Livermore: The Steven Kent Winery; things to do

Greater East Bay

The Steven Kent Winery  

5443 Tesla Rd., (925) 243-6442.

*The Barrel Room  Tasting daily 12-4:30; no tour.  Reservations required. 

Here since 1996, the small-lot Steven Kent Winery focuses on Pinot Noir.  We sampled a light, crisp 2016 Lola Sauvignon Blanc 

 

Lola Sauvignon Blanc at The Steven Kent Winery Barrel Room
in Livermore, California

and a lovely, earthy 2014 Ghielmette Cabernet Sauvignon in the Barrel Room.

Ghielmette Cabernet Sauvignon at The Steven Kent Winery Barrel Room
in Livermore, California

Owner Steven Mirassou says, “We want to make wines that are beautiful.”  And they do.  Should you decide to linger, picnic tables shaded by several olive trees are just outside.

owner Steven Mirassou at The Steven Kent Winery Reserve Room
in Livermore, California

tasting at The Steven Kent Winery Barrel Room in Livermore, California

 

not much for kids at The Steven Kent Winery Barrel Room
in Livermore, California

*The Reserve Room  ((925) 243-6440) is located in a smaller back building.  

 

The Steven Kent Winery Reserve Room in Livermore, California

Special tastings of the winery’s most limited collector wines are available in the Reserve Room.  Incredibly enthusiastic owner-winemaker Steven Mirassou focuses on Cabernet but also makes a delicious Chardonnay and Vincere, and he is not above naming a vintage for his grandma (Merrillie) or his cat (Lola).  Steven is also articulate and mesmerizing, which shouldn’t be surprising because he does have a masters degree in literature.  By the way, this winery is named after his first and middle names, because for legal reasons he can’t use the Mirassou name. 

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image c2017 Carole Terwilliger Meyers