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Sonoma Today
By the People, for the People
Graff Family Vineyards Releases Limited-Edition July Muscat Wine
The family-owned winery's dessert wine is a unique blend of four Muscat grape varieties.
Published on Feb. 15, 2026
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Graff Family Vineyards, a small Sonoma winery, has released a limited-production dessert wine called July Muscat. The wine is a blend of four different Muscat grape varieties developed at UC-Davis in the 1950s and is grown in the Chalone appellation of Monterey County. The 2007 vintage is described as incredibly floral on the nose with ripe peach and apricot flavors and a long, lingering finish.
Why it matters
Graff Family Vineyards is known for its small-batch, specialty wines that are produced as a fundraiser for the Richard H. Graff Scholarship Fund, supporting wine and food education. The July Muscat is a unique offering that showcases the winery's commitment to experimenting with lesser-known grape varieties.
The details
The July Muscat is a 100% Muscat wine that is fermented in stainless steel and aged for 10 months, with two-thirds in steel and one-third in French oak barrels, 20% of which are new. The wine has an alcohol content of 11.3% and a residual sugar level of 10%, making it a sweet table wine.
- The July Muscat 2007 vintage was released in February 2026.
The players
Graff Family Vineyards
A small, family-owned winery in Sonoma, California that produces limited-production wines as a fundraiser for the Richard H. Graff Scholarship Fund.
UC-Davis
The University of California, Davis, where the July Muscat grape variety was developed in the 1950s.
What they’re saying
“One of the great thrills of the wine world is discovering a wine which makes me really glad I opened the bottle. Not just ordinary, everyday glad, but extra-special glad.”
— Randy Fuller (nowandzin.com)
The takeaway
Graff Family Vineyards' July Muscat showcases the winery's commitment to producing unique, limited-edition wines that highlight lesser-known grape varieties and support wine and food education through the Richard H. Graff Scholarship Fund.
