The Complete Guide to Sebastopol Hills
Terroir, Climate, and What Makes Our Pinot Noir Unique Family owned. Thoughtfully farmed. Patiently crafted. When people ask us what makes Kanzler Vineyards special, we always start with the same...
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Winter Wine Tasting in Sebastopol
What to Expect During the Quiet Season Thoughtfully farmed. Patiently crafted. “Is it worth visiting wine country in winter?” It’s a question we hear often from people planning trips between...
Kanzler Pinot One of Sonoma's ‘100 Most Amazing Wines'
We were delighted to see that our 2019 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir was featured prominently in The Press Democrat newspaper’s “100 Most Amazing Wines in Sonoma County.” Esteemed wine...
Kanzler Collab with Bob Cabral Sought After At Barrel Auction
From left: Winemaker Alex Kanzler, winning bidder and LaMarc Wines founder Marcus Ajnemark, and winemaker Bob Cabral. The Sonoma County Barrel Auction is known for “never before, never again” wines...
2020: Peak anxiety, smaller quantity, beautiful quality
My wife Breauna foot treading the 2020 Estate Reserve Pinot Noir. The fruit smelled and tasted incredible, but we didn’t know at this point whether we would be able to...
Like a found bill
What I’m doing here is breaking down lees barrels. “Lees” are mostly dead yeast cells, as well as tannins that bound up and dropped out of the wine. At the...
Master Sommelier Names Kanzler Pinot Top Wine of 2020
We were very honored the 2018 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir was chosen by master sommelier Kevin Vogt as his number one wine of 2020. Vogt, his wife Lynda, and Daniel Pressey...
Kanzler Pinot One of Sonoma Magazine's Top Wines of 2020
Our 2018 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir was selected by esteemed wine writer Linda Murphy for Sonoma Magazine‘s “Top 100 Wines of 2020.”
Kanzler is Named a Benchmark Pinot Producer
We were honored to be listed among 20 serious producers representing the best of California Pinot Noir over the past decade. Kim Marcus for the October 2020 issue of Wine Spectator:...
Neighborhoods Concept Catches Eye of Forbes
Our winemaker, Alex Kanzler, has been very involved in the Neighborhoods Initiative with our peers at the Russian River Valley Winegrowers association. Their work drew the attention of Forbes, where...