Dunham Cellars

10/14/2026

W**e Club shipments are on their way! It takes all hands to get these out, all the way to the top! Do you tuck your club shipments away to age or drink them as soon as you get them?

10/13/2026

Come out to the Airport District this Saturday, October 17th, for the Annual Harvest Festival! Food, games, vendors, and stop by our tasting room to enjoy some fall favorites.

10/09/2026

When Rob & Alie say a tank has completed primary fermentation, it’s time for Drain & Press! We let the free run drain into a sump, then open up the door and start digging.

All the grape pomace (skins, seeds, stems) gets shoveled into bins and dumped into our 5-ton press. The w**e is pumped into a tank where it will then go down to barrels and begin malolactic fermentation in a warm room.

10/05/2026

Donna clocked out for the final time! If you’ve been to Dunham Cellars in the last 15+ years, there’s a good chance you’ve met Donna. If she led your tasting, there’s an even better chance she pulled up a chair and joined your group! Donna, we could not be more appreciative of your years of genuine hospitality here at Dunham Cellars. Enjoy sunshine, w**e, and more time for golf!

09/25/2026

Active fermentations are what we want to see this time of year! Our 2026 Lewis Vineyard Chardonnay is showing off with foaming and bubbling.

The grapes were pressed straight off the truck, pumped into a tank, then into barrels. The juice is inoculated with yeast cells in the barrel, now our job is to keep them happy as they turn sugars into alcohol and release CO2 and a little heat, making w**e!

09/23/2026

Our cellar tech Wise is showing us how to do pumpovers! Each tank gets pumped over twice a day every day during fermentation. This aerates the w**e giving oxygen to the yeast cells, keeps the cap (grape skins, seeds, stems) wet to promote color and flavor uptake, and prevents bacteria growth. Plus, it’s much more efficient than punchdowns—we’ll get to those later!

09/22/2026

Every bottle of our Cab has a numeral. But we always love our first!

Every bottle has a story, but some bottles carry an entire legacy. 🍷

Visiting Dunham Cellars and stepping into the Founder's Room was a true walk through history. There’s something surreal about holding a bottle of their very first 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon, the bottle that started the journey, while sipping their 27th vintage.

Two bottles. Nearly three decades of w**emaking. One incredible story.

It’s moments like this that make w**e more than what’s in the glass. It’s history, place, passion, and the people who have continued the tradition vintage after vintage.

Grateful for the opportunity to experience a little piece of Dunham’s story, from that first 1995 Cabernet to the 27th vintage. Cheers to the past, the present, and many more vintages to come. 🥂

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09/19/2026

Alie wants you to come in and taste our 2025 Shirley Mays Chardonnay! First released to w**e club and now pouring in our tasting room. It's lemon curd, brioche, floral, and melon, with a gentle creaminess for texture. Try it with lemon pepper salmon and asparagus or enjoy on its own.

As always, the pink ribbon on the back label means we're donating a portion of the sales of this w**e to breast cancer research in memory of Eric's grandmother, Shirley Mays.