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SUTRO Wine Co. is an independent, women-owned and operated winery located along Healdsburg's renowned Chalk Hill Road in the Alexander Valley.

SUTRO Wine Co.

Healdsburg, California

Winery Details

Location

Healdsburg, California

Founded

2012

Known For

Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

Appellation

Sonoma County

Vineyard Source

All wines are made using grapes grown on their estate vineyard, Warnecke Ranch situated along the Russian River at the southern end of Alexander Valley, in Sonoma County.

Certifications/Farming Practices
  • Certified Fish Friendly Farming
  • Organic Practices
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The Story

Alice's family, the Warneckes, have been stewards of this 260 acre ranch since 1911. Perched in the middle of Chalk Hill Road, with a mile frontage on the Russian River, the property has been a sheep farm, dairy ranch, and a satellite office for John Carl Warnecke's architectural firm. In 1973, 80 acres were planted to Bordeaux varietals and a ranch office was established in the old dairy barn. Alice has lived here since 2010 with her husband Eliot Sutro and children Isabel (6) and Adin (4). She works for her aunt Margo Warnecke Merck to manage the family business: growing grapes and maintaining the community of rental homes.  The Ranch is also home to the Chalk Hill Artist Residency, founded in 2010 to support contemporary artists, inclusive of artists living with disabilities. Today Warnecke Ranch is a lively community of family, friends, artists, agriculturalists, environmental enthusiasts and wildlife.
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The Values

SUTRO wines come from Warnecke Ranch and Vineyard estate-grown grapes, located at the southern tip of Alexander Valley on the slopes of the Russian River. Chalk Hill Road is revered as a prime Bordeaux growing region and a small number of prestigious wineries have made their mark here. SUTRO is woman founded, owned and operated by Alice Warnecke Sutro. Alice is an artist, wine producer and agriculturalist. She grows the grapes, makes the wine and sells it. As an art practice, she draws people and specializes in bringing line drawing into community-based installations. She is an advocate of volcanic terroir and serves on the Alexander Valley Grapegrowers Board. She is the first in her family to make wine from Warnecke Ranch.
From the winery
We are intimately tied to the land where the grapes are grown. Architect, John Carl Warnecke, established the vineyard in 1973 in the Mayacama Mountain foothills, where Volcanic bedrock meets the banks of the Russian River. Sustainable and Carbon-sequestering farming practices reflect her family’s dedication and passion as land stewards. Margo Warnecke Merck manages the vineyard with a long standing vineyard team with the goal of producing premium quality fruit.