Founded in 1978, Renaissance wines are best known for their uncompromising expression of terroir and distinctive style.

Winemaker Gideon Beinstock handcrafts estate-bottled wines in a traditional European style.

The Sierra Foothills vineyard is organically cultivated. Elevations range from 1,700 to 2,300 feet.

After 30 years of extensive experimentation, Renaissance now focuses on limited production of the Bordeaux and Rhone families of varietals. 

Our vineyard and winery is situated 70 miles North of Sacramento in Oregon House, California and our staff welcome your visit at our lakeside Tasting Room Monday - Saturday.  Please see our Tours & Tastings for details.

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Roussanne 2005
100% roussanne
North Yuba, Sierra Foothills, California
About $35
Excellent
From an unheralded AVA (American Viticultural Area), Renaissance produces minuscule amounts of remarkably pure and intense wines; most see NO NEW OAK and the alcohol levels are all UNDER 14 PERCENT. Can this be California? However, an exception to the no new oak procedure for the winery is this stunning Roussanne 2005, which sees nine months in new oak barrels and nine more months in four-year-old barrels...
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Mediterranean Red 2004
Grenache 54%, mourvèdre 26%, syrah 20%
North Yuba, Sierra Foothills, California
About $30
Excellent
Powered by fruit, acid and minerals, this northern California version of a Côtes-du-Rhône Village wine is bold and robust without being rustic. The wine matures for three years(!) in one-to-six-year-old oak barrels and puncheons. Black currant, black cherry and plum flavors are layered with wild berry, blueberry and mulberry and very intense elements of lavender and licorice...
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Syrah 2004
Syrah 89%, cabernet sauvignon 6%, grenache 4%, mourvèdre 1%
North Yuba, Sierra Foothills, California
About $35
Excellent
First note: “Whoa, that’s good.” This is a deep, rich syrah, packed with detail and dimension from beginning to end. The Renaissance Syrah 2004 is made in an old-fashioned manner; the yeast is natural, and the grapes are fermented in open-top containers and the mass of skins that floats on top of the fermenting juice is punched down by hand. The wine ages 26 months in barrels and puncheons that are one to six-years-old; the wine see NO new oak. No sulfur dioxide is added during the maturing process...
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Claret Prestige 2000
Merlot 24%, Cabernet Franc 20%, sangiovese 15%, cabernet sauvignon 12%, syrah 6%, "miscellaneous" grapes 6%
North Yuba, Sierra Foothills, California
About $50
Excellent