Rominger West Winery

Location

4602 Second Street Suite 4

Hours

Wine Tasting

Mon-Sat 10:00AM-6:00PM

Phone

(530) 747-2044

Website

http://www.romingerwestwinery.wordpress.com

Owner

Mark West

Established

2004

Created in 2004, Rominger West Winery strives to fill a gap in the wine market with their small-lot artisan wines and a focus on sustaining and encouraging local agriculture and community. With a tasting room and warehouse located in Davis, Rominger West brings wine country to your front door and opens your eyes to beautiful handcrafted wines designed to go well with food and reflect the local terroir.

Rominger West winemaker Mark West had worked in Napa for a number of years when he met Charlie Rominger, a local farmer with Rominger Brother Farms who was growing grapes for wineries in Napa. Mark felt that Charlie’s grapes were of such a high quality that they made a deal: together they would pick a site, grow grapes and create a delectable wine from Yolo County. Rominger West was born. Charlie Rominger and Mark West both grew up in Yolo County and their winery remains true to their roots. Rominger West focuses on sustainable farming and local conservation and reuse of resources to support and encourage the economic viability of rural Yolo County land and farmers. Rominger West wines are handcrafted with as little machine interference as possible to produce wines that have been gently cultivated and nurtured throughout the winemaking process.

The winery is not without its taste of tragedy. In fall of 2005, right before the Rominger West debut, a warehouse in the Bay Area which had been temporarily storing their wine burnt down, destroying a great deal of the bottled wine. Rominger West persevered, debuting with less wine than planned but not giving up. One year later, after the winery moved into its current home in Davis, Charlie Rominger succumbed to cancer, leaving his brothers Bruce and Rick to represent Rominger Brother Farms in Rominger West.

Today Rominger West Winery is growing in Yolo County, becoming more and more involved in the community, supporting local organizations and encouraging sustainable agriculture. With the 2007 harvest finished, they are looking forward to bottling new wines over the next few months and are eager to share more and grow with the community.

Current releases

2007 Rominger Ranch White Yolo County
2005 Chardonnay Yolo County
2007 Rose Yolo County
NV Chickahominy Creek Red California
2004 Rominger Ranch Red Yolo County
2005 Yolo County Syrah

Vineyard Designates – (Only available at the winery)

2006 Grenache Blanc Arnold Vineyard
2004 Syrah Chapman Hill Yolo County
2004 Chapman Vineyard Red Yolo County
2005 Herren Vineyard Red Capay Valley ( **Organically farmed grapes from Capay Valley.)

Wednesday - Wine Down Wednesday 10-6pm Complimentary tastings of our current selection are available all day.

Thursday - Happy Thursday 4-7pm Special pricing on all of our wines by the glass and 25% discount off all bottles consumed onsite.
Special Pricing:

• 2007 Rominger Ranch White: Regular $5.50, Special $2.75
  

• 2007 Rose: Regular $4.00, Special $2.00
  

• 2005 Yolo County Syrah: Regular $6.50, Special $3.25
  

• 2004 Rominger Ranch Red: Regular $7.50, Special $3.75
  

• 2004 Herren Vineyard: Regular $10.50, Special $5.25
  

• 2004 Chapman Hill Syrah: Regular $10.50, Special $5.25

First Saturday - Winery Tour & Tasting 4:30-6pm Winemaker Mark West will give you a history of the winery, lead you through a tour of the facility and walk you through a taste of our different wines. $10

Second Friday - ArtAbout 5:30-8pm Be a part of this Davis tradition celebrating local artists. Each month, a new artist is displayed on our walls. The reception is free and includes winetasting and live music. $Free

Third Friday - Wine-In Movie 8-10:30pm Watch a different wine movie each month. Enjoy wine tasting from 8-8:30pm, then purchase a glass or bottle to enjoy with the movie. Bottles purchased for consumption during the film will be discounted at 10% and you will recieve a complimentary cheese plate! $10

Fourth Saturday - Last Saturday 12-5pm Every last Saturday of the month, join us for live music, wine-tasting, local vendors and good food. $Free

"Rominger West Winery provides wine tasting Monday-Saturday from 10 AM to 6 PM. Wine tasting outside regular hours or for large groups can be made by appointment by calling 530-747-2044. We also have space available to hold events. Think of us for your next business meeting, fundraiser or birthday party."

• Review from The Wine Whore June 22, 2009
  

• Feature article from Davis Life Magazine October 2007

Comments:

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2009-09-16 15:37:47   I have personally never been to this place, and although I like wine, I am turned off of going here simply because of the fact that they are taking over the events board in this Wiki with all their advertisements. I feel like the events board is a space for community events and not one that private businesses should use for free advertisement. Since most of the events are recurring, I think that a more appropriate place for these postings might be the "regular events" page. —mydiaz

• While they may have gone a bit overboard recently, they are hardly the worst offenders. I have personally encouraged them, and many other organizations, to post their events on the Events Board. They have many one-off events, such as the one I attended yesterday (2009-10-11). Among corporate/businesses, they are one of the best. Their whole existance is based around sustainable agriculture, plus they have been generous in giving back to the Davis community. Let's not criticize them for what is really a DavisWiki events board policy matter. —SteveDavison
  

2009-10-14 10:26:20   What a wonderful surprise! I just happened to stop in this weekend after checking out the new Target (its across the street) and it was lovely! They were having a Fall Festival with live jazz, free tastings and there were even local vendors selling crafts and gormet treats. I was truely impressed with their wines as well (try the Chapman Hill Syrah...its delish!)! I fully plan on returning sometime soon...they mentioned something about specials on Thursday evenings. —pattom

2009-10-26 14:24:16   We just held my husband's 50th birthday party here, and I highly recommend this as an event site. They bent over backwards to meet our needs. We had abut 70 guests, about 20 of which were small children. Rominger provided an area for the kids to play (with supervision). The kids were able to draw with chalk on the floor and play other games, while the adults sampled wine and had real food and conversations. It was a perfect venue for this. —JenniferHolman

2009-11-06 13:31:48   Please do post your calendars on your website, and do include quick links to them from this page (they're hard to find on your website). If you want to put them on this page, I don't have an objection either. I don't think it's a good idea for them to be published on the events_board though. Let's keep the events_board for one-off events, either single day or multi-day, but not month-long general calendars. Do keep posting special events there though. I hope you consider this a polite request. —SteveDavison