Windsor Oaks shares its 710-acre Estate Lane property with sister brand Notre Vue, both owned by the Stein family. The Balverne label, founded in 1972 and once poured at the Reagan White House, was revived in 2012. Bordeaux varieties and single-vineyard Chardonnay from hillside blocks across three AVAs.
Windsor Oaks shares an address with Notre Vue Estate — both labels farm the same 710-acre Stein family property straddling North Russian River Valley and Chalk Hill. The Balverne label, originally founded in 1972 and poured at the Reagan White House, was revived under the Stein family stewardship after Bob Stein acquired the property in 1991. Windsor Oaks today focuses on Bordeaux varieties and single-vineyard Chardonnay from the estate's hillside blocks, with a tasting room that emphasizes the property's deep historical layers and panoramic views across the estate lake.
Forever Wild Cabernet Sauvignon, Chalk Hill — The flagship, grown on volcanic soils; a Cabernet-led Bordeaux blend rounded out with Petit Verdot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.
Forever Wild Chardonnay, Russian River Valley — Aged in French oak; citrus, white flowers and stone fruit with bright acidity.
Sauvignon Blanc, Chalk Hill — Crisp, bright and refreshing, with citrus and tropical notes.
Zinfandel, Russian River Valley — From south-facing, ancient-riverbed soils; ripe berry fruit co-fermented with a touch of Grenache and Mourvèdre.
Balverne is the estate label of the 710-acre Notre Vue Estate near Windsor, drawing on the historic Windsor Oaks Vineyards across the Chalk Hill and Russian River appellations. A resurrected early-California cult label, its wines are estate-grown and bottled, with Doug Nalle — Balverne's first winemaker — consulting.
Windsor Oaks Vineyards was reborn under current owner Bob Stein, who purchased the property in 1991 and, in 2012, re-introduced the historic Balverne name in honor of the estate's 1970s legacy. The 710 acres cross three Sonoma AVAs — Russian River Valley, Chalk Hill, and Sonoma Coast — and the fruit is sold to more than 35 premium wineries around the country while small-lot bottlings are made under the Balverne Reserve and Notre Vue Estate labels. Tastings are by appointment at the shared estate tasting venues with sister brand Notre Vue. The scale is significant but the experience remains grounded: a working vineyard estate with views over the whole valley.
Alex Holman is the winemaker for Balverne, the historic Windsor estate whose vineyard — long known as Windsor Oaks — was first planted in 1869 and whose label, established as Balverne Cellars in the 1970s, once poured in the White House. Bob and Renée Stein bought the 710-acre property in 1992 and reintroduced the Balverne label in 2012, farming sixteen grape varieties across Russian River Valley and Chalk Hill ground under sustainable certification. A San Francisco native with a chemistry degree and a second degree in enology, Holman — who has also made wine at Dry Creek Vineyard, Paul Hobbs, and Keller Estate — crafts both Balverne and its estate-only sibling label, Notre Vue, in a low-intervention style.
Bob and Renée Stein purchased this 710-acre Healdsburg estate in 1991, renaming it Windsor Oaks Vineyards. The land had grown grapes since 1869 and gave rise to the celebrated Balverne label of the 1980s — wine once poured at the White House. For years the Steins sold their fruit to more than 35 respected wineries before resuming estate winemaking in 2005, and in 2012 they revived the historic Balverne name to honor the property’s legacy. Their farming spans the Russian River Valley and Chalk Hill AVAs, with 350 acres set aside as “Forever Wild” open space.
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Forever Wild Cabernet Sauvignon, Chalk Hill — The flagship, grown on volcanic soils; a Cabernet-led Bordeaux blend rounded out with Petit Verdot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.
Forever Wild Chardonnay, Russian River Valley — Aged in French oak; citrus, white flowers and stone fruit with bright acidity.
Sauvignon Blanc, Chalk Hill — Crisp, bright and refreshing, with citrus and tropical notes.
Zinfandel, Russian River Valley — From south-facing, ancient-riverbed soils; ripe berry fruit co-fermented with a touch of Grenache and Mourvèdre.
Balverne is the estate label of the 710-acre Notre Vue Estate near Windsor, drawing on the historic Windsor Oaks Vineyards across the Chalk Hill and Russian River appellations. A resurrected early-California cult label, its wines are estate-grown and bottled, with Doug Nalle — Balverne's first winemaker — consulting.
Windsor Oaks shares an address with Notre Vue Estate — both labels farm the same 710-acre Stein family property straddling North Russian River Valley and Chalk Hill. The Balverne label, originally founded in 1972 and poured at the Reagan White House, was revived under the Stein family stewardship after Bob Stein acquired the property in 1991. Windsor Oaks today focuses on Bordeaux varieties and single-vineyard Chardonnay from the estate's hillside blocks, with a tasting room that emphasizes the property's deep historical layers and panoramic views across the estate lake.
Windsor Oaks Vineyards was reborn under current owner Bob Stein, who purchased the property in 1991 and, in 2012, re-introduced the historic Balverne name in honor of the estate's 1970s legacy. The 710 acres cross three Sonoma AVAs — Russian River Valley, Chalk Hill, and Sonoma Coast — and the fruit is sold to more than 35 premium wineries around the country while small-lot bottlings are made under the Balverne Reserve and Notre Vue Estate labels. Tastings are by appointment at the shared estate tasting venues with sister brand Notre Vue. The scale is significant but the experience remains grounded: a working vineyard estate with views over the whole valley.
Alex Holman is the winemaker for Balverne, the historic Windsor estate whose vineyard — long known as Windsor Oaks — was first planted in 1869 and whose label, established as Balverne Cellars in the 1970s, once poured in the White House. Bob and Renée Stein bought the 710-acre property in 1992 and reintroduced the Balverne label in 2012, farming sixteen grape varieties across Russian River Valley and Chalk Hill ground under sustainable certification. A San Francisco native with a chemistry degree and a second degree in enology, Holman — who has also made wine at Dry Creek Vineyard, Paul Hobbs, and Keller Estate — crafts both Balverne and its estate-only sibling label, Notre Vue, in a low-intervention style.
Bob and Renée Stein purchased this 710-acre Healdsburg estate in 1991, renaming it Windsor Oaks Vineyards. The land had grown grapes since 1869 and gave rise to the celebrated Balverne label of the 1980s — wine once poured at the White House. For years the Steins sold their fruit to more than 35 respected wineries before resuming estate winemaking in 2005, and in 2012 they revived the historic Balverne name to honor the property’s legacy. Their farming spans the Russian River Valley and Chalk Hill AVAs, with 350 acres set aside as “Forever Wild” open space.
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