl, Danville; 837-2111 | |
