Distinctive wines that reflect our cool coastal home
Our story
Dutton-Goldfield Winery began with a handshake in a vineyard in 1998, when longtime colleagues and friends Steve Dutton and Dan Goldfield recognized a shared vision between them—to craft wines that express the personalities of their cool-climate vineyards and which are made to love.
An Enduring Partnership between a
Grower & Winemaker
STEVE DUTTON
A fifth-generation farmer, Steve grew up with a love of driving tractors and, without any doubt, about his future career. His father, Warren Dutton, had started growing grapes in the western reaches of the Russian River Valley in the mid-1960s when most people thought the area was too cool to grow fruit for quality still wine.
Steve started working with his father when he was five years old and joined Dutton Ranch full-time in 1987. To this day he manages the family business with his mother and brother, Joe. It has grown from its original 35-acre home shop vineyard to over 80 separate vineyards comprising more than 1,000 acres throughout the western Russian River Valley.
DAN GOLDFIELD
After graduating from Boston's Brandeis University, Dan headed west to begin a career in research chemistry, with a few detours for skiing and hiking on the way. Always an outdoor enthusiast, the life of lab work was quickly replaced with a dream of winemaking when his brother turned him on to the 1969 Burgundies.
In 1986, Dan graduated from the University of California at Daviswith an M.S. in Enology. He gained knowledge on the job with stints at Robert Mondavi Winery and Schramsberg and winemaking in Portugal for two years. Dan found his passion in Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, first as the winemaker at the Burgundian-focused La Crema Winery and then at Hartford Court, which was created under his direction. Dan's appreciation for the beauty of the extraordinary landscape around our home is reflected in his winemaking.
