Mark your calendars for the annual J. Rickards Open Barn event!  Saturday, June 22nd, we'll be having great food and great wines to enjoy with our special friends and wine club members!

Jug July, on Saturday July 20th.  We will be tapping a barrel of 2011 Old Vine Zinfandel a month before bottling so you can fill up your jugs and wine bottles and save big!  We'll be sending our more information to our Wine Club members and e-mailing list soon.

Our second annual Pig Roast, August 10th.  The whole hog!  This was a sell-out last summer, so we just have to do it again!  Spit-roasted to perfection pig, tasty sides, our best wines and a smokin' hot, live band.  Taking reservations now.  707-758-3441

Family Winemakers Public Tasting, August 17th.  Sample small production wines from all over California all in one place - Fort Mason in San Francisco.  Public tasting will be from 3-6PM.  We will be there, so come by our table for some good cheer!  For more information go to familywinemakers.org.

J. Rickards Harvest Hands for our Friends of the Winery Club Members will be held on two dates, September 21st and October 5th.  Learn hands-on the process of making wine.  You'll harvest and crush 2013 Petite Sirah grapes and bottle the 2012 Harvest Hands vintage!  It's an amazing day led by farmer/winemaker Jim.  We'll also be serving breakfast treats and a catered lunch.  We limit the participation to 16 wine lovers per day.  Not a Club member?  Join now.

Sonoma County Harvest Fair, October 4th, 5th & 6th.  Award-winning wines, food, apples, gourds... fun for the whole family! 

A Wine & Food Affair, November 2nd & 3rd.   The annual Wine Road event features over 100 wineries in Alexander, Dry Creek and Russian River Valleys.   We'll be serving our wonderful Twilight Peach Cobbler, paired with Twilight, our late-harvest white dessert wine. 

Need event details or lodging suggestions?  Contact Pam directly:  email or call, 707-758-3441.