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GAMBERO ROSSO
DATE: March 26, 2025
TITLE & LINK: Californian sparkling wine made with the Italian method arrives: here’s how the US is preparing to replace prosecco
CNN
DATE: March 22, 2025
TITLE & LINK: California winemakers uneasy about Trump’s threat to place 200% tariff on European wine imports
QUOTE: “Most of these operations are relatively small, usually family-owned and employ a lot of people in their communities. It would certainly be refreshing for American consumers to refocus on the wine products produced here in the United States.” –Bruce Lundquist
FORBES
DATE: January 22, 2025
TITLE & LINK: 5 Alcohol-Free Wines To Try Now That Actually Taste Delicious
QUOTE: “This segment is still emerging but growing rapidly, without cannibalizing traditional sparkling and still wine sales. We see tremendous growth opportunities! With our new partner, Solos, and their patented aroma-capture technology, we can now offer non-alcoholic sparkling wines that deliver the aromas, flavors, and mouthfeel of traditional products.” –Mark Garaventa
Decanter Magazine
DATE: February 5, 2024
TITLE & LINK: Call for net reduction of more than 12,000 vineyard hectares in California
QUOTE: “The wine industry is cyclical, and we have been here before,” Bruce Lundquist, co-founder and CEO of Rack & Riddle, which has a modern winery in Lodi. While I agree that there is a grape oversupply overall, challenging times present opportunities. Now is a time to match vineyard replanting with both terroir and consumer demand, as there are too many acres planted relative to demand.” –Bruce Lundquist
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Rack & Riddle Acquires Weibel Family Winery Lodi
Rack & Riddle Acquires Weibel Family Winery Lodi, Dramatically Expanding Custom Sparkling Wine OfferingsCompany Now #1 Producer of High-Quality Sparkling Wine in the US, with Capacity of 3.5 Million CasesHealdsburg, CA (July 31, 2023) — Following a recent...
Rack & Riddle Expansion News
Rack & Riddle Expands Sparkling Capabilities with Charmat FacilityBringing Cutting-Edge Technology and Services to ClientsHealdsburg, CA (March 22, 2023) — Rack & Riddle Custom Wine Services (R&R) is excited to announce today that it has expanded its...
Rack & Riddle’s Director of Winemaking Takes Home 2020 NBBJ Sparkling Winemaker Award
NBBJ Honors Manveer Sandhu at 8th Annual Wine, Spirits and Beer Industry AwardsHealdsburg, Calif. (December 17, 2020) — North Bay Business Journal (NBBJ) virtually hosted its 8th annual Wine, Spirits and Beer Industry Awards on December 8, 2020. Rack & Riddle...
Rack & Riddle’s Agustin Ponce Honored with North Bay Business Journal Latino Business Leadership Award
Healdsburg, Calif. (November 12, 2020) — For the fifth consecutive year, North Bay Business Journal (NBBJ) honored 13 of the region’s most influential Latino Leaders in Business on October 30, 2020. Rack & Riddle is proud to announce that its Director of...
Rack & Riddle Featured on SpiritedBiz.com
Spirited Magazine has featured Rack & Riddle in an online March 19, 2020 article by wine & spirits writer Laura Ness, titled, "Big Tech for Tiny Bubbles: U.S. Sparkling Wine Producers are Starting to Embrace Automation." The article showcases our...
Women of Rack & Riddle
Rack & Riddle Women Making History at Sonoma County WineryHealdsburg, Calif. (March 23, 2020) — The spirit of Women’s History Month is to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions by women in history, culture and society. The month-long dedication not only...
About Us
Founded with the mission to craft superior sparkling wines, Rack & Riddle was established in 2007 in Northern California by wine industry veterans Rebecca Faust and Bruce Lundquist. Through years of steadfast dedication and thoughtful expansion, Rack & Riddle has become the #1 custom sparkling wine producer in the United States with 3.5 million cases of capacity. An exceptional team dedicated to the mastery of making sparkling wine supported by state-of-the-art technology, delivers turnkey winemaking services and custom brands with tank sizes ranging from 500 to 100,000 gallons. Four modern wineries located in Healdsburg, Alexander Valley, Geyserville and Lodi specialize in Méthode Champenoise and Charmat, continuing Rack & Riddle’s long tradition of producing The Best of All Things Sparkling. In 2025, Rack & Riddle introduced CALSECCO a new California sparkling wine category made in the Venetian Tradition, and later this year will introduce the world’s finest no- and low-alcohol production process, exclusively available in the U.S. through a partnership with the SOLOS patented Aroma Recovery System. Rack & Riddle prides itself on being an upstanding member of the communities in which it operates and is committed to operating fairly, ethically, and sustainably.
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Bruce Lundquist
Rebecca Faust
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Jeff Tuttle
Mark Garaventa
Kimberly Benson
Stephan Micallef
Brett Vankoski
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