Deerfield Ranch Winery

Back in September I had to go to San Francisco for a couple of days. I got to spend one day in Sonoma and hit a couple of wineries while I was there.

Deerfield Ranch Winery is located in Kenwood practically across the street from Kunde. Deerfield produces 21 different wines and their grapes are sourced from 17 different vineyards.

The Deerfield Ranch Winery tasting room is absolutely beautiful. They have turned their cave into a good-sized space for tasting, parties and just to hang out. The space set aside for tasting is open and relaxing, and while they do have two small tasting bars, most of the tasting while I was there was done in the more comfortable chairs or tables set up in the room.




Their standout wine was the 2005 Red Rex (image 2). It is a blend of 29 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 17% Syrah, 11% Petit Verdot, 9%, Sangiovese, 6% Malbec and 5% Cabernet Franc. The Cabernet Sauvignon gives the wine good structure while the Sangiovese adds fruit and the Cabernet Franc gives it just a little spice. It is a surprisingly full-bodied wine with smooth tannins that lingers on the palate.

Aside from wine, they also make a very good grapeseed oil. I use grapeseed oil in almost all of my cooking, so I was delighted to see this, their truffle flavored grapeseed oil is particularly good.