The Rockpile Appellation , contiguous to Dry Creek Valley, is defined by ridgetops with elevations ranging from 800 to 2,100 feet above sea level. The appellation’s size is limited by its rugged terrain. Specializing in hearty red varietals, Rockpile is a perfect site to showcase Sonoma County as the world’s premier location for Zinfandel. Steep, well-drained hillsides with shallow, rocky topsoil provide for lessvigorous vines, smaller berries and intensely flavored Zinfandel. The soils are generally comprised of loam to clay loam with a red brown color due to the higher oxidation. It is only 12 to 24 inches deep in the best of the viticultural locations.

Like the Seghesio Family, the Pagani’s have a history deeply rooted in Zinfandel. This wine comes form the storied Pagani Ranch in Sonoma Valley. The vineyard is completely dry farmed bringing a very deep root system that provides for a rich and nuanced structure to the fruit.

This noble blend of Aglianico, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon is named in honor of our founding matriarch, Angela Seghesio, who directed the company from Prohibition until her death in 1957. At Seghesio Family Vineyards’ centennial in 1995, wine industry icon Mario Perelli-Minetti toasted Angela and the“defiant” attitude with which she faced the industry’s challenges. That was the first time the Seghesios heard the word used to describe their family, and it has resonated ever since.

This noble blend of Aglianico, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon is named in honor of our founding matriarch, Angela Seghesio, who directed the company from Prohibition until her death in 1957. At Seghesio Family Vineyards’ centennial in 1995, wine industry icon Mario Perelli-Minetti toasted Angela and the“defiant” attitude with which she faced the industry’s challenges. That was the first time the Seghesios heard the word used to describe their family, and it has resonated ever since.

Since Edoardo Seghesio’ s first planting of Zinfandel in Sonoma County in 1895, Seghesio Family Vineyards has sought out sites that showcase Sonoma as the world’s premier appellation for Zinfandel. Rockpile, a narrow ridge 1,200 feet above Dry Creek Valley, is just one of those areas. Steep, well-drained hillsides with shallow, rocky topsoil provide for less-vigorous vines, smaller berries and intensely flavored Zinfandel.

In 1975, Ed Seghesio co-fermented an equal blend of Zinfandel, Petite Sirah and Carignane for his own consumption. When the Seghesio family released the first wines under their name in 1983, Ed’s blend was bottled and released in honor of his beloved wife, Fay Marian. It was at Fay’s urging that their son Ted became the family’s fourth-generation winemaker. To showcase the varietal characteristics of these remarkable old vines while honoring his mother, Ted began producing Marian’s Reserve again in 2004.