Bench Sauvignon BlancGravel block · 740 cases
Lime pith, crushed fennel, wet stone. Half fermented in concrete, so it stays taut through a long lunch.
$38
Sonoma Valley · Estate grown
Thirty-eight acres, one long table.
Wine from a gravel bench above Cutler Creek, seven rooms above the old cellar, and dinner where the last vine row ends.
The estate
Farmed by hand, picked by taste.
The bench drains fast and holds the afternoon heat; the fog comes up the creek by six. Our grapes ripen slowly between the two, and we pick each block on the morning it tastes right, not the morning it measures right.
Four families have farmed this hillside since 1974. The Zinfandel on the lower slope was planted before any of them, and it still gives us forty cases in a generous year.
38acres under vine
1938oldest Zinfandel planted
3,800cases a year
The wines
Six wines, one hillside.
Native yeast, neutral oak and a light hand. Every bottle is grown within a ten-minute walk of the cellar door.
Creekside ChardonnayCreek block · 610 cases
Meyer lemon, toasted hazelnut and a little salt at the finish. Eleven months in old barrels, no new oak.
$54Fog Line Pinot NoirUpper bench · 520 cases
Wild strawberry, blood-orange peel, the smell of the forest floor after rain. Best slightly cool.
$62Hollow Block Zinfandel Old vinePlanted 1938 · 210 cases
Bramble, black pepper and dried sage. Head-trained vines, dry-farmed, picked over three mornings.
$48Estate Cabernet SauvignonHilltop block · 900 cases
Cassis, cedar shavings, graphite. Tannins like fine suede; it will be better in 2030 and fine tonight.
$95Number Nine LibraryBest barrels only · 96 cases
Our nine best barrels of the year, held back six years. Dried cherry, tobacco leaf, a long quiet finish.
$160Shipping to most states. Club members receive 15–25% off.
Tastings & tours
Come for an hour. Stay for the afternoon.
Every visit is seated and by reservation, so the room never feels like a bar. Walk-ins welcome on the terrace when there's space.
Terrace Tasting
Five current releases at the long table or out under the oak, with a plate of estate olives, aged cheese and warm bread from the wood oven.
$45/ guest
Cave & Barrel Walk
A walk through the vines to the cave cut into the hill in 1981. Taste three wines from barrel, months before bottling, then two finished ones beside them.
$75/ guest
Private Library
The cellar's back room, just your party. Older vintages of Cabernet and Number Nine side by side, with a cellar host and a small seasonal menu.
$150/ guest
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The Inn at Fenhollow
Seven rooms above the old cellar.
Limewashed walls, oak floors and windows that open onto the vines. No televisions; a record player and a decanter instead.
Vine Room
$485per nightA queen bed facing east over the Sauvignon Blanc block. Morning sun, a deep soaking tub, coffee left at the door at seven.
- 4 rooms
- Queen
- Vineyard view
Cellar Suite
$640per nightA sitting room with a fireplace, a king bed and a private stair down to the cellar's tasting bar.
- 2 suites
- King
- Fireplace
The Oak House
$1,150per nightThe original 1920s farmhouse under the big oak: two bedrooms, a kitchen, a porch for long evenings.
- Sleeps 4
- Private garden
- Two-night minimum
Every stay includes breakfast from the estate garden, a seated tasting for two and a bottle of the current release waiting in the room.
The Table
Dinner at the end of the row.
Thursday to Sunday, one menu, cooked over vine cuttings and oak. Most of it grows within sight of the terrace.
Estate dinners
14Nov
Harvest's End Supper
One long table in the vineyard. $195
05Dec
Wood Oven & Old Vines
Six Zinfandels back to 2009. $210
16Jan
Pruning Night
Dungeness crab and Chardonnay by the fire. $185
20Mar
Bud Break Lunch
Spring garden, the new rosé, a walk after. $120
The Fenhollow Club
First pour, three times a year.
Members get each release before it opens to anyone else, a table when the terrace is full, and wines that never leave the estate.
Bench
4 bottles
Three shipments a year · about $190 each- 15% off all wine
- Seated tastings for two, always free
- Members-only spring release
Cellar · most chosen
6 bottles
Three shipments a year · about $320 each- 20% off all wine
- Cave & Barrel Walk for four, once a year
- Priority booking for estate dinners
- One night at the Inn at 30% off
Library
12 bottles
Three shipments a year · about $690 each- 25% off all wine
- An allocation of Number Nine
- Private Library tasting for six
- Choose your own wines, every shipment
Pause or leave any time. Shipments in March, June and October.
Weddings & gatherings
Married under the big oak.
One wedding a weekend, May through October. The ceremony on the lawn, dinner on the terrace, the whole inn for your family.
Ceremony lawnup to 140 guests
Terrace dinnerup to 120 seated
Cave dinnersup to 36
Inn buyout7 rooms, 2 nights
Visit
An hour north, a world slower.
Tasting roomDaily, 10:30 – 5:00
Cave & Barrel WalkThu – Mon, 11:00 & 2:00
The TableThu – Sun, from 5:30
Inn check-inFrom 3:00
2200 Cutler Bench Road
Sonoma Valley, CaliforniaFictional address. Dogs welcome on the terrace. Free parking under the olives.
Fenhollow
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65 minfrom San Francisco
15 minfrom the square
40 minfrom the coast
The Cellar Letter
Four letters a year.
One at bud break, one at harvest, and two in between: what's in barrel, what's on the table, and when the dinners open.