The run of Windsor Road that faces the Town Green has four wine addresses inside a short walk: 9050, 9058, 9071 and 9086. The newest of them opened on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in a 1,100-square-foot room at 9071 that Bellacana used to occupy. It has 22 seats inside and a few more outdoors. The new tenant is Trecini Winery. Its owners told the Press Democrat why they picked this block, and their answer says a lot about how downtown Windsor works now.
They came because the other tasting rooms were already here.
Four Addresses, Six Tasting Rooms
Here's who pours on and just off the Green this fall. Every one of these rooms is tied to a family or a set of growers.
| Address | Tasting room | Who's behind it | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9050 Windsor Road | Mutt Lynch Winery | Owner and winemaker Brenda Lynch | Dog-friendly, and the winery supports animal-rescue groups |
| 9058 Windsor Road | Baldassari Wines | Father and son Dom and Matt Michael | Food boards made to pair with the wines |
| 9071 Windsor Road | Trecini Winery | Kyle and Christina Cameron | The newest room on the Green, opened Sept. 25, 2026 |
| 9086 Windsor Road | Tasting Notes | Home of Oak Tree Winery, founded by Michael and Abbie LeComte | Hosts live music and karaoke nights |
| 9086 Windsor Road | J. Cage Cellars | Roger and Conch Beery | Single-vineyard Pinot Noir |
| 834 McClelland Drive | Mengler Family Wines | Chris and Rita Mengler | Rita's Block, an 18-varietal field blend |
Sonoma County Tourism's Windsor guide lists Baldassari, Mutt Lynch, J. Cage and Mengler as the tasting rooms "nestled around the Town Green." With Trecini, the block now has another grower-run room within easy walking distance of the others. Opening hours differ from room to room, and the published schedules don't always match, so check each winery's own site before you head over.
Why a Grape Grower Needed a Front Door
Trecini's owners are farmers first. The Camerons farm about 305 acres of wine grapes across Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino counties. They bought the Trecini brand in April 2025, moved it to estate-grown fruit, updated the labels and hired winemaker Gianna Fugazi.
The production figures show why they wanted a storefront. According to the Press Democrat's report, Trecini made slightly more than 35,000 gallons from the 2025 vintage. Only about 3,000 standard cases went out under its own label, and the rest sold on the bulk market. About 10% of Trecini's sales go directly to consumers, and the tasting room is meant to grow that share.
A grower in that position needs people walking past the door, and on the Town Green that foot traffic is shared among the rooms already there. Christina Cameron told the paper the family chose downtown Windsor partly because of the nearby tasting rooms. She named Tasting Notes, Mutt Lynch, Baldassari and Bienvenue, and added that most of the family's vineyards are in Windsor.
So the cluster is doing the recruiting. Each small room that succeeds on the Green makes the block more appealing to the next small producer that wants foot traffic it can't build alone.
The Pattern Was Set Years Earlier
Trecini fits a pattern that was already on the block. Baldassari is a good example. Dom and Matt Michael started the brand in 2003 and opened their downtown Windsor tasting room in 2019, according to NorthBay biz. Their list covers Pinot Noir, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Chardonnay.
Oak Tree Winery pours at Tasting Notes and sources its grapes from Monson Family Vineyard, which belongs to the founders' relatives. The winery describes its wines as small-batch and handcrafted. J. Cage Cellars calls itself a boutique family winery. Its focus is single-vineyard Pinot Noir, with small amounts of Sauvignon Blanc, Rosé of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Around the corner on McClelland Drive, Mengler Family Wines makes Rita's Block from a small Russian River Valley block planted to 18 varieties, with family and friends pitching in on the work.
These are small operations, and many of them grow their own fruit. A shared block lets each one stay small and still be easy to find, which may be why newer rooms keep choosing it.
One practical note on Tasting Notes: the lounge says it doesn't offer wine tastings during its live music and event nights. If you're going for a flight, check its calendar first.
Nov. 19: The Night the Whole Block Pours at Once
On an ordinary weekday, you walk the cluster one room at a time. On Thursday, Nov. 19, the Windsor Chamber of Commerce opens the whole downtown at once with its Winter Wine Walk. The walk runs from 5 to 8 p.m., rain or shine. The Chamber promises more than 20 wineries and food vendors, with downtown merchants open late and offering holiday shopping specials.
The Chamber caps ticket sales at 450, and tickets went on sale Oct. 22. Here's how the evening works:
- Pick a ticket. General admission is $67 and includes a wristband, a logo glass, food and wine tastings, a map of participating locations and the shopping specials. A designated-driver ticket is $25 and includes a wristband, food tastings, a bottle of water, a swag bag, the map and the specials. Designated-driver tickets are limited.
- Watch your inbox. The Chamber emails check-in details two days before the event and suggests checking your spam folder.
- Bring ID. You'll need it at check-in.
- Pick up your map that night. The event page doesn't list participating businesses, so the map you get with your ticket is the full guide.
Part of the proceeds goes to Circuit Rider Community Services, a local nonprofit that mentors youth across Sonoma County.
The Chamber holds these walks twice a year, and they work for the same reason Trecini moved in. The evening uses the cluster as one big shared room, and a guest who comes for one pour walks past the other participating doors on the way. The spring walk is already on the calendar for Thursday, April 29, 2027.
The Chamber pitches the walk as a holiday gift-shopping night, and the Green has more than wine to buy. Sonoma County Tourism points to Roost General Store for home, bath and wearable goods, to Mark Shimizu Design for custom jewelry, and to Atrellis Flower and Gift Shop. For dinner before or after, the same guide lists Tomi Thai Restaurant, Himalayan Restaurant, Tian Yuen and Lupe's Mexican Diner & Agave Room on the Green, with Barley & Bine Beer Cafe for anyone who'd rather have beer.
After the Walk, the Green Fills With Trees
Ten days after the wine walk, the Green changes again. People4Parks Windsor puts on the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Grove on the Town Green at 701 McClelland Drive. Adoptions are open only to Windsor residents and to businesses with a Windsor storefront. Community decorating day is Sunday, Nov. 29, starting at noon, and every tree has to be decorated by Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 8 p.m.
All December, the Grove has nightly snowfalls at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Event sponsors get the Grove's tallest trees, 5.5 to 6 feet.
The tasting rooms are a few steps from the trees, so a 5:30 snowfall can follow an afternoon flight at Mutt Lynch or Baldassari, or come before dinner on the Green.
A short walk up Windsor Road, the block also has a new spot for later in the evening. Spur Saloon opened in August 2026 at 9000 Windsor Road, across from the SMART station. Grata owners Eric Foster and Christina Keeney Foster run it as a country-Western bar and restaurant with live entertainment, and Sonoma Magazine reports that it's family-friendly before 9 p.m.
Thinking about how close you'd like to live to the Town Green, or what it means for a home you already own nearby? The Borrall Hodes Team follows downtown Windsor block by block, from new tasting rooms to the evenings that bring the town to the Green. Book an Appointment and we'll walk you through it.
