Founded in 1998 when fifth-generation farmer Steve Dutton, son of Warren Dutton, who planted Dutton Ranch in 1969, teamed with winemaker Dan Goldfield to bottle the ranch's fruit. Goldfield made wine at La Crema and Hartford Court before co-founding the label. Today: about 14,000 cases, 75% from Dutton Ranch.
Dutton-Goldfield is the partnership between fifth-generation farmer Steve Dutton and winemaker Dan Goldfield, founded in 1998 to bottle Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the celebrated Dutton Ranch vineyards. The Dutton family has farmed in Green Valley and the Russian River Valley since the post-Prohibition era, originally as apple growers; Steve's father Warren began planting vineyards in 1969 and built Dutton Ranch into one of the most respected grower operations on the cool Sonoma coastline. Steve and his brother Joe now co-own the ranch (which spans 80 owned acres and over 1,000 farmed), and each runs his own label — Joe at Dutton Estate Winery on Green Valley Road, Steve at Dutton-Goldfield with Dan. Goldfield came to wine through Burgundy in the late 1960s, studied at UC Davis after years as a chemist at Lawrence Berkeley Lab, and made wine at La Crema and Hartford Court before this venture.
Dutton Ranch Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley — The flagship, blended from prime Dutton Ranch parcels (Wine Enthusiast 94).
Dutton Ranch Chardonnay, Russian River Valley — Built on the old Wente-clone Walker Hill Vineyard in the cold heart of Green Valley.
5 Wells Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sebastopol Hills — A spicy, balanced single-vineyard bottling (94 points).
Rued Vineyard Chardonnay, Green Valley — A crisp, linear single-vineyard white with bright acidity.
Shop Block Pinot Blanc, Green Valley — A vibrant, floral aromatic white — a Dutton-Goldfield hallmark.
The portfolio is centered on cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay — a Dutton Ranch Sonoma Coast Pinot, a Dutton Ranch Russian River Chardonnay, and a series of single-vineyard bottlings from named Dutton blocks (Jewell, Karmen Isabella, Devil's Gulch in Marin, Freestone Hill, and others), alongside small-lot Syrah, Zinfandel, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, and Gewürztraminer. The tasting room at 3100 Gravenstein Highway North in Sebastopol opened in early 2010 in a converted apple barn at the corner of Highway 116 and Graton Road. Daily 10 AM – 4 PM, walk-ins welcome, with curated and customizable wine flights at the bar. Wines are sold primarily through a strong mailing list and the tasting room, with limited retail.
Dan Goldfield's path to winemaking began with research chemistry: a Brandeis graduate, he headed West for skiing and hiking, then was captivated by a taste of 1969 Burgundies his brother shared. He earned a master's in enology from UC Davis in 1986 and built his craft at Robert Mondavi, Schramsberg, and over two years in Portugal before finding his calling in cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay — first as winemaker at La Crema, then developing Hartford Court for Jess Jackson. In 1998 he shook hands with fifth-generation Sonoma farmer Steve Dutton to found Dutton-Goldfield, pairing Dutton Ranch's exceptional western Russian River Valley fruit with Dan's balanced, structured, food-friendly style across Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Syrah, and Zinfandel. After a four-decade career, he stepped back from day-to-day winemaking in 2025, handing the cellar to head winemaker Melissa Stackhouse while the winery continues under Steve Dutton and Karissa Kruse.
Steve Dutton is a fifth-generation Sonoma County farmer and the grower half of Dutton-Goldfield, which he co-founded with winemaker Dan Goldfield in 1998 on a handshake in a vineyard. His father, Warren Dutton, was a western Russian River pioneer who planted Chardonnay in the area’s coldest corners when others thought it too cool for fine wine. Today Steve oversees Dutton Ranch — more than sixty vineyard sites across the Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast — supplying the cool-climate fruit at the heart of the winery’s Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. In 2026 he and his wife, Karissa Kruse, assumed full ownership of the winery.
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Dutton Ranch Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley — The flagship, blended from prime Dutton Ranch parcels (Wine Enthusiast 94).
Dutton Ranch Chardonnay, Russian River Valley — Built on the old Wente-clone Walker Hill Vineyard in the cold heart of Green Valley.
5 Wells Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sebastopol Hills — A spicy, balanced single-vineyard bottling (94 points).
Rued Vineyard Chardonnay, Green Valley — A crisp, linear single-vineyard white with bright acidity.
Shop Block Pinot Blanc, Green Valley — A vibrant, floral aromatic white — a Dutton-Goldfield hallmark.
Dutton-Goldfield is the partnership between fifth-generation farmer Steve Dutton and winemaker Dan Goldfield, founded in 1998 to bottle Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the celebrated Dutton Ranch vineyards. The Dutton family has farmed in Green Valley and the Russian River Valley since the post-Prohibition era, originally as apple growers; Steve's father Warren began planting vineyards in 1969 and built Dutton Ranch into one of the most respected grower operations on the cool Sonoma coastline. Steve and his brother Joe now co-own the ranch (which spans 80 owned acres and over 1,000 farmed), and each runs his own label — Joe at Dutton Estate Winery on Green Valley Road, Steve at Dutton-Goldfield with Dan. Goldfield came to wine through Burgundy in the late 1960s, studied at UC Davis after years as a chemist at Lawrence Berkeley Lab, and made wine at La Crema and Hartford Court before this venture.
The portfolio is centered on cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay — a Dutton Ranch Sonoma Coast Pinot, a Dutton Ranch Russian River Chardonnay, and a series of single-vineyard bottlings from named Dutton blocks (Jewell, Karmen Isabella, Devil's Gulch in Marin, Freestone Hill, and others), alongside small-lot Syrah, Zinfandel, Pinot Blanc, Riesling, and Gewürztraminer. The tasting room at 3100 Gravenstein Highway North in Sebastopol opened in early 2010 in a converted apple barn at the corner of Highway 116 and Graton Road. Daily 10 AM – 4 PM, walk-ins welcome, with curated and customizable wine flights at the bar. Wines are sold primarily through a strong mailing list and the tasting room, with limited retail.
Dan Goldfield's path to winemaking began with research chemistry: a Brandeis graduate, he headed West for skiing and hiking, then was captivated by a taste of 1969 Burgundies his brother shared. He earned a master's in enology from UC Davis in 1986 and built his craft at Robert Mondavi, Schramsberg, and over two years in Portugal before finding his calling in cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay — first as winemaker at La Crema, then developing Hartford Court for Jess Jackson. In 1998 he shook hands with fifth-generation Sonoma farmer Steve Dutton to found Dutton-Goldfield, pairing Dutton Ranch's exceptional western Russian River Valley fruit with Dan's balanced, structured, food-friendly style across Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Syrah, and Zinfandel. After a four-decade career, he stepped back from day-to-day winemaking in 2025, handing the cellar to head winemaker Melissa Stackhouse while the winery continues under Steve Dutton and Karissa Kruse.
Steve Dutton is a fifth-generation Sonoma County farmer and the grower half of Dutton-Goldfield, which he co-founded with winemaker Dan Goldfield in 1998 on a handshake in a vineyard. His father, Warren Dutton, was a western Russian River pioneer who planted Chardonnay in the area’s coldest corners when others thought it too cool for fine wine. Today Steve oversees Dutton Ranch — more than sixty vineyard sites across the Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast — supplying the cool-climate fruit at the heart of the winery’s Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. In 2026 he and his wife, Karissa Kruse, assumed full ownership of the winery.
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