In the Kitchen with Chef Sergio Howland At Bacigalupi, everything we do comes back to sharing good wine around the table, so having Executive Chef Sergio Howland join us in Mom’s ranch kitchen was truly special. Ahead of our time together, we delivered our Rose, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noirs to him so he could spend […]

2026 Spring Newsletter
Katey Bacigalupi

A look into the Bacigalupi Vineyard Designate Program What does it mean when a winery has Bacigalupi Vineyards on the label? At Bacigalupi we are farmers first and foremost. Growing grapes has been the foundation of our history and we are very proud to work with some of the best brands in Sonoma and Napa […]

A Look into the Vineyard Designate Program
Katey Bacigalupi

Rusty Gaffney The Prince of Pinot We are thrilled to have good friend and Pinot Noir professional Rusty Gaffney as our guest contributor for our 2021 Spring Newsletter. Rusty is a retired ophthalmologist who has had a love affair with Pinot for over 40 years. After retiring Rusty decided to devote his energies to writing […]

Plain Winespeak About Clones of Pinot Noir – Rusty Gaffney
Katey Bacigalupi

  Cindy Rynning, Freelance Writer Wine, Food, Travel Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 3, Advanced Grape Experiences   Talking History, Family, the Future with the Women of Bacigalupi Vineyards The words “Bacigalupi Vineyards” may be familiar, especially if you’ve seen them on the label of a wine bottle. Plenty of wines I love […]

Talking History, Family, the Future with the Women of Bacigalupi Vineyards
Katey Bacigalupi

Wine in the Time of Coronavirus, Part 11 “Just Babysitters” – Bacigalupi Recent Releases Posted on October 1, 2020 by 1WineDude Out of the dozen or so virtual, online, live sample tastings in which I’ve participated the last several months (necessitated due to the COVID-19 pandemic) I might have been looking forward to this one with Bacigalupi […]

1 Wine Dude – serious talk for the not so serious wine drinker
Katey Bacigalupi

The vineyard that produced one of California’s most historic wines is finally getting its moment in the sun. By W. Blake Gray | Posted Monday, 28-Sep-2020 Three wineries have spent decades touting their roles in the US wins in the 1976 Judgment of Paris Tasting – the event that changed the wine world forever. But […]

Paris Judgment Vineyard Steps into the Light
Katey Bacigalupi

2018 Fall Newsletter With the fall season approaching it is the perfect time to release our first-ever bottling of Port. Made from 100% Zinfandel grapes and fortified with a local Brandy this Port has been waiting patiently to make its debut! The name “Diavoletti” translates from Italian to mean “little devils.” This expression aptly describes […]

2018 Fall Newsletter
Katey Bacigalupi

Back in July Ray Isle, the editor of Food and Wine Magazine came and visited us at Bacigalupi to sit down with Helen and talk about her 60 years in the wine business. She talks with Ray about the old days, how she has seen the industry change and whats to come in the future […]

Food and Wine Article- The Godmother of Pinot Noir
Katey Bacigalupi

Russian River Valley Winegrowers & Bacigalupi Vineyards Award Scholarship in Honor of Charles Bacigalupi  Santa Rosa, CA (July 2015) – The Russian River Valley Winegrowers (RRVW) and Bacigalupi Vineyards announced the recipient of the 2015 Russian River Valley Winegrowers & Charles Bacigalupi Scholarship as Lori Bisordi, of Santa Rosa, CA. Ms. Bisordi is a fifth generation […]

Scholarship awarded in honor of Charles Bacigalupi
Katey Bacigalupi

Richard Sheppard is The Artist on the Road and recently he came to the Westside Road to do some sketching and talk grapes with Charles Bacigalupi. His article on the 1976 Paris Tasting and sketches of the vineyard were recently featured in the harvest edition of the Press Democrat. Here is one of his sketches […]

The Artist on the Road comes to Westside Road
Katey Bacigalupi