Olivet Road Wine Trail in the Russian River Wine Country

Olivet Road is a three-mile long road that is home to several excellent wineries. This easy tour makes for a great day of wine tasting. Each of the wineries on Olivet Road is uniquely different. You are certain to find something special about each one of these wineries. Since Olivet Road is off the beaten path, the wineries are less crowded. To get to Olivet Road, take the River Road exit from Highway 101. Travel west for approximately three miles and turn left onto Olivet Road

Vineyards on Olivet Road Winery

Here is a very handy and informative book for the Sonoma wine country traveler: Back Lane Wineries of Sonoma

Winery Descriptions, Driving directions, Tasting Rm Hrs, Contact Information

Harvest Moon Winery
The Harvest Moon winery is a new winery with its first vintage in 2001. Randy Pitts is the winegrower and winemaker at this small family-owned winery. The winery sits on 12 acres of vineyards and only 2000 cases of wine are produced annually. The flagship wine is the Pitts Home Ranch Zinfandel. The estate vines for this wine are carefully managed to provide the best possible fruit for this lovely-tasting Zinfandel. Harvest Moon also produces a very nice dry and an off dry Gewurztraminer and two delicious dessert wines. The Harvest Moon winery sells its wines from the tasting room or Web site only. The prices of the wines are quite reasonable. To get to Harvest Moon, drive down Olivet Road one mile from River Road. The Harvest Moon entrance is on the left.

Tasting Room daily, 10:30 am. to 4:30.
Phone: (707) 573-8711, email: info@harvestmoonwinery.com, Harvest Moon

Hook & Laddy Winery
This is a family affair at Hook & Ladder winery. The winery was founded by retired San Francisco Fireman Cecil De Loach, hence the name of the winery. Cecil founded De Loach winery down the bottom of the road but sold that several years ago to form a smaller and much more manageable winery. The winemaker is the grandson, Jason De Loach. This is fun winery to visit and overall the wines are good and nicely priced.

Tasting Room daily, 10:30 am. to 4:30
Phone: (707) 526-2255, info@hookandladderwinery.com, Hook & Ladder

Sunce Winery
Sunce winery is just down the road from Inspiration on the opposite side of the road. Dr. France Franicevic, who is a native of Croatia, owns the Sunce Winery. His family has a long history of winemaking and this knowledge and experience is evident in the excellent wines produced at Sunce. The winery produces 5000 cases of wine per year, yet it produces a wide range of labels. Some of the wines are produced in very small amounts and these wines sell out quickly. We are amazed at the number of wines available in the tasting room. Don’t pass up the Pinot Noir wines, they are very good. The visitor will certainly find one or two wines to match their palate.

Tasting Room Hours: Open Daily 10:00 am - 4:30.
Phone: (707)-526-WINE (9463), email:info@suncewinery.com, Sunce

DeLoach Vineyards
In 2003, the Boisset Family of France purchased DeLoach and its 17 acres of vineyards. The Boisset Family is well known for the Burgundy wines it produces in France. The Family has brought that tradition to their Russian River Valley winery. They revamped De Loach, duplicating what they do in France. Since taking over the winery they have converted the estate vineyard acres to organic and biodynamic farming. Fifteen open wooden tanks are used for the fermentation process. As Pinot Noir grapes ferment in these tanks the punching down of the “cap” is accomplished by hand in the old-style Burgundy tradition. The tasting room is beautiful and visitors can picnic on the grounds. The setting here is lovely and peaceful, the prefect spot to relax and enjoy wine country.

Tasting room open Thursday thru Monday, 10 am to 5, tours offered, see Website for details.
Phone: (707) 526-9111, email: winestore@deloachvineyards.com, Deloach Vineyards