Henry David Vineyards

Henry David Vineyards is a tribute to our two fathers because both men were farmers. We used their middle names for our efforts. They respected the land that provided a living for them and their families. Bill’s grandparents, for example, lived on and worked 120 acres (and so did Bill!), farming orchards apples, pears, peaches, and cherries, as well as a vineyard of concord grapes. Sherilyn’s grandparents farmed various crops in northeast Texa...

Henry David Vineyards is set deep in the Bennett Valley Appellation on 18 acres in Sonoma County, one of the world’s foremost wine regions. Nestled on a gently rolling slope of Sonoma Mountain about 800 feet above sea level, we look west to Santa Rosa and the coast, and we’re just over the hill from Sonoma. Our setting provides one of the most perfect microclimates for the Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Aligote grapes we grow—gentle warmth from t...

In June, 2017, we purchased Barbed Oak Vineyard, realizing our dream to literally and figuratively return to our roots as we created a place to reflect on the bounty life provided us—and to create a place for our family and friends to spend time together.

The vineyard, which was planted in the late 1990s, was originally farmed to produce volumes of grapes that large wineries used to blend with their own. In the mid-2000s, the previous owner...