Fresno County Wine

Fresno County is home to California State University Fresno with its internationally acclaimed viticulture and oenology program as well as the States first commercial on-campus winery.

Traditionally this very warm region has been better known for growing grapes for raisins rather than wine production. Now vines planted near the San Joaquin River where it is noticeably cooler are producing higher quality wines than those grown on the hotter plains. Several award winning wines have been made from Syrah, Petite Sirah, Sangiovese, Barbera and Tempranillo. Viognier has so far been the only white wine produced of any note.