The Rockpile AVA has no public tasting infrastructure, so the Wilson Artisan Wineries family brought the wines down off the mountain. The lounge sits in downtown Healdsburg, steps from the Plaza, pouring Rockpile-AVA flights from the 800-acre mountaintop ranch above Lake Sonoma. Zinfandel-driven, with Bordeaux and Petite Sirah folded in.
Rockpile Vineyards' tasting lounge sits in downtown Healdsburg — by design, since the Rockpile AVA itself has no public tasting infrastructure. The mountaintop estate above Lake Sonoma covers 800-plus acres with around 60 acres planted to Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon, all sourced exclusively from within the Rockpile AVA. The wines are made by Diane Wilson, Antoine Favero, and Chris Barrett under the Wilson Artisan Wineries umbrella, bringing Rockpile fruit down off the mountain to be poured at a relaxed downtown lounge that is one of the easiest places in Sonoma to sit and taste serious mountain Zinfandel.
Estate Zinfandel, Rockpile — A mountain-grown Zin from rocky red soils high above Lake Sonoma, intensely concentrated with the firm, voluptuous tannins that are a Rockpile hallmark.
Estate Petite Sirah, Rockpile — Deeply pigmented and powerfully structured, drawing on the appellation's stressed, high-elevation vines.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Rockpile — Full-bodied and savory, with dark fruit, cocoa and the appellation's signature tannic grip.
Perched roughly 1,200 to 2,000 feet above Lake Sonoma in the dramatic Rockpile AVA, this mountaintop estate farms 60 sustainably grown acres where the fog burns off hours earlier than the valley floor. The wines are crafted by Diane Wilson and team and poured at a downtown Healdsburg tasting room.
The Healdsburg location was chosen so that visitors who want to taste Rockpile wines without the four-wheel-drive trip up the mountain can do so easily and well. The space is contemporary, open-air, and just steps from the Healdsburg Plaza roundabout. The seated four-wine flight is sourced exclusively from the Rockpile AVA — Zinfandel-driven by tradition, but with Bordeaux varieties and Petite Sirah folded in for guests who want to see how altitude shapes a range of varietals. Reservations are encouraged but walk-ins are welcomed when space allows; the last seating is at 4pm and bookings are easiest through the website. Wilson Artisan Wineries also operates the 800-acre Rockpile Ranch directly with luxury farmhouse accommodations available for travelers who want to stay on the mountain itself.
Rockpile Vineyards is part of the family-owned Wilson Artisan Wineries, founded by Ken and Diane Wilson, and named for the dramatic, high-elevation Rockpile AVA above Lake Sonoma that gives its concentrated reds their power. Award-winning winemaker Diane Wilson oversees winemaking across the Wilson portfolio, working with the team of Antoine Favero and Chris Barrett to craft bold, ripe Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, and Cabernet from the region's rocky ridgetop fruit. Like its sister wineries, Rockpile is built around big, expressive Dry Creek and Rockpile reds and a warm, family-run hospitality style.
Rod and Cathy Park are the founding growers who pioneered this dramatic mountaintop vineyard, perched some 2,000 feet above Lake Sonoma at the far end of Rockpile Road. Beginning in 1992 — the kickoff of the modern Rockpile era — they planted the steep, rocky site to Bordeaux varieties, Syrah, and Petite Sirah, farming it entirely sustainably and powering operations with solar. In late 2014 the Parks sold their 800-acre ranch to Ken and Diane Wilson, who added it to the Wilson Artisan family. The vineyard the Parks built still yields wines of striking elegance and complexity.
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Estate Zinfandel, Rockpile — A mountain-grown Zin from rocky red soils high above Lake Sonoma, intensely concentrated with the firm, voluptuous tannins that are a Rockpile hallmark.
Estate Petite Sirah, Rockpile — Deeply pigmented and powerfully structured, drawing on the appellation's stressed, high-elevation vines.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Rockpile — Full-bodied and savory, with dark fruit, cocoa and the appellation's signature tannic grip.
Perched roughly 1,200 to 2,000 feet above Lake Sonoma in the dramatic Rockpile AVA, this mountaintop estate farms 60 sustainably grown acres where the fog burns off hours earlier than the valley floor. The wines are crafted by Diane Wilson and team and poured at a downtown Healdsburg tasting room.
Rockpile Vineyards' tasting lounge sits in downtown Healdsburg — by design, since the Rockpile AVA itself has no public tasting infrastructure. The mountaintop estate above Lake Sonoma covers 800-plus acres with around 60 acres planted to Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon, all sourced exclusively from within the Rockpile AVA. The wines are made by Diane Wilson, Antoine Favero, and Chris Barrett under the Wilson Artisan Wineries umbrella, bringing Rockpile fruit down off the mountain to be poured at a relaxed downtown lounge that is one of the easiest places in Sonoma to sit and taste serious mountain Zinfandel.
The Healdsburg location was chosen so that visitors who want to taste Rockpile wines without the four-wheel-drive trip up the mountain can do so easily and well. The space is contemporary, open-air, and just steps from the Healdsburg Plaza roundabout. The seated four-wine flight is sourced exclusively from the Rockpile AVA — Zinfandel-driven by tradition, but with Bordeaux varieties and Petite Sirah folded in for guests who want to see how altitude shapes a range of varietals. Reservations are encouraged but walk-ins are welcomed when space allows; the last seating is at 4pm and bookings are easiest through the website. Wilson Artisan Wineries also operates the 800-acre Rockpile Ranch directly with luxury farmhouse accommodations available for travelers who want to stay on the mountain itself.
Rockpile Vineyards is part of the family-owned Wilson Artisan Wineries, founded by Ken and Diane Wilson, and named for the dramatic, high-elevation Rockpile AVA above Lake Sonoma that gives its concentrated reds their power. Award-winning winemaker Diane Wilson oversees winemaking across the Wilson portfolio, working with the team of Antoine Favero and Chris Barrett to craft bold, ripe Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, and Cabernet from the region's rocky ridgetop fruit. Like its sister wineries, Rockpile is built around big, expressive Dry Creek and Rockpile reds and a warm, family-run hospitality style.
Rod and Cathy Park are the founding growers who pioneered this dramatic mountaintop vineyard, perched some 2,000 feet above Lake Sonoma at the far end of Rockpile Road. Beginning in 1992 — the kickoff of the modern Rockpile era — they planted the steep, rocky site to Bordeaux varieties, Syrah, and Petite Sirah, farming it entirely sustainably and powering operations with solar. In late 2014 the Parks sold their 800-acre ranch to Ken and Diane Wilson, who added it to the Wilson Artisan family. The vineyard the Parks built still yields wines of striking elegance and complexity.
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