Kunde Estate: Winery
Winery and Wine Aging Caves
Kunde Estate: Bonded Winery 202
A reproduction of the original Kinneybrook Ranch cattle barn that stood on the site for more than 100 years, our 17,000 square foot Kunde Estate Winery is a symbol of respect for our past as well as the foundation for our future. Built in 1990 in collaboration with the Sonoma County Historical Society, the winery bears the estate’s original Bonded Winery Number 202. The winery is home to our state-of-the-art winemaking facilities, from stainless-steel crusher-stemmers and fermenting tanks, to the finest French and American oak barrels.
Wine Aging Caves
In 1989, our family undertook an enormous commitment to ensure the quality of our estate wines—the development of extensive aging caves deep in the hillside behind the winery. More than 32,000 square feet of tunnels with a storage capacity for 5,500 barrels run through the five million year old volcanic lava flows that are the bedrock of our vineyards. These geologic formations are ideal for aging wines, with year-round temperatures a constant 62 degrees Fahrenheit and the humidity 90-95%. At the furthest reaches of the aging caves, a VIP dining room lies 175 feet below the surface of our Kinneybrook Syrah vineyards.
