"Fran and I started Fenestra Winery in 1976 at the old Ruby Hill/Stony Ridge Winery. As I recall, there were only 5 wineries at that time: Wente, Concannon, Villa Armando, Stony Ridge and Fenestra. I was still teaching Chemistry full-time at San Jose State University, and we were living in San Jose. We moved our winery to our present location in 1980. We have seen remarkable changes in the Livermore Valley with the planting of new vineyards and the emergence of new wineries (now 35)." - Lanny Replogle, Owner

Fenestra in introducing different flights of wines for tasting in the tasting room. Please click here for more details!

Fenestra's "Summer of Gold"
The summer of 2011 is turning out to be the “Summer of Gold” for Fenestra Winery in Livermore. The winery has been receiving consistent notifications pertaining to wines that have won gold medals at wine competitions all over the state. Read the press release here!

Some of the higlights from the 2011 awards season:

BEST RED AND WHITE WINE IN ONE SHOW!

At the Best of the Bay Wine Competition, Fenestra's unreleased 2010 Verdelho received a Gold medal and the Best of the Bay White. Not to be out done, Fenestra's just released 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon from the Ghielmetti Vineyards in Livermore Valley also won a Gold medal and the Best of the Bay Red Wine.Look for these wines to come out in the future!

2007 Petite Sirah - PERFECT According to Riverside Judges!

Fenestra's 2007 Petite Sirah received the Red Wine Sweepstakes Award at the 2011 Riverside International Wine Competition. In addition, one of the wine judges had this to say about our wonderful Petite Sirah: “Judges agree that this is a spot-on perfect Petite Sirah – balanced, structured, food friendly and able to lay down five years, easy. Bravo!”
– Wes Hagen, Wine Judge

PLATINUM PORT

Fenestra's 2004 Port received a platinum medal at the 2011 New World International Wine Competition. This Port vintage also received recognition for Best New World Port, Best Varietal, and Best of Class.

Other varietals received recognition as well: we received a gold medal for the 2008 Zinfandel, and silvers for the 2009 Pinot Gris, 2007 Touriga, 2007 Alvarelhao, 2008 Tempranillo.

ABOUT FENESTRA WINERY

Fran and Lanny Replogle, owners of Fenestra Winery, celebrate 30 years of award winning winemaking in the Livermore Valley With a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, owner Lanny Replogle’s aim is to produce flavorful well-balanced wines with a lot of varietal character. “I like the challenge of making each varietal, each year, an individual wine.”

The charming winery site dates back to the 19th century when George True, a German immigrant, constructed the winery building and planted the first vineyards on the property.

Tasting Room Hours

The tasting room is open every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12-5 PM. At Fenestra you can taste wines inside the winery surrounded by wine aging in barrels, and in the company of Fenestra Fanatics, immensely loyal and enthusiastic members of Fenestra’s Wine Club. A creek and vineyards edge the shaded picnic area. The ambiance is that of no-frills, country winery where the owners greet every visitor as a welcome guest, and the guests soon become old friends.

We will be open 12-3PM on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) and New Year's Eve (Dec. 31). We will be closed on Christmas Day (Dec. 25) and New Year's Day (Jan. 1).

We promptly stop pouring wine at 5PM.

Take a tour of the tasting room!

Library Tastings Every Weekend

We have started a regular program of sampling up to three library wines for a nominal fee of $5.00 ($3.00 for Fanatics). These wines are available in limited  quantities for purchase. We have poured several wines, including '89 Merlot, '92 Cabernet Sauvignon, Livermore Valley and '96 Zinfandel, Lodi. These tastings are very popular. However, since the quantities of these wines are quite limited, the lineup will change periodically.

Spring Fling and Annual Whites Sale
May 26, 27 & 28, 2012 noon-5pm

Fran and Lanny Replogle invite the public to celebrate the Memorial Day Weekend with a day in the country, to picnic on the lawn, and to taste their outstanding new wines. At the “Whites Sales” every white wine will be at a special price for this weekend only. There is a $10 entry fee.

Fenestra on CBS' "Eye on the Bay"

On June 23, 2011, CBS' "Eye on the Bay" made a stop at Fenestra Winery. Click here to see the video clip!

Fenestra Blogs

• Food & Fenestra blog
• Fenestra's Main Blog

Fenestra at Local Events

Fenestra participates in numberous local events and festivities. Check for the latest events ...

Soup & ChocoCab Recipes!

The soup recipes are now  a part of the new Food & Fenestra blog.

Here you can view the soup recipes from the 2012, 2011,2010, 2009, and 2008 Soup & Wine weekends.

We also have the 2010 Chocolate and Cabernet Weekend recipes here.

Fenestra is Going Green!

Fenestra recenty installed a new solar power system that will provide up to 85% of winery  power needs. This system is now online!

Grenache added to Fenestra's Vineyards

This winter, Fenestra grafted over part of the Syrah vienyard to Grenache.

• 2010 Semillon
• 2010 Semonnay
• 2010 Pinot Gris
• 2009 Tempranillo
• 2008 Mourvedre
• 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon

These wines are in very limited quantities. Get them before they are all out!