Zialena Winery

Key Info

• Alexander Valley’s newest winery.

• I attended the exciting ribbon cutting ceremony in 2017.

• Pronounced Zee-ah-leena after beloved great Aunt Lena.

• A short drive from quaint downtown Geyserville.

• Founded by a brother and sister team.

• Mark is the winemaker and Lisa runs the business side.

• Fourth generation Mazonni.

• For over a century the Mazzoni family has grown premium grapes in Sonoma County.

• When building the custom winery on the historic Mazzoni property…

• Lisa didn’t want a grandiose castle or a chateau.

• Instead, she envisioned a custom built winery which did not obstruct the sweeping views of the vineyard valley.

• Open daily 10:00 am to 4:30 pm

• Walk-in tastings ok and dog friendly on the patio.

• Zialena is surrounded by 120 acres of father Mike’s estate grapes.

• The estate specialties: Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon.

• Zialena Zinfandel is a favorite, known for its spice and pepper notes.

• Hand-crafted wines also include Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.

• A field blend, Cappella, is sourced from Chalk Hill’s, Old Crow Vineyard.

• 100 year old vines, Cappella is aged in neutral French Oak for 16 months.

• Lisa calls Cappella, “Mark’s fun wine.”

• Mark’s approach to wine making is to be true to the family tradition.

• He is committed to estate only winemaking because he says it allows him to be a non-interventionist.

• Grapes touch natural elements only, concrete, oak and cork.

• A first for Alexander Valley is Zialena’s custom made open top concrete fermenting tanks.

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