{{short description|Winery in Sonoma County, California}} {{Infobox winery | winery_name = Adler Fels | winery_logo = AdlerFels-logo.jpg | location_place = Santa Rosa, California, United States | appellation = | former_name = | other_labels= Coastline, Kitchen Sink, Totally Random, Eye Candy, Coyote Creek and Leaping Lizard | year_founded = 1979 | first_vines = | first_vintage = | key_people = Dan O'Leary, GM<br/>Harry Parducci Jr., Director of Winemaking<br/>Dana Fehler, Marketing and PR Manager | parent_company = Adams Wine Group | cases_per_year = 610,000 | signature_wine = Gewürztraminer<br/>Sauvignon blanc | varietal1 = Gewürztraminer | varietal2 = Sauvignon blanc | varietal3 = Cabernet Sauvignon | varietal4 = Chardonnay | varietal5 = Merlot | varietal6 = Pinot noir | varietal7 = Muscat | varietal8 = Syrah | varietal9 = Zinfandel | varietal10 =White Zinfandel | varietal11 =Red Blends | varietal12 =White Blends | varietal13 =Riesling | varietal14 =Pinot grigio | varietal15 =Sweet Red Blends | distribution = | other_product1 = | other_product2 = | homepage= [http://www.adlerfels.com www.adlerfels.com] | tasting= }}
'''Adler Fels Winery''' is a California winery based in Sonoma that produces over 100 different wine labels in addition to production under its own Adler Fels brand. These include private labels for various restaurants, hotels and retailers.<ref name="Winebusiness.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.winebusiness.com/people/?go=getPeopleArticle&dataId=69810 |title=Daniel C. O'Leary Named Vice President and General Manager at Adler Fels Winery |publisher=Winebusiness.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-26}}</ref>
==History== Adler Fels Winery was founded in Sonoma Valley in 1979 by David and Ayn Coleman. The winery soon established itself as a producer of Sauvignon blanc, Gewürztraminer and Chardonnay from Sonoma County, with a particular emphasis on Russian River Valley. Adler Fels later expanded their sourcing to include varietals from Napa Valley and other premier appellations throughout California.<ref name="Wine Business">{{cite web|url=http://www.winebusiness.com/wbm/?go=getArticle&dataId=62893 |title=The Top 30 U.S. Wine Companies of 2008 - Profiles |publisher=Winebusiness.com |date= |accessdate=2012-09-26}}</ref> In 2004, the winery was purchased by Adams Wine Group.<ref name="Wine Business"/>
=== Lawsuit === A wine line under the name Cabzilla used an image resembling too much like Godzilla and was sued by Toho for copyright infringement. The suit ended with the company being forced to dump all of the wine.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2008/11/godzilla-terror/|title=Think Godzilla's Scary? Meet His Lawyers|first=David|last=Kravets|magazine=Wired |date=November 24, 2008|via=www.wired.com}}</ref>
==Production and distribution== In 2008, Adler Fels has a sales volume of 450,000 cases, ranking it as the 27th top winery in the United States by Winebusiness.com. Among the labels produced by Adler Fels include Coyote Creek, Coastline, Big Ass and Leaping Lizard.<ref name="Wine Business"/>
==Gallery== <gallery> Paso Robles cab.jpg|A Cabernet Sauvignon from the Paso Robles AVA produced by Adler Fels under their Coastline label. </gallery>
== See also == * {{portal-inline|Drink}}
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Category:1980 establishments in California Category:Companies based in Santa Rosa, California Category:Wineries in Sonoma County, California