Located in the Anderson Valley. Smith Story Wine Cellars is a true winemaker’s winery. Smith Story Wine Cellars is often described as ‘New California Wine with an Old-World Soul.’ Husband and Wife team Eric and Ali Story founded Smith Story in 2013, the first winery to be crowdfunded in 2014 on Kickstarter after combining a total of 40 years of wine industry experience. Enjoy an outdoor tasting in our Weingarten of our small production and limited release wines throughout the Anderson Valley, Sonoma County and Germany (yes we said Germany!). If you’re lucky, you’ll meet their famous winery dog, Lord Sandwich too. Dog Friendly (Please visit www.smithstorywines.com/visit for more details).

Eric Story

Winemaker & Co-Founder

The rock of Smith Story Wine Cellars from the very start. A Redwood City, California native, Eric joined K&L Wine Merchants in 2000 and continued as a wine buyer for K&L Wine Merchants until December of 2016 while working on his days off and nights for Smith Story. After joining colleagues in the early 2000s to plant the now "Nash Mill Vineyard" in the deep-end of the Anderson Valley he realized he needed to learn more about winemaking. This ah-ha moment led him to harvest positions with a dear winemaker friend in Germany.