Cline

Cline Family Cellars is a winery founded in 1982 by Fred and Nancy Cline in Oakley, California. Its early wines used historic Mourvèdre, Zinfandel and Carignane vines, with first vintages drawing on vines more than 100 years old from Big Break. In 1989, the family moved the winery to a 350-acre former horse farm in Sonoma-Carneros and expanded its vineyards throughout Sonoma County. Tom Gendall and Katie Hoggins are Cline’s winemakers.

In the vineyards, cover crops and compost teas nourish the soil, while sheep control weeds. The vineyards and winery became Certified California Sustainable and Sonoma County Sustainable in 2018. Cline favors minimal intervention in the cellar and prefers wild yeast for fermentation. Its wines include Rhône and Zinfandel wines.