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185 reviews and 125 photos of SIMI WINERY "A landslide victory! I joined Simi's wine club in 2004 and they have been great. The high end wines are usually amazing. The Landslide Cab is great and the Reserve Cab's are even better. Rich, ethereal wines with deep blackfruit flavors."
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Simi Winery. 140 reviews. #32 of 198 things to do in Healdsburg. Wineries & Vineyards. Closed now. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Write a review. About. Popular winery in Sonoma Valley that features its winery chef's award-winning cookbook.
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- The California Winery Has Italian Roots.
- The Brand’S Story Really Begins with Isabelle Simi.
- Isabelle Saw Simi Through Some Pretty Tough times.
- There’S Been Strong Female Leadership Ever since.
- Simi’s First Tasting Room Was Fashioned Out of An Actual Wine Cask.
- There’S A Grudge-Filled Story Behind The Winery’s Rose Bush Collection.
- Simi Is One of California’s Longest Continuously Operating Wineries.
- The Winery Was Sold Out of Family Ownership in 1981.
- Simi Is Big on Food and Wine Pairings.
- It’S Also Trying Out A New Combo: Wine and Books.
SIMI Winery’s SonomaCounty location came to be when brothers Giuseppe and Pietro Simi left their home in Italy to strike it big during the California Gold Rush. They found themselves in San Francisco in 1849 and eventually realized their passion for wine outweighed the allure of the gold fields. The duo then moved to Healdsburg, Calif., in 1890 to ...
While Giuseppe and Pietro were the first to make wine under the Simi name, it is Giuseppe’s daughter Isabelle whose winemaking legacy is perhaps most important to the brand. She took over the winery when she was only 18 years old, after her father and uncle both passed away in 1904. Today, SIMI creditsIsabelle’s business savvy and determination to ...
Isabelle inherited SIMI Winery in the midst of her father and uncle’s tragic deaths, but the hurdles didn’t end there. The business was rocked yet again (literally this time) two years later, when the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquakesent intense shocks though Sonoma County. Fortunately, Isabelle had the foresight to build strong structures and u...
SIMI’s current winemaking team is entirely headed by women; director of winemaking Melissa Stackhouse and winemaker Lisa Evich bring a combined 50 years of experienceto the table. This legacy of female winemakers extends back to former SIMI winemaker MaryAnn Graf, whose accolades included being the first woman in the U.S. to earn a degree in oenolo...
How did Isabelle promote her cellar full of wine post-Prohibition? She opted to open a new, eye-catching tasting room that was impossible for passersby to ignore. The “room” was actually a 25,000 gallon Champagne tankthat was placed near the winery’s cellars and opened to the public in 1934, becoming SIMI’s first official retail outlet. The origina...
While the rose garden at SIMI Winery certainly isn’t the main attraction for visitors, it does have a backstory that just might make you want to stop by between sips of wine. Isabelle made a tradition out of planting a rose bush for every sitting president during her time overseeing the winery. She never missed a bush — until one president got the ...
SIMI accomplished the difficult task of surviving Prohibition (take that, Hoover), a result of Isabelle’s quick pivot to selling legal sacrament wine. Other California wineries weren’t so lucky. Of the roughly 700 that were reportedto be open prior to Prohibition, only 140 survived. SIMI was one of the lucky ones, making it one of the state’s longe...
The same year that Isabelle Simi passed away, at 95 years old, SIMI Winery was sold to multinational conglomerate Moët-Hennessy. In 1999, it was sold again to Constellation Brands in a roughly $50 million deal. SIMI has stayed with Constellation Brands ever since and is now owned by the company’s fine wine division, Icon Estates. SIMI is part of Co...
Wine lovers know the power of a good wine and food pairing can elevate a dining experience. SIMI recognized this early on, too, becoming one of the first wineries in California to bring on a full-time chef. SIMI has its own on-site restaurant and offers plenty of opportunitiesfor the hungry and thirsty to indulge themselves. Options include a famil...
SIMI’s new partnership with Reese’s Book Club, a site helmed by actress and producer Reese Witherspoon that offers monthly female-centered book recommendations, aims to bring wine and book lovers together. The goal of the collaboration is to “spotlight diverse narratives and deepen connections within the community by offering readers and drinkers m...
What days are Simi Winery open? Simi Winery is open Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun. 179 reviews of Simi Winery "A landslide victory! I joined Simi's wine club in 2004 and they have been great. The high end wines are usually amazing. The Landslide Cab is great and the Reserve Cab's are even better. Rich, ethereal wines with deep blackfruit ...
Simi Winery. 140 reviews. #31 of 202 things to do in Healdsburg. Wineries & Vineyards. Closed now. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Write a review. About. Popular winery in Sonoma Valley that features its winery chef's award-winning cookbook.
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Nov 29, 2021 · Simi Winery: Wonderful Wine - See 139 traveler reviews, 69 candid photos, and great deals for Healdsburg, CA, at Tripadvisor.
- 16275 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, CA
Jan 8, 2024 · Simi Winery: Beautiful Setting - See 140 traveler reviews, 69 candid photos, and great deals for Healdsburg, CA, at Tripadvisor.
- 16275 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, CA
