Ancient Oak Cellars
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Family-owned & family-farmed, native-ferment wines. Vineyards in Russian River Valley and Sonoma Mountain. Their first vintage was in 2006.
Ken and Melissa Moholt-Siebert started Ancient Oak Cellars winery with a Pinot Noir vineyard just north of Santa Rosa that had been Ken's grandparents. Today you can taste their wines--Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Zinfandel from Russian River Valley, Cab, Merlot, and Cab Franc from Sonoma Mountain. They source grapes from three estate vineyards, which they farm themselves, and several other amazing Sonoma County vineyards. Greg La Follette is the winemaker. Tastings are by appointment only. Email [email protected] for more details.
I'm thankful for the amazing crew I have helping me make family-farmed native-ferment w**e.
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08/29/2026
Two single-vineyard Pinot Noir (from Siebert and Gunsalus Vineyards) and Pinot Meunier from Van der Kamp Vineyard are available as a pack of 2 bottles of each for $340.
https://www.ao.w**e/store/Single-vineyard-Pinots-Noir-and-Meunier-p853482822
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08/27/2026
Using native fermentation, both primary and secondary, in French oak barrels, these grapes will be transformed into w**e over the next few weeks.
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08/18/2026
I am thankful for Greg's teaching, for his encouragement to take the full w**emaking role as my own, and for his ongoing friendship and love and support.
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As is my tradition, I am taking the first juice sample of vintage 2026 using a cup I got at TexSom.
What is different is that I'm doing so the day before I would normally go to volunteer setting up and supporting TexSom and then come home and get ready for harvest.
This year I'm missing TexSom and all the friends I've made there -- and making w**e NOW!
Yikes - where's my TexSom Harvest Intern?!?
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Sharing a few of the w**es that Sonoma Editor Tom Capo Tom Capo just reviewed for W**e Enthusiast.
These are all w**es that I (Melissa Moholt-Siebert) made, when I took over as w**emaker.
🍇 Alcman Reserve Pinot, 97 points, Editor's Choice
❤️ Siebert Ranch Chardonnay, 96 points, Editor's Choice
🍇 Gunsalus Vineyard Pinot, 95 points
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08/10/2026
I will be sharing lots more details, but want you to know this amazing news.
W**e Enthusiast scored eleven Ancient Oak and ACORN w**es (so far; more are coming) and gave eleven scores of 90 points or higher!
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We are finishing up picking for sparkling. Some of the grapes from yesterday and today will be for Ancient Oak bubbles and some are sold to another w**ery.
These grapes will go straight into a press, and then be barreled down for fermentation, so the color that is in the skins will not be included -- making a clear white w**e base for the bubbles.
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PO Box 4690
Santa Rosa, CA
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