Winery Information
Winery Information for: Tessier Winery
Winery Founded: 1/1/2009
Winery Founded by: Kristie Tacey
Winery Current Owner: Kristie Tacey
Winery Description: Tessier Winery was founded in 2009 by Kristie Tacey, who continues to own and operate the winery. Transitioning from a career in biotechnology and research science, including work on the Human Genome Project, Kristie applies her scientific expertise to the art of winemaking. Based in Berkeley, California, Tessier Winery specializes in natural, minimal-intervention wines, sourcing grapes from organically farmed vineyards across Northern California regions such as Anderson Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains, Arroyo Seco, and the El Dorado foothills. The winery produces a diverse range of varietals, including Pinot Noir, Grenache, Pinot Gris, Cabernet Franc, Gamay Noir, Riesling, Syrah, and Mourvèdre. Kristie's approach emphasizes capturing the unique characteristics of each vineyard and vintage, resulting in wines that reflect a harmonious blend of scientific precision and artistic expression.
Winery Web site URL: https://tessierwinery.com/
Winery Mailing List URL: https://tessierwinery.com/
X, formerly known as Twitter URL: https://x.com/tessierwinery
Facebook URL: https://facebook.com/tessierpinot
Instagram URL: http://instagram.com/tessierwinery
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Last updated information for this winery on: 3/26/2025
Tessier Winery wine releases
2025 Wine Releases
- January 2025;
- February 2025;
- March 2025; 2024 Arroyo Seco Zabala Vineyard Pet Nat Sparkling Gamay/Grenache Rose (3/26/2025, 22 cases, $45), 2024 Monterey Rick's Vineyard Skin Contact Gewurztraminer (3/26/2025, 84 cases, $32), 2024 Monterey Rick's Vineyard Pet Nat Sparkling Gewurztraminer (3/26/2025, 20 cases, $40), 2024 California Soul Love Riesling/Gamay/Mourvedre (3/26/2025, 286 cases, $29), 2024 Central Coast Femme Fatale Grenache/Gamay Rose (3/26/2025, 56 cases, $29), 2024 California Electric Ladyland Albarino/Picpoul/Riesling/Gewurztraminer/Grenache/Gamay (3/26/2025, 320 cases, $29), 2024 El Dorado Barsotti Vineyard Gamay Noir (3/26/2025, 146 cases, $36), 2023 Day Dreaming Grenache Noir/Pinot Noir/Gamay Noir
(3/26/2025, 2215 cases, $35)
- April 2025;
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- July 2025;
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- December 2025;
2024 Wine Releases
- January 2024; 2021 Santa Cruz Mountains Zayante Vineyard Merlot (125 cases, $45)
- February 2024;
- March 2024;
- April 2024; 2023 Clements Hills Miravet Vineyard Grenache Blanc ($30), 2023 Arroyo Seco Zabala Vineyards Grenache Noir Rose ($30), 2023 El Dorado Barsotti Vineyard Gamay Noir ($35), 2023 Electric Ladyland White Wine
- May 2024;
- June 2024;
- July 2024;
- August 2024;
- September 2024;
- October 2024; 2023 Day Dreaming Pinot Noir/Gamay Noir (215 cases, $35), 2022 Arroyo Seco Zabala Vineyard Chardonnay (123 cases, $35)
- November 2024;
- December 2024;
2023 Wine Releases
- January 2023;
- February 2023;
- March 2023;
- April 2023;
- May 2023;
- June 2023;
- July 2023;
- August 2023;
- September 2023; 2022 Santa Cruz Mountains Christie Vineyard Pet Nat Sparkling Pinot Noir Rose (75 cases, $38), 2022 Central Coast Day Dreaming Negrette/Mourtaou/Riesling (225 cases, $35), 2021 Santa Cruz Mountains Zayante Vineyard Merlot (125 cases, $45)
- October 2023;
- November 2023;
- December 2023;
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