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Rooted in History
Woodside Vineyards has been credited with being one of the first wineries to pioneer the "boutique winery" movement in California
and we are the oldest winery in San Mateo County. Our grapes are farmed from 24 sites within the Woodside township, some of them over a century old.Our premium Cabernet wines come from the legendary La Questa vines,
planted by E.H. Rixford in 1884. When other California wine producers were selling their wine in bulk, Rixford was cultivating his La Questa vines that were hand-carried from France and producing wine in the tradition of the
famed Chateau Margaux winery. These wines won a gold
medal in San Francisco in 1915. The richness of this tradition is still evident in the elegant, hand-crafted, estate-grown wines that we produce today. Our founder, Bob Mullen began producing wine from a little more than one
acre of grapes at Woodside Vineyards in 1960. Three years later the winery became bonded, or licensed, to sell Bob's creations. Today Bob and our full-time winemaker, Brian Caselden, produce nearly 2,000 cases a
year. Since 1960, we have grown to manage, harvest and produce wines from over 17 acres throughout the Woodside community. Throughout this growth, we have maintained our focus on tradition and the personal touch of
winemaking. In addition to winemaking, we have been developing vineyards for residents of Woodside for 12 years. From design, installation and maintenance, we pay close attention to the intricacies of plant, soil, water,
and topography management to ensure that the vineyards produce grapes to our winemaking standards.
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