Company Information
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About Us
Welcome to a wonderful world where wine and "all things dog" collide into something truly special. Award winning wines with dog-awesome labels, brought to you with a sense of whimsy! What more could you ask for?
On a more serious note, Mutt Lynch Winery is proud to support local animal rescue organizations in their tireless efforts to save pets’ lives. A portion of proceeds from every bottle of Mutt Lynch wine is donated to support local animal rescue organizations.
We invite you to sniff around our website and discover Mutt Lynch Winery!
"With the possible exception of Paris, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more canine-inclusive
place to sip wine than Mutt Lynch Winery in Sonoma County." - Dog Fancy Magazine
"This wine sports one of the business's most amusing wine labels... All humor aside,
the wine is doggone good!" - Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
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Our Area
Since its start in 1995, Mutt Lynch Winery has been sourcing its grapes from vineyards up and down the coast of California. Brenda has one goal in mind - create fruit-forward wines with varietally true aromatics, mid palette weight and flavor, and a full bodied and balanced finish. The beauty of these diverse regions is that they share the cooling influence of the Pacific Ocean. By the way, Brenda’s travels always seem to have stops in beach towns for a cold beer at the local pub, which she claims are an equally important part of her winemaking... but that's another story altogether!
However, the vineyards that have a truly special place for Mutt Lynch are those associated with our Canis Major wines. These are our "babies" that get extra love and attention, and they come from two vineyards that neighbor our winery in Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County. We leave the farming to long-time grape growers, relying instead on hand shake agreements built on trust and friendship. Each and every vintage, Brenda works with our growers on the “Mutt Lynch blocks”, those rows or sections that Brenda has deemed ideal to produce our wines.
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Our Winemaker
The California wine business brought us together. A chance meeting over 20 years ago and love at first site. It’s been a wonderful ride ever since. Mutt Lynch Winery was born in 1995 combining our mutual passion for wine and “all things dog.”
Our motto: Apply Dog Logic to Life: Eat Well, Be Loved, Get Petted, Sleep Alot, Dream of a Leash-Free World. - Sark
Natural evolution has carved out our roles. Chris dreamed of owning his own winery and started as winemaker – books, courses, not one ounce of natural production sense. Brenda started by helping her "hubbie", quickly assessed the situation and took over – no books, no courses, but a natural sense of "what to do" in the cellar. Wine quality has been outstanding ever since! Brenda let's Chris work at the winery, but only under close supervision.
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Grape Varieties
We leave the growing up to the growers! Read about them in the "Our Area" section.
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Our Brands
Mutt Lynch Winery:
Dog Series:
Fou Fou le Blanc
Unleashed Chardonnay
Portrait of a Mutt Zinfandel
Merlot Over and Play Dead
Chateau d'Og
Reserve Wines:
mbf - (My best friend) Primitivo
Canis Major Cabernet
Canis Major Zinfandel
Canis Major Petite Sirah
Canis Major Syrah
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Awards
©2010, Mutt Lynch Winery, Healdsburg, CA
Owner-Winemaker Brenda Lynch combines her passion for wine and “all things dog” to produce award winning wines.
Over 120 medals have been won in prestigious wine competitions over the past two years, including 12 Gold and 1 Double Gold Medals.1 Highlights include...
Portrait of a Mutt Zinfandel
GOLD ♦ SF Chronicle Wine Competition, v2005
Silver ▪ LA International Wine Competition, v2006 & v2007 Silver ▪ SF Chronicle Wine Competition, v2006
Silver ▪ San Diego Wine Competition, v2006
Bronze ▪ CA State Fair Wine Competition, v2007
Bronze ▪ SF International Wine Competition, v2007
Merlot Over and Play Dead
GOLD ♦ SF Chronicle Wine Competition, v2006
GOLD ♦ LA International Wine Competition, v2005 GOLD ♦ SF International Wine Competition, v2005
Silver ▪ Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, v2007 Silver ▪ National Women’s Wine Competition, v2007 Bronze ▪ SF International Wine Competition, v2007 Bronze ▪ LA International Wine Competition, v2007
Chateau d’Og Cabernet Sauvignon
Silver ▪ SF International Wine Competition, v2007
Silver ▪ Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, v2007 Silver ▪ National Women’s Wine Competition, v2007 Bronze ▪ CA State Fair Wine Competition, v2007
Unleashed Chardonnay
GOLD ♦ CA State Fair Wine Competition, v2008
Silver ▪ SF Chronicle Wine Competition, v2008
Silver ▪ Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, v2008 Silver ▪ San Diego Wine Competition, v2006
Silver ▪ Sonoma County Harvest Fair, v2006
Fou Fou le Blanc Sauvignon Blanc
Silver ▪ SF Chronicle Wine Competition, v2008 Bronze ▪ SF International Wine Competition, v2008 Bronze ▪ LA International Wine Competition, v2008 Bronze ▪ National Women’s Wine Competition, v2008
Canis Major Zinfandel
GOLD ♦ Sonoma County Harvest Fair, v2005
Silver ▪ Sonoma County Harvest Fair, v2007
Silver ▪ Grand Harvest Awards, v2007
Silver ▪ SF Chronicle Wine Competition, v2006 & v2007 Silver ▪ National Women’s Wine Competition, v2007 Silver ▪ San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, v2006
Canis Major Syrah
DOUBLE GOLD ♦ Sonoma County Harvest Fair, v2004 GOLD ♦ National Women’s Wine Competition, v2006 GOLD ♦ Grand Harvest Awards, v2005
Silver ▪ Sonoma County Harvest Fair, v2005 & v2006 Silver ▪ SF Chronicle Wine Competition, v2005
Silver ▪ SF International Wine Competition, v2005
Silver ▪ San Diego International Wine Competition, v2004
Canis Major Petite Sirah
GOLD ♦ National Women’s Wine Competition, v2007
GOLD ♦ SF Chronicle Wine Competition, v2006
GOLD ♦ Orange County Wine Competition, v2006
GOLD ♦ SF International Wine Competition, v2006
Silver ▪ SF International Wine Competition, v2007
Silver ▪ Dallas Morning News Wine Competition, v2006 & v2007 Silver ▪ Grand Harvest Awards, v2007
Silver ▪ San Diego International Wine Competition, v2006
Canis Major Cabernet Sauvignon
Silver ▪ National Women’s Wine Competition, v2004 & v2005 Silver ▪ SF International Wine Competition, v2004 & v2005 Silver ▪ SF Chronicle Wine Competition, v2005
Silver ▪ Sonoma County Harvest Fair, v2004 & v2005
Silver ▪ CA State Fair Wine Competition, v2005
Silver ▪ San Diego International Wine Competition, v2004
1 September 2007 to March 2010

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State
California
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Wine Region
Dry Creek Valley
Cellar Door
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Cellar Door Hours
Open by appointment only. Please visit our website at: http://www.muttlynchwinery.com/Visit-Us/Tasting-Room
to book an appointment.
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Address
602 Limerick Lane
Healdsburg, CA 95448
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Phone
707-942-6180
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Additional Details
We are dog friendly! Your best friend will find a never-empty water bowl, a big cookie jar and of course, our Hound Lounge!
