Dehlinger Winery
When Tom Dehlinger planted our initial 14 acres in 1975, he was one of the first winemakers to revive western Sonoma County as a winegrowing region after Prohibition. Twenty-eight years old at the time, Tom built a small winery building with his architect brother Dan on what had been an aging apple ranch on Vine Hill Road, outside of the town of Sebastopol. Soon after, Tom met his wife Carole and the two started a family on the ranch and put their energy into making and selling wine
Today, Dehlinger remains an independent, family owned and operated winery recognized for consistency and quality. Our focus is entirely on estate-grown grapes from our vineyard on Vine Hill Road, which now has a five-decade-long history of producing exceptional wines. Carmen Dehlinger and Eva Dehlinger, two of founder Tom and Carole’s daughters, oversee day-to-day operation of both the winery and the vineyard. We continue to invest in our vineyard site, caring for the land and replanting the vines as they age. Our passion for producing hand-crafted wine remains unwavering, and excellence in grape growing and winemaking has become our tradition.
Eva and Carmen Dehlinger
Dehlinger wines are valued for their quality, expressiveness, and authenticity. As an independent, artisan winery, our winemaking experience has been built by over 50 years of craftsmanship under the direction of a single family.
