Wines and Vineyards

The principle wine produced by Jeff Runquist Wines is the "Z" Zinfandel. "Z" is an ultra premium varietal red table wine coming from a single vineyard in Amador County's Shenandoah Valley in the heart of California's gold rush country. The Zinfandel grapes used to produce "Z" come from the Massoni Ranch, which was planted at the turn of the century.

Limiting production to just red table wines, Jeff Runquist Wines also produces a Sangiovese and Barbera. Both wines come from selected single vineyards in Amador County. These Italian varietals have always appealed to Jeff and compliment his winemaking style. For both the Barbera and Sangiovese the inaugural vintage was 1996. They are produced in very limited quantities; less than three hundred cases each.

With the 2000 vintage Jeff Runquist introduced three new wines: Pinot Noir from the Sisters Vineyard in Carneros, Cabernet Sauvignon from the Colina Poca Vineyard in Paso Robles and Petite Sirah from the Salman Vineyard on Sutter Island in the Sacramento River Delta.