Passalaqua

Passalacqua is a small Dry Creek Valley producer focused on single-vineyard Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon, made in limited quantities and sold only direct from the winery. If you want these wines, you come here.

The house identity leans toward the outdoors, with wines positioned as pairings for wild game and open-fire cooking rather than white tablecloths, and a collaboration with Modern Huntsman that reflects that. It sits on Lambert Bridge Road in Healdsburg, in the middle of the Dry Creek Zinfandel belt. Michael scores the ambiance an 8. Because production is limited and distribution nonexistent, it is worth building into a Dry Creek Zinfandel route rather than hoping to find the bottles later.