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New Labels
Nicole Paisley Martensen Nicole Paisley Martensen

New Labels

In celebration of our 45 years of crafting award-winning organic wine, we are rebranding our Frey Organic portfolio with new labels! Our new labels are actually a trio of labels that form a triptych in an homage to the beautiful hills around our vineyards. 

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Solstice Organic Mulled Wine
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Solstice Organic Mulled Wine

We love this Solstice Organic Mulled Wine recipe using the Frey Organic Merlot as the base! In our neighborhood, we have a tradition of getting together on the solstice to sing seasonal carols. Throughout the evening friends and family enjoy a dessert potluck amidst a hearty bonfire and the sounds of everyone laughing, singing, and sipping warm beverages. Every year, one of us prepares a mulled wine to accompany our festivities, warming us from the inside out. For the month of December, you can purchase our Organic Merlot on sale. Use the promo code: “WINECOCKTAIL” at check out in our wine shop to get 20% off bottles of our Organic Merlot.

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What’s in Your Wine?
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What’s in Your Wine?

What’s in your wine? Increasingly, scientific studies are looking at the ways that the presence of chemicals in our foods can impact our health. For us at Frey Vineyards, the task has always been to bring you the highest quality organic wine. Frey has been bringing you delicious wine for your cellar since 1980 without adding any chemicals in the vineyards or the cellar.

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Festive Fall Wine Cocktail
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Festive Fall Wine Cocktail

Let’s celebrate the autumn together with a festive fall wine cocktail! Introducing this Frey Sun & Rain Organic Chardonnay recipe to get you in the mood for the month of November! Use promo code “WINECOCKTAIL” in our wine shop for 20% off our Sun & Rain Organic Chardonnay while supplies last! Enjoy the sun, enjoy the rain, enjoy this delicious wine cocktail paired with a fabulous Fall meal!

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Orange Beard Contest
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Orange Beard Contest

We happily invite you to submit to our Orange Beard contest! Last Fall, Frey Vineyards released our first organic orange wine. We decided to call it it “Orange Beard” to celebrate the orange that several Frey men have in their beards. We’re really excited about this year’s vintage, our second release of “Orange Beard,” and to celebrate our newest orange wine, we’re hosting a contest. Starting in the month of October, we’re calling for submissions of “orange beards.” You may post as many entries as you like! To enter the Orange Beard contest: post a picture of your best orange beard (real or created) with a bottle of Frey Organic Orange Beard, tag us on the post, and tag us in a story. Then, we'll choose our top three favorites each month for October, November, and December. If chosen, you'll win an Orange Beard t-shirt!

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Frey Rosé Sangria
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Frey Rosé Sangria

For a refreshing wine and fruit infusion, enjoy this Frey Rosé Sangria! We are in love with this fabulous organic wine cocktail using our organic Rosé as the base. While supplies last, we’re offering a 20% off bottles of the Frey Organic Agriculturalist Rosé in our Wine Shop using the promo code “WINECOCKTAIL” when you check out.

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Equinox Spritzer
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Equinox Spritzer

We love this Equinox Spritzer: a perfect wine cocktail to celebrate the new moon, solar eclipse, and fall equinox all rolled into one! At the end of summer in Northern California, our organic vineyards are in full harvest mode, with everyone working hard to bring in the grapes! The days are still hot in September, and this refreshing beverage utilizes our organic Sauvignon Blanc with some fresh, aromatic, organic basil from the garden before the cool of Autumn sets in. Enjoying the betwixt and the between, this drink delivers a delightful blend of the final tastes of summer with a cooling palette experience.

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Organic History
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Organic History

The Organic History at Frey Vineyards tells the story of farmers and gardeners who believe deeply in Organic agriculture, and pioneering organic winemaking in the US to bring you the first certified organic wines. This history outlines some of our major milestones. If you’re interested in more of the story of organic wine, you can tune into our “Frey Vines” podcast.

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Pasta with Herbed Cream Cheese and Wilted Greens
Nicole Paisley Martensen Nicole Paisley Martensen

Pasta with Herbed Cream Cheese and Wilted Greens

This delicious recipe for pasta with herbed cream cheese and wilted greens comes from Nicole Martensen’s kitchen. Midsummer has us taking advantage of the long days by spending weekday evenings doing garden chores. On days like this, dinner is an afterthought, and we just need some quick, hearty fare to fuel us until the last rays of sun disappear behind the tree line. This easy pasta recipe fits the bill!

