Friday, October 2 – Sunday, October 4

The Sea Ranch Lodge, Sea Ranch, California

This October, we invite you to Sea Ranch for an intimate coastal weekend celebrating the release of our 2023 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon.

Introducing a new Reserve vintage along one of Northern California’s most striking stretches of coastline is deeply intentional. It places the wine in a setting that reflects how it has always been meant to be experienced – unhurried, thoughtful, and shared among family and friends. There is also a natural connection at play: chert, a soil component central to the Reserve’s character, was formed in the ocean hundreds of millions of years ago and carried inland over time, making the return to the coast a fitting place to introduce a new vintage.

The weekend will begin on Friday evening with a welcome dinner, setting the tone for the days ahead. Saturday will offer a coastal experience designed to reflect the natural beauty and rhythm of the North Coast, followed by a vertical library tasting of our Reserve, including the 2023, and a formal dinner. The pace throughout the weekend is designed to feel personal, immersive, and quietly memorable.

Those interested are invited to complete the form below to join the priority list and be the first to receive details as tickets become available.

 

The Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

When Dennis & Judy Groth acquired the Oakville Estate in 1981, they recognized immediately that it was a site uniquely suited to Cabernet Sauvignon. It quickly became clear that select lots from the western edge of the property – shaped by gravelly, sandy loam rich in red chert – began to stand apart, showing depth and character distinctive enough to be bottled on their own.

That early intuition was quickly affirmed when the Wine Advocate awarded the 1985 Groth Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon a perfect 100-point score – the first ever for a U.S. wine. The recognition placed the fledgling winery on the map and forever established the Reserve as a defining expression of the Oakville Estate.

Since then, our Reserve has only improved.

 

A Place the Family Returned To

Sea Ranch holds a long and personal place in the Groth family story. Beginning in the 1970s, Dennis and Judy Groth returned to this rugged coastline as a way to step away from the pace of daily life and reconnect as a family. What began as summer stays with young children grew into decades of shared time – long walks along blustery trails, grandchildren discovering the shoreline, family meals that lingered late into the evening, and bottles of wine opened simply to be enjoyed together.

Over the years, Sea Ranch became less a getaway and more a constant: a place where cooking, conversation, and connection unfolded naturally. It is a setting shaped by respect for the land and a sense of quiet purpose, where architecture recedes into the landscape and time seems to slow. These qualities mirror the philosophy behind Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and the life built around it.