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Under Vine Since 1849 - Eden Rift is the oldest continually producing estate vineyard in California.

Built upon calcareous soil, the Eden Rift estate is nestled in the Gavilan Mountains. It is a historic, hillside vineyard located 20 miles from Monterey Bay.

10/12/2026

Our newest release, from our oldest vines 🍷 The Dickinson Zinfandel comes from the oldest block on the estate. Planted in 1906 beside the Dickinson House, this 0.66-acre parcel is head-trained, own-rooted and dry farmed.

Cienega Valley is a genuinely marginal place to grow Zinfandel, and we are only able to ripen it fully in the warmest years. That struggle is part of what makes the w**e so distinctive. Rather than power, it gives us something silken and finely structured, with bright acidity and a gently waxy plum character that becomes more apparent with time in the glass.

It is one of the clearest connections between Eden Rift’s past and the w**es we are making today. Available now at the link in our bio.

10/06/2026

Three reasons to visit us this month 📅 The last Food Truck Saturday of the season, a harvest concert on the Dickinson Lawn, and our W**e Run 5K through the vineyard. Swipe through for details, and find tickets at the link in our bio

Food Truck Saturday, October 10th, 12–4pm.

Free and no tickets needed, just come by. SteakStop joins us for the final Food Truck Saturday of the season, so pair our w**es with great food and relax on the Dickinson Lawn.

Harvest Concert with Jillian Shaw Band, October 17th, 5–8pm on the Dickinson Lawn.

Celebrate the end of harvest with us over an evening of live music under the open sky, estate w**es poured throughout, and JJ’s Burger Truck on site.

$15 Members, $20 Nonmembers.

Halloween W**e 5K Run, October 24th, with start times at 9am and 11am.

Run or walk through the vineyard, then enjoy estate w**es and food from Gordito’s Taco Truck, JJ’s Burger Truck, and Mattia Pizza, with Avina Hat Co. joining us for the day. Costumes are strongly encouraged, and only a few race spots remain. Register at the link in our bio.

10/04/2026

A few times a day, every day of fermentation 🍇 As the skins rise to the surface of the tank, they form a thick cap that can dry out if left alone. We draw fermenting juice from below and gently pump it back over the top, keeping the skins wet, regulating temperature and helping us extract color, tannin and aroma.

How often we do it, and how gently, depends entirely on the lot. Some w**es want a firmer hand. Others barely need touching. It may not be the most glamorous part of harvest, but it is one of the most important, and no two tanks are treated quite the same.

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09/28/2026

As harvest draws to a close, it helps to see the whole picture 🌾 From above you can read the land: the terraces cut into the hillsides, the limestone running beneath it all, the coastal air moving in from Monterey Bay. Every one of those things shapes what ends up in the glass, and none of them were put there by us. This land has been cultivated for generations, long before any of us arrived, and it will go on being cultivated long after. We’re stewards of a place that existed before us and will continue after us. Our job is simply to care for it well during our chapter of a very long story. Another vintage safely in.

09/22/2026

Some things we do every year, without fail 🍇 As the first Chardonnay of the season came in, Christian and Trevor gather the team to bless the grapes. A small ritual, but one that says a lot about how we work here. This is the 177th vintage at the estate, and it’s still remarkable to watch such a small team bring in 120 acres of fruit with this much care. Here’s to the hands that make it happen.

09/17/2026

Our fall releases are almost here 🍷 The 2025 Rosé of Pinot Noir, 2023 Palmtag Pinot Noir, 2023 Estate Syrah, and 2023 Dickinson Zinfandel. Four very different w**es, all carrying the same signature: the bright acidity and mineral backbone that comes from limestone soils, and the elegance that our elevation and coastal influence make possible. It's why our w**es taste like Cienega Valley and nowhere else.

We're celebrating their release on September 26th at our Fall W**e Club Release Event, with live music from Johnny Sanchez and Mozzeria Pizza Truck on site. A lovely afternoon at the estate, right in the thick of harvest. Tickets are available at the link in our bio.

09/12/2026

Everything you need to know is in the cluster 🍇 Berry size tells you about the season. Skin thickness tells you about the heat. Taste a pip and you’ll know whether the tannins have come round yet. It’s a language you only learn by doing it year after year, and it’s how the decision to pick a particular block on a particular night actually gets made. Saul, our vineyard manager, and Trevor, our w**emaker, make that call together, while Christian is in the vineyard and the w**ery throughout the year guiding how we want the fruit and the w**es to express this place. Truly collaborative, and it has to be. Everything ran early this year, so the decision to pick came weeks ahead of schedule, but the fruit has arrived in beautiful shape, and we have big ambitions for our 2026 w**es.

09/02/2026

There's a rhythm to harvest here 🍇 We start around sunset and work into the early hours of the morning, picking while the fruit is still cool and the flavors we've spent all season building stay exactly where we want them. Every cluster selected by hand, one at a time. It's long, tiring work, but the energy across the estate is something else, and everyone rolls up their sleeves. Saul, Fabian, Aurelio and the rest of the vineyard team moving through the rows, the cellar ready and waiting for the fruit to come in. All hands on deck, night after night. Harvest 2026 is well underway.

08/25/2026

One of the first things guests notice when they arrive is the scent of lavender🪻Planted around the Dickinson House, it greets you before you’ve even stepped inside, a soft, unmistakable welcome to the estate.

As summer winds down, there’s no lovelier time to visit: settle in for a tasting, take in the warm afternoon air, and let the estate work its quiet magic. Book your visit at the link in our bio.

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08/19/2026

Every w**e here begins with a vision 🍷

Christian spent his whole career in the w**e trade before taking on Eden Rift - one of California’s most important heritage properties. The oldest vineyard in the state, planted in 1849 and producing Pinot Noir since 1860, predating both Napa and Sonoma. As far as we’re concerned, it’s the heart of American w**emaking. The vision has always been simple: take this remarkable estate and return it to its halcyon days. From 1849 until the Second World War, it was one of California’s great five estates before being lost to decades of corporate ownership. Christian’s continued work since establishing Eden Rift here, to peel back the layers and return it to what it once was and create w**es that taste like this place and nowhere else. That’s the future we’re building toward, one vintage at a time.

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Address

Hollister, CA

Opening Hours

Thursday	11am - 4pm
Friday	11am - 4pm
Saturday	11am - 4pm
Sunday	11am - 4pm

Telephone

+18316361991

Website

http://edenrift.com/

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