Lavender Ridge Vineyard

Lavender Ridge Vineyard specializes in Rhone-varietal wines from the Sierra Foothills. Winemaker Rich Gilpin, a 1988 enology graduate of U.C. Davis who has been making wine in the Sierra foothills since 1994, works with grape varieties closely identified with France's Rhone Valley, including Viognier, Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah, and Petite Sirah. He ferments with native yeasts. The Gilpins cultivate both wine grapes and lavender on their 42-acre property in Salt Springs Valley, west of Angels Camp, and operate a tasting room, artisan cheese market, and lavender boutique in the stone 1859 Segale Building on Main Street in downtown Murphys. The tasting room offers a daily selection of wines at the counter, with some pours accompanied by artisan cheeses, and on Saturdays the back-room Rhone Room hosts a seated flight of library wines. Lavender products and fresh lavender are displayed throughout the tasting room.

Written by Ava from public sources. Not written or reviewed by the winery.