Papapietro Perry Winery

Following the lead of the rebellious garagiste movement in Bordeaux, Papapietro Perry began in a garage in San Francisco as a hobby between friends Bruce Perry and Ben Papapietro. After 20 years of home winemaking and encouragement from their friends and family, they left the garage and The City behind to make it “official” in 1998. Twenty-five years later, the winery remains family-owned and operated with a legacy of handcrafted award-winning Pinot Noirs.

Our Wines

At Papapietro-Perry Winery, we specialize in small lots of handcrafted, single-vineyard Pinot Noir and Zinfandel, produced from the finest grapes that grow in the Russian River, Anderson Valley, and Dry Creek Valley. Additionally, we are now producing a limited amount of Chardonnay and Rose.

When asked what style of wine we make, the response is obviously ‘great wines’; but after a good laugh, the real answer emerges. After almost 30 years, we still firmly believe in a minimalist approach to winemaking — allow the wine to express itself and reflect the growing season through the nuances that appear from vintage to vintage.

For this to happen and to produce those ‘great wines’, it is vital to pay attention to every detail; carefully attending to every step of the winemaking process, yet always with a light hand. We don’t over-extract or over-oak our wines. We give the wines the fermentation and aging environments that allow them to become exceptional—so we can smell and taste what the fruit has to offer us.