Iron Horse is a family estate in the Green Valley of the Russian River Valley, founded in 1976 by Barry and Audrey Sterling. For nearly fifty years the Sterling family has farmed these cool, fog-swept hills, the coolest and foggiest corner of the Russian River Valley, for méthode champenoise sparkling wine.
Iron Horse sparkling has been poured at White House State Dinners across seven consecutive presidential administrations, beginning with the Russian River Cuvée at the Reagan and Gorbachev summit meetings in 1985. The estate marked its 50th year with the return of Resilience, a wine benefiting the Sonoma County Resilience Fund, and its Ocean Reserve gives back to the Marine Mammal Center with every bottle sold.
Wines
A tasting room Iron Horse Vineyards can open from the cellar.
Vesper is live video and a checkout in the same window. Independent wineries broadcast from where the wine is actually made, talk through what is in the glass, and sell it direct without you leaving the stream. Most bottles worth knowing about never reach a shelf near you. This is how you meet them, and the people who made them, anyway.
- 1Follow, and get the call
Following Iron Horse Vineyards means a notification the moment they switch the camera on. Tastings are announced here, not buried in an email list.
- 2Watch and ask
The winemaker pours what is in front of them and talks through it. Chat is open, so the thing you actually wanted to know gets answered on camera.
- 3Buy direct, mid-pour
The wines being poured are purchasable on the spot. Iron Horse Vineyards is the seller of record and ships the order themselves. Vesper only earns a commission when a bottle sells.
Frequently asked
What is Vesper?
Vesper is a live tasting room for independent wineries. Wineries broadcast live video from the cellar or the vineyard, talk through what they are pouring, take questions in chat, and sell those wines direct in the same window. Iron Horse Vineyards is the seller of record and ships orders itself. Vesper takes a commission only when a bottle sells.
Where is Iron Horse Vineyards located?
Iron Horse Vineyards is based in Sebastopol, CA.
What wines does Iron Horse Vineyards make?
Iron Horse Vineyards produces Pinot Noir, Sparkling, Chardonnay, with vintages spanning 2020–2023.
Can I buy Iron Horse Vineyards wine online?
Yes. You can buy Iron Horse Vineyards's wines directly on Vesper, ranging from $32.00 to $87.00. The winery ships your order directly.
Does Iron Horse Vineyards host live tastings?
Iron Horse Vineyards can host live tastings on Vesper where you watch the winemaker pour and buy featured wines as they're presented.
Do I need a ticket or a reservation to join a tasting?
No. Live tastings on Vesper are free to watch and open to anyone. Follow Iron Horse Vineyards and you are notified when they go on camera. You only pay if you decide to buy a wine.
Who ships my order, and who am I buying from?
Iron Horse Vineyards. On Vesper the winery is the merchant of record: it sets the price, takes the order, and ships the wine directly to you. Vesper handles the video, the checkout, and the payment, and earns a commission on the sale.
Be in the room when Iron Horse Vineyards pours
Following puts you on the list for their next live tasting. Watch from wherever you are, ask the winemaker anything while the bottle is open, and buy direct from the winery in the same window.