Family-owned Optima Wine Cellars operates a tasting room by private appointment in downtown Healdsburg. Winemaker Mike Duffy, who had his first vintage in 1984, and wife Nicol own and operate the winery. The couple, both from the West Coast, married in 2001.
Optima Wine Cellars uses grapes from the Duffys' vineyard in the Alexander Valley region and also from grapes purchased from the Dry Creek wine region.