"I love Trojak~Knier Wine: Award-winning hand-crafted wines"

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HomeAbout UsEventsOur WinesThe GrapesThe Wine ClubsPhoto GalleryContact Us WelcomeTrojak~Knier Winery was started by two long time friends, Jim Knier and Eric Trojak, in 1993 as a home wine making project in Jim's garage in Montara California. With borrowed equipment we made a thirty gallon barrel of Zinfandel from a vineyard in Gilroy and a thirty gallon barrel of Cabernet Sauvignon from the Antinori Estate in the Eastern mountains above the Napa Valley. In 1995 we started sourcing our Zinfandel grapes from the Teldeschi Ranch in Dry Creek west of Healdsburg. We continued making Zinfandel and Cabernet for several years and then branched out to include Sangiovese, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.In 2003 we moved the operation to a warehouse in Princeton Harbor where we continued to expand the amount of wine we were making. In 2009 we decided it was time to go commercial and received our full licensing in September of that year. The total case production for 2009 was about 350 cases and we will keep production at about that level.Our wine making philosophy can best be described as truly hand crafted and non-interventionist. We consider ourselves to be caretakers of the fruit and seek to let the flavors of the vineyard express themselves in the wine. In order to make great wines you must start with great grapes. We do all winery operations by hand from loading the crusher/stemmer to bottling, corking and labeling the wine. We do not filter or use any fining agents and all wines are transferred by gravity siphon, whether from barrel-to-barrel or in the bottling process. As a result, our wines may throw a little sediment after some time in the bottle but this is not a flaw - it is an indication of the truly handcrafted nature of our wines. A Few Recent Awards2019 ChardonnaySILVER - 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition2017 CabernetSILVER - 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition2017 ZinfandelSILVER - 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competitioon2017 SangioveseSILVER - 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition2018 Pinot NoirSILVER -2020 San Francisco International Wine Competition2017 Pinot NoirSILVER -2020 Great American International Wine CompetitionBRONZE - 2019San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition2018 ChardonnayBRONZE -2020 Great American International Wine CompetitionBRONZE - 2020 San Francisco International Wine CompetitionSILVER - 2020 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition2016 CabernetBRONZE - 2020 San Francisco Chronicle Wine CompetitionBRONZE - 2020 San Francisco International Wine Competition2016 ZinfandelSILVER - 2020 San Francisco Chronicle Wine CompetitionBRONZE - 2020 San FRancisco International Wine CompetitionSILVER -2020 Great American International Wine Competition2016 SangioveseSILVER - 2020 San Francisco Chronicle Wine CompetitionBRONZE - 2020 San Francisco International Wine Competition2015 SyrahBRONZE - 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition2017 ChardonnayBRONZE - 2018 San Francisco International Wine CopmetitionSILVER - 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition2016 SangioveseBRONZE - 2018 San Francisco International Wine Copmetition2016 ZinfandelBRONZE - 2018 San Francisco International Wine Copmetition2015 CabernetSILVER - 2018 San Francisco International Wine CompetitionGOLD - 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine CompetitionGOLD - 2019 San FRancisco International Wine CompetitionPLATINUM - 2020 Great American International Wine Competition2016 Pinot NoirBRONZE - 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition2015 SangioveseSILVER - 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition2015 ChardonnayGOLD -2017 San Francisco Chronicle Wine CompetitionBRONZE - 2017 Dan Berger International Wine CompetitionBRONZE - 2017 San Francisco International Wine Competition2015 ZinfandelBRONZE - 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine CompetitionSILVER -2017 San Francisco International Wine Competition2014 SyrahDOUBLE GOLD - 2018 San Francisco Chronicle Wine CompetitionSILVER - 2017 Sunset Magazine Wine CompetitionBRONZE - 2017San Francisco Chronicle Wine CompetitionBRONZE -2017 San Francisco International Wine Competition2014 SangioveseGOLD -2017 San Francisco International Wine Competition2014 ZinfandelBRONZE - 2016 San Francisco International Wine Competition2013 CabernetBRONZE - 2016 San Francisco International Wine CompetitionBRONZE - 2017 San Francisco Chronicle Wine CompetitionBRONZE - 2017 Sunset Magazine Wine Competition2013 SangioveseBRONZE - 2016 Pacific Rim Wine Competition2013 The BlendBRONZE - 2016 San Francisco Chronicle Wine CompetitionBRONZE - 2016 Pacific Rim Wine Competition2013Zinfandel GOLD - 2015 Sunset Magazine Internantional Wine Competition2012 Cabernet SauvignonBRONZE - 2016 Pacific Rim Wine Competition2012 Chardonnay GOLD-2014 San FranciscoChronicle Wine Competition2012 ZinfandelBRONZE -2014 San FranciscoChronicle Wine Competition2011 Pinot NoirSILVER - 2013 San Francisco International Wine Competition2010 ChardonnaySILVER - 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition2010 SangioveseSILVER - 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition2010 Pinot NoirDOUBLE GOLD - 2013 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition2009 CabernetDOUBLE GOLD - 2012 San Francisco International Wine Competition2009 ChardonnayBRONZE - 2011 Orange CountyBRONZE - 2011 San Francisco International Wine CompetitionBRONZE - 2011 Finger Lakes2009 SangioveseSILVER - 2011 Orange County2009 Pinot NoirSILVER - 2011 RiversideBRONZE - 2011 San Francisco International Wine CompetitionSILVER - 2011 Finger Lakes What's New?We are now open every second and fourth Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the month and, of course, by appointment. Looking forward to seeing old friends and making some new ones!Tasting Room hoursFriday, Saturday & Sunday onlyNoon to 4:30Every second and fourth weekend of the monthor by appointmentTasting fee $10/person, waived with purchase of wineContact InfoPhone and email:(650) 728-3613This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Address:151-A Harvard Ave.Half Moon Bay, CA 94019  © Trojak-Knier. All rights reserved. HomeAbout UsEventsOur WinesThe GrapesThe Wine ClubsPhoto GalleryContact Us