When Naomi named our Roussanne “marry me?” she always hoped to receive a letter like this…

Dear Naomi and Roshambo Winery team,

I want to thank you for your creative spirit and creating a wine named “marry me?”

My boyfriend Patrick and I recently went out to dinner for a lovely evening since he was going to be moving. After we finished the fine dining cuisine the waitress brought a second bottle of wine. I looked quizzically at Patrick because I didn’t recall ordering a second bottle of wine. The waitress presented the bottle of wine to me and required that I read the entire label, with a dramatic gesture of her hands. I got to the bottom of your Roshambo Roussanne 2005 label and it had written on the label “marry me?” At that same time I was reading and trying to figure out what I was reading Patrick was getting down on his knee and that’s when he asked me to marry him. I said an enthusiastic yes and we are planning to get married this coming April.

It was so special for Patrick to propose with your bottle of wine because he is a huge fan of your wines and is a part of your wine club. That is in fact how he received this wine marry me? last year.

Patrick, now my fiance’, and I are planning to turn the bottle he used to propose to me into a lamp to keep on our bed stand table when we get married.

It was really special and I just wanted to share how you were a part of our proposal story.
Thank you very much for your time.

All my best to you and your company,

Emily Cable

If you or someone you know needs a little help popping the question, follow Patrick’s lead and ask over a bottle of “marry me?” Roussanne.

Calling all Roshambuddies! If you’ve checked out our new tasting room (or tried our wines), and consider yourself interweb savvy, we’d love it if you’d share your thoughts with the world on Yelp. Of course, we hope your thoughts tilt towards VERY favorable. Not because we get points in a some sophomoric popularity contest, but because it means we’re doing things right around here. It’s our goal to leave you with a great taste in your mouth and awesome memories in your head, and if we did, it would be awesome if you’d let others know about it.

Here’s what “Elite” Yelper, Monica F., had to say in her 4 star review… (It sounds like a 5 star review to me… maybe her hand was shaky when she rated us? Ha.)

“Eccentric, fun, and hip. These three words aren’t usually what pop into your head when describing the typical Sonoma winery. With the words “fighting for fun in a winey world” plastered up on the wall, posters advertising their annual Rock Paper Scissors tournament, and an old school Pacman arcade game, immediately you’ll notice that Roshambo is not a winery for wine elitists!

The place is painted a slate gray, and there are lockers (yes, lockers) that surround the space. In the center of the tasting room are two very large birdcages: one with merchandise ranging from cycling jerseys to hats to t-shirts; the other with bottles of their wine inside. The centerpiece of the room is an odd, yet cool painting of monkeys and those Japanese good luck cats with the rock, paper, scissors hands incorporated into it. There are also little gnomes located at various parts of the room.

Even though Roshambo pokes fun at the culture of wine, their wines were actually fairly decent. They had one wine that was recently featured in Wine Enthusiast, and it was very good. Come here if you want to have an out-of-the-ordinary wine country experience. You won’t regret it! Plus, scour the rest of the grounds for more “hip” places to check out, as well as the sculptures.”

Thanks Monica F. from South SF!

If you want to be heard, please go to our Yelp Business Page.

In today’s Seattle Times, Wine Guy Paul Gregutt poses a mouthful of a question, “What is the foolproof, all-weather, any-food, surefire celebration Fourth of July wine?” His beyond-any-doubt answer? “There is only one possible answer: zinfandel.” The sharp and worthy read goes on to describe a brief history of the country’s native grape, noting the meteoric rise of the Skittles-sweet white zins that were as ubiquitous as white polyester in ’70s and beyond. Fortunately, “Zinfandel has since been reclaimed, rediscovered as the great red wine it truly can be.” He argues that while zinfandel is grown and made all over California, Sonoma County (particularly Dry Creek) – wink, wink - is the epicenter for many of the greatest examples. We tend to agree and are pretty damned happy he included “The Reverend” Zinfandel in his case of twelve recommended zins. So scoop up some zin up for your Fourth, or any and all other summer celebrations. And hurry, because supplies of our 92-point (Wine Enthusiast) offering are extremely limited.