Explore the Neighborhoods of the Russian River Valley
10am – 12pm
Are you Passionate for Pinot?!
Join winemakers Gio Balistreri from Russian River Vineyards, Katie Carter from DeLoach Vineyards and Rick Moshin from Moshin Vineyards for a morning of good wine and good conversation. Learn about all things Pinot Noir, taste wine from each winery, learn about the climate and growing conditions in Russian River Valley and what makes our Pinot so wonderful.
Cost is $60 per person and space is limited to 40 guests.
Refund Policy
This event is non-refundable. Refunds will not be issued.
Thank You To Our Event Partners
Special Thanks to our Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, District 5 for their financial support.
Cabernet Master Class ~ August 13, 2022 10am-12pm
Location: Robert Young Estate Winery, 5102 Red Winery Rd, Geyserville.
Robert Young Estate Winery and Silver Oak Winery are gathering together for our first Cabernet Master Class. Taste wine from each winery, learn about their wine making styles and the growing region of Alexander Valley. Cost is $80 per person ($40 for Insiders) and space is limited to 50 guests. Tickets Go On Sale July 1st.
Create Your Own Zinfandel Blend ~ October 15, 2022 10am-12pm
Location: Talty Vineyards, 7127 Dry Creek Rd, Healdsburg
Tickets Go On Sale in September.
Winemaking 101 with Carol Shelton ~ January 7, 2023 10am-12pm
Location: Carol Shelton Winery, 3354-B, Coffey Ln, Santa Rosa
Tickets Go On Sale in December.
Esprit du Rhone ~ April 2023
Location: Trattore Farms, 7878 Dry Creek Road, Geyserville
Tickets Go On Sale in March.
Russian River Vineyards ~ Winemaker Giovanni Balistreri
In 2008, fourth generation farmer and aspiring winemaker Giovanni Balistreri, under the tutelage of award-winning winemaker Anthony Austin, set out to reclaim the rich history and enormous un-tapped potential of one of Sonoma County’s finest wine-making estates. The estate lies in the heart of the Russian River Valley and thus proudly and appropriately bears the Russian River Valley appellation.
Moshin Vineyards ~ Winemaker Rick Moshin
The Moshin Vineyards story is one of unlikely beginnings, tenacious hard work, and a passion for winemaking. Founder Rick Moshin went from being a San Jose State University math instructor to a pioneer of Russian River winemaking.
In the late 1970s, while teaching math at San Jose State University and working a side hustle at a home-brewing supply store, Rick was encouraged to try his hand at winemaking—and fell deeply, madly in love. His hunger for grapes soon inspired him to become a grape broker, earning access to extra fruit while forging relationships with vineyard owners throughout Northern California. This gig allowed him to be in the right place when a certain Pinot Noir vineyard—the first acreage in our estate—went up for sale in 1989.
A self-taught farmer who (along with friends and family) built our gravity-flow winery by hand, Rick enjoys experimenting with different varietals and winemaking methods. His heart will always belong to Pinot Noir, but as a passionate viticulturist and vintner, he remains ever-curious about the whole world of wine.
Since way back in 1989, Rick has been producing natural terroir-driven, and delicious wines in the Russian River Valley – sustainably farming the Estate Pinot Noir vineyards that thrive on sunny Goldridge soil slopes and turning those grapes into small-lot premium wines in the gravity-flow Moshin Vineyards winery located on Sonoma County’s famed Westside Road.
A morning of friendly winemakers, delicious wine and great conversation.
Join winemakers Gio Balistreri from Russian River Vineyards, Rick Moshin from Moshin Vineyards and Katie Carter from DeLoach Vineyards for a morning of good wine and good conversation.
Learn about all things Pinot Noir, taste wine from each winery, learn about the climate and growing conditions in Russian River Valley and what makes our Pinot so wonderful.
Cost is $60 per person ($30 for Insiders) and space is limited to 40 guests. Interested in becoming an Insider? Click here for more details.
Russian River Valley Neighborhoods:
“Our Russian River Valley neighborhoods stretch from Sebastopol to Santa Rosa and Forestville to Healdsburg. The valley’s superb growing conditions result in wines of uncommon depth and richness that maintain bright, natural acidity. Wines from each neighborhood exhibit specific characteristics including unique aromas and textures that celebrate the variety of this premier Russian River Valley region.” Russian River Winegrowers
To learn more about these neighborhoods visit russianrivervalley.org.
