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Three people walk down the steps outside a modern building with large glass windows displaying stacked barrels inside at Williams Selyem, a Healdsburg winery in Russian River Valley. A hand pours red wine from a bottle into a glass on a table with several glasses and wine bottles.

Since 1979

Begin Your Journey

Great wines create meaningful moments of connection between people, place, and time. At Williams Selyem, every bottle honors the land, the work, and the people who share it.

Kudos to Mangahas for both carrying on and refining the Williams Selyem tradition. The California wine industry needs its legends. And it needs them to keep going strong.

— James Molesworth, Wine Spectator

Heritage

Humble Roots,
Legendary Wines

It all started with two friends, a shoestring budget, and an antique dairy tank. 

Learn how a garage wine became an icon
Founders Burt Williams and Ed Selyem

Vineyards

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Great Dirt, Tended Right

The best grapes from the best growers. It’s just stubborn respect for place.

Explore our seven wine regions
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Counting Down to Our Next Release

 
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Winemaking

Small Lots, Long Game

Taking the long view requires patience and diligence. In our cellar, there are no shortcuts.

Look inside our old-school winemaking methods
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Experience

Taste Where It Begins

Visits are intimate by design, with private pours, library wines, and time to linger.

Request a tasting of our site-driven wines
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Library

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Aged Wines Worth Waiting For

Decades of wines, vintages and vineyard notes, preserved for the discerning palate.

Dig into one of California’s deepest wine libraries

Events

Where the List Gets Together

From vineyard dinners to cellar pours, these gatherings are for our members.

See where we’ll be pouring next
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Accolades

“Eastside Road Neighbors”

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir named #4 in Wine Spectator's 
“Top 10 Wines of 2025”

More Words of Praise

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Wines Worth the Wait

Small-lot wines, decades of history, and a tight-knit community. It all starts with the list.

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