Due to popularity of our first Winemaker Dinner, we have scheduled another! Join us at the Presidio Cafe on Tuesday, February 10th at 7:00pm.
Enjoy some of our favorite Foggy Bridge wines with our winemaker Daryl Groom, while relaxing in the beautiful, intimate setting of the Presidio Golf Course. Daryl will host the four-course meal, prepared [...]

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Many Foggy Bridge fans have been enamored by our Bien Nacido Vineyards Pinot Noir and have inquired about the origin of this Santa Maria vineyard. We believe this is a special site – ideal for cool-climate Pinot Noir – and want to share with our readers its long multi-generational history.
In 1837, Juan Bautista Alvarado (then [...]

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Founder John Kontrabecki recently shared the origin of Foggy Bridge Winery’s estate San Francisco Bay vineyard in Livermore Valley – complete with the vital role of local well witchers. Below is John’s personal account of how the Las Positas Ranch came to life.
Las Positas Ranch is a 132-acre vineyard located in the Livermore Valley, and [...]

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Earlier this week, Daryl and I drove down to Santa Maria Valley on the Central Coast to check on the development of our Pinot Noir grapes. We are thrilled to be sourcing Pinot for our Foggy Bridge Classic tier from Bien Nacido Vineyards, arguably one of the finest vineyards in California for growing Pinot Noir, [...]

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