The Canihan Family produces award-winning Pinot Noir, Syrah, and Cabernet Franc from our organic estate vineyards in the heart of the Sonoma Valley.

The Canihan Family vineyards are ideally located in the Sonoma Valley, and because we border on the Los Carneros Appellation, the vineyards receive the cool evening breezes and frequent fog from San Francisco Bay that provide for perfect grape growing conditions.

Organic vineyard management practices, dry-farming, hand-harvesting only at complete ripeness, fermentation with naturally occurring native yeast, and no fining or filtering result in flavorful wines expressive of our “terroir”. Our commitment to elegant and flavorful wine is also evidenced by our low yields, which never exceed two tons per acre.

We are thrilled that our first wine produced was judged by 47 judges over three days and awarded “Best of Show Red Wine” from over 4,300 wines at the prestigious 2007 San Francisco International Wine Competition.

Colleague and Sonoma winery owner, Dave Rafanelli recently tasted our wines and was delightfully impressed, commenting that “These three wines really impress me; in particular, the big Exuberance Pinot Noir is one of the best Pinot’s I’ve tasted.”

We encourage you to try a bottle soon.

Live, Drink, Dream!

We have created the Exuberance Label for those vintages that we believe to be the best of the best.

It takes exceptional fruit to make exceptional wine, and back-to-back Double Gold Medals in the largest wine competitions in America have validated our biodynamic farming practices and minimalist winemaking techniques.

Dave Rafanelli and Bill Canihan enjoying some of the latest Canihan Family Wines