Join us on Friday, April 4th, for our "Mauritson Wines" Tasting. We will be exploring wines from the Mauritson Wines collection in Sonoma County, CA. Each guest will receive five (5) tastings, a personal snack plate, and a $15 voucher for food.
Lineup:
Mauritson Wines, Rosé, Sonoma County, CA
Mauritson Wines, Sauvignon Blanc, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, CA
Mauritson Wines, Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, CA
Rockpile Winery, Zinfandel, Rockpile Ridge Vineyard, Rockpile, Sonoma County, CA
Rockpile Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon, Rockpile Ridge Vineyard, Rockpile, Sonoma County, CA
**Bonus: all attendees will receive a $15 Dinner Voucher valid from 4/4/25 - 5/4/25.
ABOUT MAURITSON WINES:
Since 1868, the Mauritson family has been growing grapes in the Dry Creek Valley. Our great-great-great grandfather S.P. Hallengren, a grape growing pioneer in the Rockpile region, first planted vines in 1884, shipping every ounce of his wine back to Sweden. Our family's Rockpile homestead and ranch grew to 4,000 acres by the early 1960s when all but 700 ridgetop acres were acquired by the Army Corps of Engineers in order to develop Lake Sonoma. The vineyards shown in many of our historical family photos are now under water! For the next 30 years, the Rockpile property would serve mostly for sheep grazing.Our family farming operation moved first to Alexander Valley, then expanded into the benchland of Dry Creek Valley, where we delivered superior fruit for regional winemakers to work with year after year. Still do! Our family currently manages 310 vineyards acres spread across Dry Creek Valley, Alexander Valley and Rockpile Appellations.
In the mid 1990s, Clay Mauritson returned from college with an unexpected longing to get back in the vineyards. This time, though, along with pruning and picking, Clay was determined to add winemaking to the family operation. Honing his winemaking skills and knowledge of winery operations at Kenwood, Taft Street and Dry Creek Vineyards, Clay was ready in 1998 to release the inaugural Mauritson Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel. Clay's wife Carrie soon joined him, leading our marketing and operations support.
Soon after that inaugural release, we took a fresh look at the potential for superior grape growing in the Rockpile region and planted 34 acres to vineyards in eight distinct blocks. The combination of low air moisture, poor soils and moderate temperatures was starting to turn heads. Our family farming operation had come full circle -- and then some!
Six generations and more than150 years later, we're earning a reputation for outstanding winemaking along with our sought-after harvests. Opened in April 2004, our winemaking facility and tasting room is located at 2859 Dry Creek Road, on the corner of Dry Creek and Lytton Springs roads in Healdsburg. We can't wait to welcome you and share our wines.
Upon arrival at the wine tasting, guests will receive their wine-tasting card and complimentary $15 dinner voucher, which expires on 5/4/25. (Only one may be used per table).
If guests cannot attend the wine tasting, Pierpont's will have their $15 voucher waiting for them at the host stand through 5/4/25. If the $15 voucher(s) are not picked up or used by 5/4/25 - guests forfeit the use of the promotional $15 voucher.
