If you have enjoyed Carica wines, welcome to the website of the vineyard that got Carica started!  In 2005, Kick Ranch’s owner, Dick Keenan, started Carica Wines with Charlie Dollbaum, a local winemaker, with a goal of making ultra-premium wines from Kick Ranch.  Carica’s first wine released was a Sauvignon Blanc from Kick Ranch and a Kick Ranch syrah followed.  Dick and Charlie ended their wine partnership in 2010, but not before Dick had introduced Carica to many friends, Notre Dame fans, and Bay Area wine enthusiasts.  And in three years Dick had succeeded in having Carica wines placed on some of the Bay Area’s best restaurant wine lists as well as carried at the some of best known wine stores in the New York City area and Los Angeles.

In 2010 and this year, Dick has focused his wine energies on strengthening the impressive list of Sonoma and Napa wineries who make wines from Kick Ranch grapes.  This week Dick is inviting the many people to whom he introduced Carica wines over the years to become fans of Kick Ranch.  Some terrific wineries are crafting Kick Ranch wines – please register so you can learn why!