The story began when John Kautz, a young farmer from Lodi- California bought 12 hectares of land in this precise wine region. Ironstone vineyards entire philosophy is based on cultivating great quality grape varieties in order to create elegant and captivating wines. Since 1989 Steve Miller is the man responsible for winemaking and his main goal is to create good quality wines with great aroma and a silky texture using varieties such as Chardonnay, Viognier, Chenin Blanc and Muscat.

California Wines

California is the largest and most important wine region in the USA. The main varieties used to make Californian wines are Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay together with a wide range of traditional more European varieties such as Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah and Zinfandel. As for Californian white wines varieties, Sauvignon Blanc comes second right after Chardonnay. Also, California as a wine region hosts some of the most famous vineyards in the world: Napa Valley, Sonoma, Paso Robles and Lodi.

Cabernet Franc Wines

Cabernet Franc is a black-skinned grape variety from France that grows in almost all wine producing countries in the world. Cabernet Franc is famously known as Cabernet Sauvignon’s parent and as one of the grapes to be found in the world's finest Bordeaux Blend wines. Its nose is usually described as herbaceous with tones of tobacco, dark spice with its signature note: bell pepper. Besides France, Cabernet Franc is famous in Italy, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa. USA, Canada, Argentina and Chile.