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Keep It Real
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Keep It Real

At Frey Vineyards, we like to keep it real. Real simple ingredients, real quality products, and real marketing campaigns that tell you the truth about what we’re doing. We created a line of wines under our Pacific Redwood label that are all organic, affordable, and delicious. Our tagline for Pacific Redwood is “Keep It Real” because that’s how we’re running our business.

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Green Money Sustainability
Molly Frey Molly Frey

Green Money Sustainability

This recent article by Molly Frey for Green Money Sustainability shares about “45 Years of Susatinability at Frey Vineyards” for their May/June 2025 issue on "Cultivating Capital:
Regenerative Agriculture & Food.” Frey Vineyards sits at the Heart of Mendocino County in Redwood Valley, tucked into the hills of Northern California. There, the Frey family grows organic grapes in organic vineyards and makes organic wine. Wine Enthusiast awarded Mendocino County the AVA (American Viticultural Area) of the Year award for 2024, in large part due to the sustainable winery practices in this area. Mendocino County is California’s greenest AVA, in large part, thanks to the efforts of the Frey family’s presence here. In addition to championing Organics and Biodynamics in winemaking, the Frey family has purchased tons of grapes over the years from local wineries, thereby encouraging the growers in the area to go Organic or Biodynamic. 

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Sip the Difference
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Sip the Difference

Sip the difference 45 years of organic winemaking makes! We’re the first organic winery in the USA, and our wines offer you a chance to enjoy a truly organic experience. Certified organic from the grape to the glass, we believe that you will not only like Frey wines; we believe that you can absolutely sip the difference.

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Uncork the Organic
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Uncork the Organic

Uncork the organic wines from Frey Vineyards to taste the alchemy of organic grapes made into organic wine! We use only organic grapes and organic yeasts to make the Frey wines that you love. We never add chemicals, additives, or preservatives to change the fermentation of our wine. In particular, we have committed as a winery to make wines that have no sulfites added during fermentation.

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Visit Frey
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Visit Frey

We’re thrilled to announce that you can now visit Frey Vineyards in our new location and state-of-the-art winery facility! Located in Northern California, at the heart of Mendocino County, Frey Vineyards welcomes you to Redwood Valley for a completely organic wine-tasting experience! Sample our award-winning Frey wines by appointment or join our Wine Club events for invites to celebrations that will be held at our new winery location!

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The Domestic Choice
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The Domestic Choice

Are you wondering about the domestic choice for a fabulous wine now that the tariffs are impacting the import of wines from other countries? Are you afraid that you’ll miss your Pinot from France and Sangiovese from Italy? Wondering about the purity of wines in the USA? We have two words for you: Frey wines! We have an incredible selection of Organic and Biodynamic wines for you to enjoy!

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Green Drink
Molly Frey Molly Frey

Green Drink

Welcome to the fifth episode of the Frey Vines Podcast, “Green Drink!” In this episode, we’ll look at all the ways in which Frey Vineyards is a green winery that makes a green drink. From our organic and Biodynamic vineyard practices to our signature certified organic winemaking style, we are the pioneers of real organic wine in the USA. 

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Free Flow Kegs
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Free Flow Kegs

Free Flow kegs are a earth-friendly way to enjoy Frey wines! In the past few years, we were introduced to Free Flow Kegs through a wine industry showcase. We were intrigued by the incredibly green footprint of these kegs, and the more we looked into it, the more we appreciated the opportunity to bring our wines to the world in another wonderful way. This technology marks a total game changer for our restaurant and bar placements across the country!

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Anniversary Podcast
Molly Frey Molly Frey

Anniversary Podcast

The fourth episode of Frey Vines, the podcast devoted to telling you the story of organic wine is an Anniversary podcast, celebrating 45 years in Organic Wine! Frey Vineyards was bonded in March of 1980 as the first organic winery in the USA. We're celebrating this milestone by reflecting on the journey to bring organic wine to the market. We're not just looking back at where we've come from, though. This year, we're opening up our new winery facilities and making more plans for our green future.

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Organic Vegetable Spring Rolls
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Organic Vegetable Spring Rolls

We love these organic vegetable spring rolls and hope you will too! Fresh spring rolls should offer a pleasing contrast in texture (soft wrapper, chewy noodles, and crunchy vegetables) and flavors (fresh mint, basil, and cilantro; peanuts, spicy chilies, and salty sauce) which will pair perfectly with a cold glass of our Organic Pinot Grigio. Try to source organic ingredients for the health of farmworkers, your own health, and for future generations.

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