Rosa d'Oro Vineyards
Wine and SpiritsCalifornia, United States2-10 Employees
Rosa d'Oro Vineyards is a small winery based in Kelseyville, California, within Lake County. It concentrates on producing Italian varietal wines that blend Old World characteristics with the region’s distinctive terroir. The Buttitta family has grown premium wine grapes in California since 1953, and Rosa d’Oro was founded in 2001 to pursue this craft. The winery operates a 12-acre estate on the Kelsey Bench AVA at about 1,400 feet elevation, cultivating varieties such as Barbera, Primitivo, Dolcetto, Aglianico, Sangiovese, Nebbiolo, Negroamaro, Sagrantino and Refosco. Sustainability guides their farming, including water-conscious rootstocks and techniques that support balance, while their wines favor earthiness and minerality with minimal oak, and are bottled without fining or filtration. Production is limited to a few thousand cases annually, and Rosa d'Oro is noted as the sole winery within the newly designated AVA.