Shanti Winery Opens on Livermore Valley Home Ranch

At 5443 Tesla Road in Livermore, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, and Barbera are already rooted in Home Ranch soil. Shanti Winery & Event Center officially opened there on April 29, 2026, bringing Ray and Dimple Sharma’s women- and minority-owned, family-founded winery to an eight-acre estate with more than 5.5 acres under vine.

For En Primeur Club readers, the reason to watch is clear: Shanti is moving from sourced Northern California wines toward a future estate-grown Livermore program. If you follow early estate bottlings, this is the moment to put Home Ranch on your radar, with estate-grown releases planned in the coming months.

Shanti Winery Opens on Livermore Valley’s Home Ranch

Shanti Winery now brings its vines, tastings, private events, and community programming together on the historic Home Ranch property. That matters for visitors because the estate is more than a tasting address: it lets you experience the winery’s Livermore setting while the first estate wines are still ahead.

The question to follow through the glass is specific: how Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, and Barbera from Livermore will translate into Shanti’s house style once the vineyard program comes fully online. For now, the draw is seeing the estate at the start of that transition.

From a 2012 Napa Release to a Livermore Valley Estate

Shanti first released wines in Napa, where the founders opened their first tasting room. Ray and Dimple Sharma’s path into wine began in the San Francisco Bay Area, shaped by visits to small, family-owned wineries in Napa and Sonoma.

A tasting along Napa’s Silverado Trail inspired the name “Shanti,” a Sanskrit word meaning “peace” or “inner peace.” “We created Shanti as a place where people can slow down and reconnect with each other and with the experience of wine,” Ray Sharma said. “For us, it’s not just about what’s in the glass, but how people feel when they’re here.”

The Sharmas acquired the Livermore property in 2024 after looking for a home closer to the Tri-Valley. Ray brings a background in business and operations, while Dimple’s academic training in biology and chemistry informs a precise, balanced approach to winemaking. Their logo features a meditating figure, a quiet visual cue to the name that began on Silverado Trail.

What Home Ranch Changes for the Wine Program

Shanti currently works with sourced fruit and select vineyard sites across Livermore, Napa, and Sonoma. That gives the portfolio regional breadth while the Livermore estate develops into a more defined point of origin.

The practical takeaway for collectors is simple: taste the current sourced wines now, then compare them with the estate-grown releases planned in the coming months. Those first Home Ranch bottlings will show whether the property becomes Shanti’s central voice rather than simply its new home.

Tastings, Private Events, and Community Programming

Home Ranch has been developed as a flexible gathering space, with tastings, private events, and community programming built around the winery’s emphasis on peace, connection, and intentional living. If you are planning a Livermore visit, Shanti now gives you a single stop for tasting and a closer look at the estate vineyard behind the next chapter.

A direct-to-consumer wine club offers customizable quarterly shipments, preferred pricing, and access to exclusive experiences. For regular guests, it is one direct way to keep a place in the cellar as the estate program comes into view.

Why Collectors Should Track the First Estate Bottlings

Provenance is the reason to pay attention. A family-founded label with Napa origins has moved onto a planted Livermore estate, and its first estate-grown wines will reveal how clearly Home Ranch can speak through the portfolio.

For now, the quiet insider move is to visit while Shanti is still at the beginning of its Livermore estate story. The current wines show the broader Northern California program; the coming Home Ranch releases will give you the comparison that matters.