The Iron Horse Tasting Room is open seven days a week from 10am to 4:30pm. Tastings are $20, refundable with bottle purchase.  There is no charge for wine club members.

We hope you will take CHOW.com Senior Editor Lessley Anderson's advise: "If you’re only going to one winery, go here. At the end of a rural road, on a hill overlooking undulating hills of grape vines, the “tasting room” is a simple wooden shelf, constructed outdoors. CEO Joy Sterling or winemaker David Munksgard may be pouring their sparkling wines, Pinot Noirs, and Chardonnays. This informality is especially delightful when you consider that five consecutive presidential administrations have been drinking Iron Horse wines at state dinners. The entire Sterling clan (brother Laurence and parents/owners Barry and Audrey) lives on the property, and their warm enthusiasm for the family business is infectious.You can try incredible wines like the earthy, velvety 2008 Estate Pinot Noir; the UnOaked, lime-y, fresh 2008 Chardonnay; or the surprisingly dry 2005 Brut Rosé sparkling wine that would make an excellent summer hostess gift." For the full story, go to CHOW.com.

The San Francisco Chronicle rated Iron Horse's "Tasting Room" three stars. "Good bubbly and a great view." Please click here for the paper's excellent review and description of the experience.

Highlighted as a "Choice Experience", their highest recommendation, Fodor's In Focus: California Wine Country, 1st Edition, description reads:

"At the end of a meandering one-lane road off Highway 116 is Iron HorseVineyards, whose sparkling wines smoothed the way of glasnost. Ronald Reaganserved them at his summit meetings with Mikhail Gorbachev and George HerbertWalker Bush took some to Moscow for the signing of the START Treaty. Iron Horse also makes excellent chardonnay and pinot noir. Despite its fame, Iron Horse has avoided pretense – the winery buildings are of the simple Sonoma redwood-barn style but the outdoor tasting area makes it a beautifully rustics top. Enjoy views out over the predominantly cool and foggy Green Valley, while you taste their impressive sparklers."

Tours are by appointment Monday through Friday at 10am. Tours are $25 per person (including tasting), refunded with bottle purchase.  The February, 2009 issue of Sunset Magazine names Iron Horse as a favorite stop in wine country for Sparklings. On Mondays at 10am, winemaker David Munksgard, gives a personal tour. Spending time with David in the winery and the vineyards is a truly memorable experience (naturally with a glass of bubbly in hand-$50 per person) .

To arrange a tour, please contact Tasting Room Manager Lisa Macek lisam@ironhorsevineyards.com

Wine club members, please contact Club Manager Kevin Vanderhoff kevin@ironhorsevineyards.com