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Romantic Valentine's Day Gifts

Wine is a classic addition to a Valentine dinner. Make it extra special with Windsor Vineyards.

Our 2022 sparkling wine guide: 50+ label terms, what to know before you buy

Good-Value Sparklers: So many sparklers are on the market. Here’s a look at what we enjoyed recently.

95+ Best Christmas Eve Box Gift Ideas For Adults

Celebrate the festive season in style this year with the perfect festive gift from Windsor Vineyards!

WINDSOR VINEYARDS × CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES

This year marks the first anniversary of the 9,639 wildfires that affected over 10,000 California residents and businesses in 2020 — from wine country in the north down south to the Hollywood Hills.

Ready for Halloween? Our Editors Have 3 More Gift Finds in Case You Still Need Inspo

To ring in Halloween this year, the Vintners at Sonoma, Calif.’s Windsor Vineyards created six Halloween-themed wine labels to inspire the year’s festivities through things like horror movie bingo games and QR-linked pumpkin carving design templates and Spotify playlists.

Put Your Pooch on a Port? Your Canine on a Cab? You Can With a Custom Dog Wine Label!

Puppy parents can celebrate their canine companions and give back to animals in need through a partnership with Bar Dog Wine and Windsor Vineyards.

Frugal Gift Guide:
Be Cheap Without Looking Like It!

#7/14 "Windsor Vineyards Custom Wine Bottles, $45 and up for two bottles Any bottle of wine will look highbrow with a custom wine label!

10 Best Christmas Wines to Serve at Your Holiday Table

This fruity-oaky Cabernet is a perfect pairing for Christmas roasts. Better yet, you can customize the bottle's label with holiday wishes from your family—who needs greeting cards?!

Best Personalized Father's Day Gifts To Show Dad How Much You Care

Personalized gifts are a great way to make someone feel special. After all, the item is specifically for them, perhaps by including their name or a photo, or simply by showing your consideration.

Windsor Vineyards 2019 Chardonnay and NV Brut Rose

Founded by wine legend Rodney Strong, you’ll find Windsor Vineyards in the town of, well, Windsor, a sleepy adjunct to nearby Healdsburg. Windsor is probably best known for the personalized labels it can apply to bottles

Podcast #480 – Tami McKay, Winemaker Windsor Vineyards, Hopland, California

Like some in the industry, Tami McKay started as a home winemaker with no definite plan to make it a full time living. After extensive education she made that passion a career.

California wine: NV Windsor Vineyards Brut Rosé North Coast sparkling wine

Windsor Vineyards offers anyone the option to create a custom wine label by either choosing from their many online templates or uploading your own artwork. With just a few easy clicks on the Windsor website, you can ship wine with a custom label to yourself or anyone 21 or older as a gift. Designing a wine label has never been easier– dream big my friend!

Best gifts to bring to your Holiday Host(ess)

A custom label will wow the guests at any social gathering, and Windsor Vineyards makes the process simple. Why not bring a non-vintage Brut Rosé Sparkling, made in Methode Champenoise (second fermentation in the bottle) with grapes grown on the North Coast.

We love the latest releases from Windsor Vineyards

North Coast, Platinum Series ($32): This Brut Rosé was crafted in the labor-intensive Méthode Champenoise practiced in the Champagne region of France. Following bottle fermentation this wine was aged in the same bottle on the yeast lees for nineteen months, gradually developing the classic creamy texture and brioche-like character.

Spooktacular Halloween Wine Gifts From Windsor Vineyards

Is there a special wine for Halloween? Absolutely: It’s the wine with the best costume. While our friend Ruth sews little ghost bottle covers, the vintners at Sonoma County’s Windsor Vineyards have dressed the bottle for you, with a choice of 18 special Halloween labels.

Gifts for the Impossible Man: 45 Gift Ideas for Men Who Seem to Have Just About Everything

The only thing better than a bottle of wine? A personalized bottle of wine. This year, gift your favorite man a bottle of Windsor Vineyards with a personalized label to commemorate the holiday season. You can pick from a number of different label types to choose from and even add your own photos and text. Plus, the wine is actually quite scrumptious

Your Guide to the Festival of Lights

#10. Windsor Vineyards Custom Label Wines "Anyone can bring a bottle of wine, but for something unforgettable, top it with a custom wine label. Windsor offers a wide range of personalized options.

words on wine by Randy Fuller

it seems that personalized labeling is a big part of what Windsor does. The winery's website provides endless urging to select a custom label.

Mixed Case: Sheltering Sips+ (6 of ?)

2017 Windsor Vigonier—arguably the ideal wine to sip while binge-watching “The Crown” on Netflix—is a delicious, complex, bold symphony of aromas and flavors: crisp apples and pears, marzipan, honey, apricot, and tropical fruits.

Star-Studded Wine Auction Underway To Benefit 2020 Wildfire Victims

On Tuesday, a star-studded charity wine auction by the Windsor Vineyards and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy debuted on eBay to raise money for the wildfire victims.

Windsor Vineyards, celebrities team up for California wildfire relief

The Windsor wine company, working with the California Wildfires Recovery Fund, has enlisted these celebrities — and more — to design exclusive labels for wines up for auction now on eBay. Bidding starts at $1,000.

Viognier offers a Chardonnay alternative – a great pick for holiday meals.

Nine or 10 years ago, there was a lot of chatter about the next “it” grape. Malbec had its run, with consumers downing the smooth-drinking Argentinian red in mass quantities. Some sages thought that Viognier, a white grape with roots in France’s Rhone Valley, might be ready for the spotlight.

Valentine wine personalized with love on the label

Windsor Vineyards has an easy way for you to create a special Valentine wine label. Simply visit their website and choose from popular wine label styles or create your own label. There is a helpful tutorial on the site to walk you through the process. One of their most popular wines to give for Valentine’s Day is Windsor Vineyards 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon ($30). This lovely red wine has notes of black currants, tabacco and cocoa nib, with soft, rich tannins. Your Valentine will love the flavors of dark cherry, vanilla, fig and mocha in this wine.

2019 Windsor Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

The wine exhibited good acidity and balance. It was light-bodied and demonstrated good length. This wine would pair very well with a spicy Thai red curry.

2019 Windsor Cabernet Sauvignon

2019 Windsor Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley, Platinum Series hails from Sonoma, California. Lush and supple, it is packed with alluring aromas and flavors of dark berries, plum, cocoa, fig jam, creamy vanill

Windsor Vineyards 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley

Alexander Valley is the most inland part of Sonoma County and the summer heat and the cooling influence of the Russian River combine to make it a perfect spot for robust reds...