Milano Family Winery, Hopland CA

Category & Type :

Wineries And Breweries

Location :

14594 South Highway 101 , Hopland CA

Phone :

707-744-1396

Website :

http://www.milanowinery.com/

Information about Milano Family Winery...

The Milano Family Winery is located in an original, old Hop Kiln on Hwy. 101 near the Russian River just south of the town of Hopland in Southern Mendocino County.   Selecting the finest grapes from local vineyards we produce hand crafted, limited bottlings of Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, Carignane, Charbono, Valdiguie, and Port. Our winery is small enough so that we can pamper each individual barrel. We produce some organic wines and are a CCOF organically certified winery. We invite you to visit our tasting room and share these and other rare bottlings from our Cellar. We are happy to tour you through our working winery, please call for an appointment.

Our facilities have a picnic area with sufficient parking for RVs or campers.

Milano Family Winery, located in the historic hop kiln just south of Hopland, was acquired by Ted and Deanna Starr in 2001. Deanna is the winemaker.

Deanna worked in healthcare for over 20 years, starting out as a Registered Nurse, then spent many years in management for physician medical groups and home healthcare. All of that chemistry background comes in very handy – analyzing wine for just the right balance of components. Besides having had long time interest in wine and winemaking, she is also a gourmet cook who is using her tastebuds to creating flavorful, memorable wines – leaving you always wanting to come back for seconds!

The Starrs love of wine has led them to collecting fine wines. They have an extensive personal cellar and have a passion for Port.

The winery’s name has changed back to the original name of Milano. Many of you may have known the winery as Milone. The winery has operated continuously in the old hop kiln since 1977. The winery produces small lots of handcrafted wines using traditional methods. New creations, in addition to their signature Cabernets and Zinfandels, include Carignane, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Cabernet/Syrah blend, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Late Harvest Zin, Port and more.

A Hopland Tradition

The Milano Family Winery is located in Mendocino County near the town of Hopland. Founded in 1977, it is a family operation with deep historical roots in the Hopland wine growing area.

Achilles Rosetti, operated the first winery in Hopland - until prohibition. At about the same time Vincenzo (Jimmy) Milone made his way from Brindisi, Italy to Hopland. He married Achilles' daughter Mary, and along with their son, Frank farmed pears, prunes, hops and grapes. By the mid 1940's the hop business was booming. It was then that Frank and Jimmy Milone built a hop kiln where they dried hops until 1954 when the hop industry declined. Twenty-two years later, the hop kiln was converted into what is now Milano Family Winery.

“Milano wines are perfect for sharing with family & friends!  From easy drinking blends to single-vineyard bottlings we take the time to pamper every barrel we produce.  Strong relations with local growers give us access to some of the finest grapes grown in rugged Mendocino County & small-batch attention to detail helps us transform this luscious fruit into rich, robust wines we're proud to share with you!”