As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2001
Registration No. 333 -

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Ravenswood Winery, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified on Its Charter)

California 94-3026706
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)

18701 Gehricke Road
Sonoma, California 95476
(707) 938-1960
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
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Ravenswood Winery, Inc.
1999 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)

Justin M. Faggioli
Executive Vice President and Secretary
Ravenswood Winery, Inc.
18701 Gehricke Road
Sonoma, California 95476
(707) 938-1960
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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Copy to:
Maria Pizzoli, Esq.
Farella Braun + Martel llp
235 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-3159

Calculation of Registration Fee

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Title of securities to be registered Amount to be Proposed Proposed maximum Amount of
Registered(1) maximum offering aggregate offering registration
price per share(2) price(2) fee(3)
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Shares of our common stock (no par
value) newly reserved for issuance under
our 1999 Equity Incentive Plan 250,000 shares $15.875 $3,968,750 $992.19
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(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover such additional shares of common
stock as may become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of our
1999 Equity Incentive Plan.

(2) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h) on the basis of the average of the high
and low prices of our common stock reported on the Nasdaq Stock Market on March
14, 2001.

(3) This registration statement incorporates by reference the registration
statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-85735), pursuant to which we registered
500,000 shares under our 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, and paid a fee of $1,637.
This fee relates only to the additional 250,000 shares being registered hereby,
in accordance with Instruction E of Form S-8.

This Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in
accordance with Rule 462(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, this Registration
Statement is filed solely to register 250,000 additional shares of our common
stock under our 1999 Equity Incentive Plan. This increase was approved by our
shareholders at our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on November 7, 2000. Pursuant
to Instruction E, the contents of our Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File
No. 333-85735) are hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 8. EXHIBITS

5.1 Opinion of Farella Braun & Martel LLP

23.1 Consent of Odenberg, Ullakko, Muranishi & Company, LLP, Independent
Auditors.

23.2 Consent of Farella Braun & Martel LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1
hereof).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, the Registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing this Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Sonoma, State of California, on the 15th day of March, 2001.

RAVENSWOOD WINERY, INC.

By /s/ W. Reed Foster
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W. Reed Foster
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons, in the capacities indicated
on the 15th day of March, 2001.

Signature Title

/s/ W. Reed Foster Chairman of the Board and
----------------------- Chief Executive Officer
W. Reed Foster (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Joel E. Peterson President, Winemaker and Director
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Joel E. Peterson

/s/ Callie S. Konno Chief Financial Officer and Director
----------------------- (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Callie S. Konno

/s/ Justin M. Faggioli Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director
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Justin M. Faggioli

/s/ James F. Wisner Director
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James F. Wisner

/s/ Robert E. McGill, III Director
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Robert E. McGill, III

/s/ John D. Nichols Director
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John D. Nichols

By: /s/ W. Reed Foster
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W. Reed Foster,
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer and Attorney-in-Fact

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No. Description
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5.1 Opinion of Farella Braun + Martel LLP

23.1 Consent of Odenberg, Ullakko, Muranishi & Company, LLP,
Independent Accountants

23.2 Consent of Farella Braun + Martel LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1
hereof).