Horse & Plow

Started in 2008, Horse & Plow merges the best of old and new world techniques in producing authentic, hand-crafted wines from organic & biodynamic vineyards throughout California's North Coast. The wines are all made naturally with no synthetic nutrients or additives, no GMO’s, are vegan and contain low sulfites. 

The beautiful tasting barn is located on two acres of gardens and orchards just outside Sebastopol. They offer tastings, glasses, and bottles of wines and cider, are pet and kid friendly, and offer an array of food options and non-alcoholic choices.

Wines Produced: Rosé, Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Red Blend, Grenache, Ciders

A laid back setting to have a wine flight tasting and a cider tasting. The four different ciders had unique flavors from dry to sweet. The staff was extremely accommodating and our doggie loved sitting in a large shaded/sunny yard, with varied seating at picnic tables or Adirondack chairs, while we indulged on an enormous cheese plate. -JF, Google Review

Red Car Wine Co.

For nearly 20 years, Red Car has been on a journey—one that started in sunny Los Angeles and marched steadily northward toward a vision of cooler vineyard sites and the complex, aromatic wines they can express.

Red Car was founded by Mark Estrin, Carroll Kemp and Richard Crowell in 2000 with 50 cases of wine made from a single ton of Syrah grapes vinified in a Culver City garage. In a nod to their California roots, the new venture was named Red Car after the trolley line that ferried riders across Los Angeles for the first half of the twentieth century.  In 2004, the partners purchased 125 acres of land and began developing vineyards in the wild coastal ridges north of Sonoma County’s Bodega Bay, a region now known as the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA. Here, the interplay of warm sunshine, cool Pacific breezes and sandstone soils would yield the age-worthy wines of structure and complexity that had captured their imagination.

Today, after years of refinement and changes in ownership, original founder Richard and his wife Alison are focused on promoting Red Car’s beloved wines. Red Car is one of the few growing Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah in Fort Ross - Seaview and offer tastings from their tasting room and lounge in Sebastopol.

Wines Produced: Rose of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Roussanne

One of our favorite stops along our wine adventure. Great music! Overall very approachable. Best Pinot Noirs we tried all over Sonoma and Napa. This is a must-stop! -BW, Google Review