Why Did Windsor's Newest Tasting Room Pick the Town Green?
November 5, 2026
November 5, 2026
Windsor grape growers who already farm about 305 acres across three counties could have put a tasting room almost anywhere. So why did they choose a 1,100-square-foot storefront on Windsor Road, a few doors from four other wine lounges?
Christina Cameron answered that in the Press Democrat's report on the opening. She and her husband, Kyle, chose downtown Windsor partly because of the tasting rooms already clustered nearby: Tasting Notes, Mutt Lynch, Baldassari and Bienvenue. The other reason was that most of the family's vineyards are in Windsor. Their Trecini Winery opened on Friday, Sept. 25, at 9071 Windsor Road in Town Green Village, in the space Bellacana used to occupy.
That reasoning explains how an evening on the Green works. For anyone who lives within a short drive, the Green works best as one long tasting room split across five doors, and most of those doors are run by the people who grow or make the wine.
The numbers in the Press Democrat story show why a grower would want a storefront at all. Trecini made slightly more than 35,000 gallons of wine from the 2025 vintage, but it bottled only about 3,000 standard cases under its own label. The rest went to the bulk market. About 10% of the company's sales go directly to consumers, and the tasting room is meant to raise that share.
Put simply, most of what the Camerons grow leaves without their name on it. A glass at their Windsor Road bar comes from the small share of their harvest that carries their own label. The Camerons bought the brand from Cathy Vicini in April 2025. It was founded in 2000 by the Vicini family, whose downtown Santa Rosa tasting room later closed. Since the purchase, the Camerons have moved Trecini to estate-grown grapes and hired winemaker Gianna Fugazi, who makes most of the wine at Taft Street Winery in Sebastopol. The shelf also carries olive oil from roughly 20 olive trees at one of the family's Windsor vineyards, pressed at The Olive Press in Sonoma.
The room has 22 indoor seats plus some outdoor seating. The Trecini visit page lists hours from noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Walk-ins are welcome, and a daily happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m. has glasses starting at $8. The free opening tastings were scheduled to end Nov. 1.
Trecini's neighbors follow a similar model. Each lounge pours for a small producer, and in several cases the owner is the winemaker.
| Tasting room | Address | Who makes the wine | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trecini Winery | 9071 Windsor Road | Gianna Fugazi, from the Cameron family's estate fruit | Mon–Thu 12–7, Fri–Sat 12–8, Sun 12–5 |
| Tasting Notes, home of Oak Tree Winery | 9086 Windsor Road | Oak Tree, founded in 2016 by Michael and Abbie LeComte | Thu 2–6, Fri 1–8, Sat 12–8, Sun 12–5; Mon–Wed by appointment |
| Baldassari Family Wines | 9058 Windsor Road | Matt Michael, who started the winery with Dom Michael in 2003 | Check the winery's site |
| Mutt Lynch Winery | 9050 Windsor Road | Owner and winemaker Brenda Lynch | Call ahead |
| Bienvenue Vineyards Wine Lounge | 834 McClelland Drive | Luke Stanko, for the Bienvenue family | Wed–Thu 3–7, Fri–Sun 12–8; closed Mon–Tue |
Each room has its own character. Tasting Notes began pouring Oak Tree wines made from the family's Monson Family Vineyard in Geyserville, and it now sources from Alexander Valley and Russian River Valley. Walk-ins are welcome there, though reservations are recommended. At Baldassari Family Wines, the focus is small Sonoma County vineyard sites farmed by independent growers. Bienvenue Vineyards is family-owned by David, Anna and Vladimir Bienvenue. They source Sonoma County fruit and make the wine in Windsor. The Windsor Chamber of Commerce notes that each Bienvenue wine is named for a figure from Greek mythology.
Mutt Lynch is the room for anyone who doesn't want to leave the dog at home. Sonoma Magazine's August 2026 roundup of dog-friendly wineries listed the 9050 Windsor Road tasting room and its "Yappy Hour" events.
The rooms mostly bring in musicians on different nights instead of competing for one weekend crowd. Baldassari has hosted free live music every Friday from 6 to 8 p.m., and a 2026 listing on Happening Sonoma County noted there is no cover. Its music page posts the lineup through December. Trecini has added its own Friday shows a few doors away.
Here is what's on the Trecini calendar for the rest of November:
On a Friday when both Baldassari and Trecini have music, you can hear two sets in one evening without moving the car.
The Windsor Chamber's guide groups a second set of businesses off Bell Road under the name "Beverage District." The guide describes it as tasting rooms, a brewery and a beer café. This cluster has more parking lot than plaza, and it suits a different kind of outing.
Between the two clusters, you have options for both kinds of evening. The Green works for a walk between several wine lounges, and Bell Road works when the group includes kids, a dog that wants a patio, or someone who would rather have a Belgian ale.
The Windsor Chamber of Commerce's Winter Wine Walk is on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 5 to 8 p.m. in downtown Windsor along McClelland Drive. It brings the cluster idea to its logical end, with more than 20 wineries and food vendors pouring on a single evening. Part of the proceeds goes to Circuit Rider Community Services.
Here are the details from the Chamber listing:
Oak Tree Winery and Trecini Winery are among the event's glassware sponsors. Both pour within a short walk of each other on Windsor Road.
If you want coffee the next morning, Grey Squirrel Manor is at 630 McClelland Drive, overlooking the Green in the former Cafe Noto space. The Press Democrat reported its soft opening in March, with owner Stephanie Ahmad and manager Donald Osborne. At the time, it reported hours of 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekends.
I love watching small places like Trecini grow, where a family that has sold most of its fruit in bulk puts more of its own label on the counter, a few doors from neighbors who pour their own wines. If you're thinking about how close you'd like to live to the Green, or to Bell Road, Kristen Parrish Tamayo is happy to talk it through over a glass in Windsor. Let's Connect.
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