Blending Experiences
Become a winemaker by tasting through the barrel lots, trialing different blends and crafting your own unique cuvée. Enjoy a glass or take home your blend in a reusable growler.
Blending Experience
The experience begins by selecting red varietals to blend. Start sampling, take notes in your passport, then blend!
Cost to blend is $20 per person, or $15 for Club Members, Owners and their guests. This experience is approximately 30 minutes.
If you enjoyed your blend, purchase a glass or take your blend home in one of our reusable growlers (750mL).
Interested in taking part in a Blending Experience? Contact us at (916) 542-7417 to make a reservation or add this experience onto your existig reservation.
Private Cellar Natoma Blending Experience
Our Private Cellar Natoma Blending Experience takes you through our Natoma Wines sourced from the Sierra Foothills. Following your tasting, you will get the opportunity to be a winemaker, tasting and crafting your own custom blends with guidance. Taste through each barrel lot while learning stories about the varietal and appellation of the wines. Then, try your hand at blending to craft your own unique cuvée.
Cost per person is:
$45 per person
$25 for Wine Club Members and Owners and your guests
This experience is approximatey 60 to 90 minutes and accommodates 7 - 8 guests
A deposit of 15 dollars is required to reserve
All food must be preordered 24 hours in advance
Private Cellar Tasting Experience
Our Private Cellar Tasting Experience takes you on a journey through our Oregon Estate Vineyards and Sierra Foothills showcasing our wonderful Wines, while being in the heart of the Historic District of Folsom, California.
Cost per person is:
$50 per person
$40 for Wine Club Members, Owners and your guests
A deposit of 25 dollars is required to reserve
All food must be preordered 24 hours in advance
Blending Wines
The wines you’ll be tasting and blending are Natoma Wines, made in California:
2020 Grenache, Ca El Dorado Sierra Foothills
2020 Syrah, Ca El Dorado Sierra Foothills
2020 Mourvedre, Ca El Dorado Sierra Foothills
2020 Barbera, Ca El Dorado Sierra Foothills
Behind the Blending Experience
Four Willamette Valley Vineyards team members collaborated to create this experience, where individual varieties continue to develop in barrel allowing customers to blend their own, one-of-a-kind wines. Pictured Left to right: Kyle Gunsul, technical developer; Kathy Shannon, steam punk decor advisor; Laurel Titus, project manager; and Brandon Shelby, wine production manager.