Pellegrini Wine Company

In 1973, the Pellegrini’s purchased a 70-acre apple, plum & olive orchard on West Olivet Road in Santa Rosa. They planted Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, developing one of the first vineyards in the region devoted exclusively to these two varieties—which would become known as the Olivet Lane Vineyard, named after the 120 olive trees which line the vineyard’s east entrance. This was one of the first Pinot Noir estates in the Russian River Valley, and over the years has been the grape source for many of the Valley’s Pinot Noir luminaries; in addition to the family’s own award-winning Olivet Lane Estate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir production. They now produce small lot wines from their estate grown grapes, as well as from select vineyards in the region.