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January 05, 201021st Annual Wine & Chocolate Fantasy at Rodney Strong Vineyards
Rodney Strong Vineyards continues it’s annual Wine & Chocolate Fantasy in 2010, this year on Saturday, February 6th, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event is in its 21st year and will be held at their winery in Healdsburg. The barrel room will be transformed into a sea of raspberry and pink to celebrate Valentine’s Day and a delicious line up of top notch chocolatiers will be spread throughout with along with Rodney Strong’s finest wines. Local radio personality Ziggy the Wine Gal will again emcee and Mitch Woods and His Rocket 88’s will provide their boogie woogie blow out as the featured music this year. Additionally, Jeff Mall from Zin Restaurant & Wine Bar will perform two chocolate cooking demonstrations. Join the celebration and saunter through the barrel room sipping wine, tasting chocolates and sharing this delectable occasion with your Valentine.More Info
October 19, 2009
Rodney Strong Vineyards Becomes Exclusive Wine Partner of Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
Santa Rosa, Ca. (October 19, 2009) -- Rodney Strong Vineyards, one of Sonoma County’s finest family owned and operated wineries, is joining the non-profit Wells Fargo Center for the Arts as the Center’s exclusive wine partner. Beginning October 21 with the performance of Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Rodney Strong wines will be poured exclusively at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts performances and events, with all proceeds benefiting the Center. The new three-year partnership will provide a cash sponsorship and an in-kind donation to help support the Center’s arts and education programs, including its Education Through the Arts program serving 30,000 students every year.More Info
October 15, 2009
Rodney Strong Vineyards Becomes Sonoma County's First Carbon Neutral Winery
HEALDSBURG, CA – October 15, 2009 – Rodney Strong Vineyards owner, Tom Klein, announced today that, in an effort to fight global warming, the company’s winery and vineyards have achieved carbon neutral status. This makes the winery the first in Sonoma County to become carbon neutral. The winery recently became a member of The Climate Registry (theclimateregistry.org), where they will calculate and report emissions of winery and vineyard greenhouse gases, allowing the company to mitigate and offset those emissions.More Info
June 29, 2009
Rodney Strong Vineyards Celebrates 50-year Anniversary
On Saturday, June 27 at the home of winery owner, Tom Klein, friends, family and wine industry dignitaries gathered to celebrate Rodney Strong Vineyards’ golden anniversary. Strong started the business in 1959 by buying and blending wine that he and his wife, Charlotte then sold. Rod, who passed away in 2006, was one of the first to plant pinot noir in Russian River Valley in the late 1960s, the first to vineyard designate a Sonoma County cabernet sauvignon with the 1974 vintage of Alexander’s Crown and the first to produce and label a chardonnay from Chalk Hill in 1977. Chalk Hill became an American Viticultural Area in 1983.More Info
April 01, 2009
19th Annual Summer Concert Series At Rodney Strong Vineyards
Celebrating their 50-year anniversary of making wine, Rodney Strong Vineyards is proud to announce a stellar musical line-up for its 19th Annual Summer Concert Series at Rodney Strong Vineyards, presented by KJZY and Good Neighbor Pharmacy. This year’s schedule is highlighted by a special engagement featuring an Up Close and Personal concert from Daryl Hall and John Oates, the top selling duo in the history of music, whose "rock and soul" sound garnered #1 hits such as "Rich Girl", "Sara Smile" and "Maneater."More Info
February 01, 2009
20th Annual Wine & Chocolate Fantasy at Rodney Strong Vineyards
The Tasting Room has tickets on sale now. Either come in or call the Tasting Room at (707) 431-1533. Ticket prices are $40 for General and $30 for Collector's Circle members.More Info
July 01, 2008
Boz Scaggs Just Added To Rodney Strong Vineyards Summer Concert Series
July 2008, Healdsburg, California -- Rodney Strong Vineyards is proud to present Chris Botti and Boz Scaggs for a weekend filled with musical entertainment. On Saturday, August 2, Chris Botti takes the stage for an afternoon packed with contemporary Jazz. In addition, R&B artist, Boz Scaggs, will perform on Sunday, August 3. Tickets are available for purchase at www.omegaevents.com/rodneystrong or by calling (707) 869-1595. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Rodney Strong Vineyards Tasting Room.More Info
April 01, 2008
18th Annual KJZY Summer Concert Series at Rodney Strong Vineyards' Brings Chris Botti, Michael McDonals and More to Healdsburg
April 2008, Healdsburg, California-- Rodney Strong Vineyards is proud to announce a stellar musical line-up for its 18th Annual KJZY Summer Concert Series at Rodney Strong Vineyards’. This year’s schedule is highlighted by a special engagement featuring trumpeter Chris Botti, a gifted instrumentalist who, since the release of his first album in 1995, has created a series of recordings garnering critical acclaim while capturing the attention of the pop music world.More Info
January 07, 2008
Book Signing wiht Leslie Sbrocco
Book signing with Leslie Sbrocco. Saturday, January 12th, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Rodney Strong Vineyards will host award winning author, Leslie Sbrocco, at their winery in Healdsburg, where she will be on hand to chat about and sign copies of her most recent books. Come meet this very talented wine and food personality and enjoy sampling Rodney Strong wines.More Info
January 07, 2008
2008 Wine & Chocolate Fantasy
The Tasting Room has tickets on sale now. Either come in or call the Tasting Room at (707) 431-1533. Ticket prices are $40 for General and $30 for Collector's Circle members. Get'em while they're hot!!More Info
August 16, 2007
Klein Family Acquires Davis Bynum
Tom Klein, owner and chairman of Rodney Strong Vineyards since 1989, announced the purchase of the Davis Bynum brand today...More Info
