Visit & tastings
Taste the hill on the hill
The cellar door is the old stone barn at the foot of the vines. Come for a flight at the counter, the reserve wines in the cellar or a walk up the rows.
Three tastings
Every tasting is seated and poured by someone who works in the vineyard or the cellar. The fee comes off any wine you take home.
Classic flight$30 a person
45 minutes
Five current wines at the long counter or on the terrace, with bread and olive oil from the valley.
Hilltop Brut · Chalk Block Sauvignon Blanc · Rosé of Grenache · Creekside Pinot Noir · Hillside Syrah
Reserve in the cellar$65 a person
75 minutes
Down in the barrel cellar with Clara or Tomas: the reserve wines, a barrel sample of the next vintage and a cheese board.
Barrel Room Chardonnay · Creekside Pinot Noir · Hillside Syrah · A library vintage · A barrel sample
Walk the row$55 a person
90 minutes
Up the syrah row to the oaks at the top, a glass at each block, and the view of the whole valley at the end.
Hilltop Brut · Rosé of Grenache · Hillside Syrah
You must be 21 or over to taste. We pour an alcohol-free flight of our verjus and grape juice for designated drivers, free.
Book a tasting
Pick a day and a time; we keep the counter for you and pour as soon as you sit down. Groups of more than eight, please call.
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Find the cellar door
Ravelin Hill Estate 1480 Ridge Lane Sorrel Valley, CA 95442Follow Ridge Lane out of the village until the vines start; the stone barn is on the left, past the big oak.
Get directions
Cellar door hours
- Thursday to Monday
- 11:00–17:00
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- By appointment
- Last tasting
- 16:00
- Parking
- Free in the gravel yard by the barn, with two accessible spaces by the door.
- Access
- The tasting room and terrace are step-free; the barrel cellar has twelve stone steps.
- Groups
- Up to eight without asking; more, please call and we'll set the long table.
- Dogs
- Welcome on the terrace, with a bowl of water by the door.
Under the pergola
On warm days the tastings move outside, under the old vine on the pergola, looking up the hill.
Questions about visiting
Do we need to book?
For the reserve tasting and the vineyard walk, yes. A classic flight usually has room without booking on weekdays; at weekends, book to be sure of a seat.
Can children come?
Yes, with a grown-up. There's grape juice from our own vines for them and the lawn by the oak to run on.
Is there food?
Bread, olive oil and cheese boards from the valley. For a proper lunch, the village is ten minutes away; we're happy to suggest a table.
Can you ship what we taste?
Yes: buy at the counter and we ship it the next Monday, or carry it home with the tasting fee taken off.