From our vines to your table

Our Story

Nancy and Garry Rodrigue started Rodrigue Molyneaux Winery in 2004 with a passion for making the best wine possible in the Livermore Valley – a cornerstone of California wine. Today, Nancy and Garry aim to share that message and their Italian and Bordeaux-style wines with visitors near and far.

Owner Garry peaking through grape vines
rape grapes in the vinyard
Nancy Rodrigue
wine being poured for tasting by wine club members

Garry & Nancy Rodrigue

Champions of Livermore Valley’s Wine Industry

Twenty-five years ago, we reclaimed land from 120-year-old dormant vineyards because we knew Italian and French Bordeaux-style grapes would thrive in this acclaimed terroir. We started with a block of Cabernet Sauvignon, and soon expanded into more Italian and French-style wines. Barbera was our first Italian single varietal, and we believe what put us on the map for cultivating unique and hard-to-find varietals.

Winery owners Garry and Nancy Rodrigue with their extended family are walking through the vineyards on the RM estate

loyal fans years in the making

Delicious Wine Paired with an Amazing Experience

We created an environment for our wine lovers to bask in nature with a California drought-resistant garden that continually receives accolades from local designers and horticulture specialists. When we first started, we sold RM wine mostly to friends. Now, we are proud of our loyal guests and Club Members who allow us to thrive and improve our winery at every opportunity we can. Our Tasting Room and our Club House, where we hold staff and release events for our Club Members, both pay homage to the evolving Livermore wine story.

Today, we still harvest and lovingly craft Cabernet Sauvignon and Barbera, along with Petit Verdot and Nebbiolo. For non-estate grapes, we buy only Livermore fruit, usually within a few miles of our winery, to support the hard-working farmers in our region. With the input of our winemaker and Tasting Room staff, we are excited to have planted more interesting Italian varietals – Teroldego, Dolcetto, and Fiano.

Our Vines, Our Wines

Welcome to our Estate Vineyard

Take in the view of Rodrigue Molyneaux Winery’s lovingly planted and tended vineyards from our garden table. Founded on blocks of Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese and Barbera, the winery has added Petit Verdot, Nebbiolo, Dolcetto, Teroldego and Fiano.

A close up of the Barbera fruit at fruit set while it is still green

Award-Winning
Rodrigue Molyneaux Wines

Double Gold,

99 Points

2019 Cabernet Franc

California State Fair

2023 State Fair Commercial Wine Competition

93 Points, Editor’s Choice

2018 Merlot

Wine Enthusiast

2022 Editor’s Choice

Gold, Best of Show

Dessert Wine

2017 Envie

Alameda County Fair

2023 Alameda County Fair Commercial Wine Competition

95 Points, Gold

Best of Class

2019 Nebbiolo

los angeles

2023 International Competition, Best of Class

RM winemaker Meredith Sarboraria is wearing a blue plaid shirt and smiling next to a barrel in the cellar

Meet Our Winemaker

Meredith Sarboraria

Meredith’s winemaking style is about balance. Her focus is on supporting the fruit and the texture of each wine. Meredith is never done learning and sets her goal to continually improve her wine. She has been in winemaking since 2007 and now consults and teaches at Rodrigue Molyneux winery and does adult education at the local community college. She joined RM in 2018 and enthusiastically promotes the winery as well as always striving to perfect the wine. It is a perfect match.

Friendly and Educated Staff

Or, our extended family and good friends. Rodrigue Molyneux’s staff are avid wine lovers who learn continuously so they can share what makes our wines special. With their experience and knowledge gained from enology classes, they often visit other wineries and will use that to guide our new or experienced wine tasters through our wine flights. They treat everyone as an honored guest.

A slice of blueberry and blackberry pie sitting on a wooden table on a blue and white china plate with a bottle of RM 2017 Envie dessert wine next to it

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