About
Riffelhof Vineyards is a small family-owned artisan winery in the Sierra Nevada Foothills' Squaw Valley-Miramonte AVA, producing hand-crafted estate wines from unique varietals like Zinfandel, Teroldego, Pinot Noir, Symphony, and Cabernet Franc. With annual production of about 1200 bottles in naturally temperature-controlled cellars, they emphasize unorthodox farming, sustainability including 100% solar power, and community stewardship. Visitors can enjoy tastings, cellar tours, and events on their deck amid vines, gardens, and wildlife.
Uncommon varietals like Teroldego, Pinot Noir, Symphony in Sierra foothills
Small-batch estate wines ~1200 bottles/year
100% solar-powered operations
Family farming tradition since 1999
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What They Make
Zinfandel
Estate-grown from 2006 planting, largest production share, back-to-back medals at SJVWA
Teroldego
Uncommon varietal, two Silver Medals at SJVWA 2012 and 2013
Pinot Noir
Grown in foothills climate, Bronze Medal at SJVWA 2011
Symphony
Challenging varietal for the region's climate
Cabernet Franc
Pushing envelope with non-Rhone varietals
Awards
Silver Medal, California State Fair Wine Competition 2021
2021
Bronze Medal, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition 2020
2020