Vineyards
vineyard partners
We do not own any vineyards. We partner with mindful, intentional, and prideful grape growers. Each vineyard we collaborate with is family-owned and farmed by hand without the use of harmful herbicides, pesticides, or insecticides. The vines are cultivated to balance, even in difficult and marginal conditions, and produce highly expressive and honest fruit.
AZAYA VINEYARD - Pinot Noir
Azaya Vineyard is locate in the west Marin hills off the roads leading to Point Reyes. This vineyard is incredibly unique as it is one of the only vineyards in west Marin. It gets very cold at night and very warm during the day here - an extreme diurnal shift that we don’t see at any of our other sites. This yields a wine with striking acidity and full ripeness; it is our purest expression of Pinot Noir that we make. It is also a difficult site to farm and we don’t see a crop every year; in 2021 the entire vintage succumbed to early June frosts. When it is good, it is great, and we are very proud to make wine from this incredible site.
Vineyard Details
Petaluma Gap AVA, Marin County
420 feet above sea level
9 miles from Pacific Ocean
Blucher Loam
Organic (uncertified)
Hand-farmed, hand-harvested
GRAND VENT VINEYARD - Pinot Noir
Grand Vent Vineyard is located in west Petaluma, 13 miles from the Pacific. In Jon Bonné’s book, The New California Wine, he states this vineyard is “perhaps the most challenging site {in all of California}.. Due to its mid-elevation, this site battles some of the densest marine layer the Pacific can offer. Once the sun breaks through the fog, the afternoon coastal winds rip through causing even more of a delay in ripening. Due to these factors, this site holds a high acidity at a moderate alcohol level; a perfect combination for our winemaking style.
Vineyard Details
Petaluma Gap AVA, Sonoma Coast
270 feet above sea level
13 miles from Pacific Ocean
Steinbeck Loam
Sustainable, organic in practice
MARIAH VINEYARD - Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
Mariah Vineyard is located 2,400 feet above sea level on Mendocino Ridge, 6 miles from the Pacific Ocean. Dan and Vicky Dooling planted this site in the late 1980s and have been producing truly exceptional fruit ever since. The site is now Certified Regenerative, the highest level of farming. Additionally, the site is surrounded on four sides by Redwood forest giving the wine a unique aromatic that showcases exactly where it is from along with beautiful texture only mountain fruit can offer.
Vineyard Details
Mendocino Ridge AVA, Mendocino County
2,400 feet above sea level
6 miles from the Pacific Ocean
Black Loam soils
Certified Regenerative farming
TURNSTONE VINEYARD - Pinot Noir
Turnstone Vineyard is located in the Sebastopol Hills, a subregion of the west Sonoma Coast. This site is quintessentially cool-climate: coastal fog blankets the vineyard during the cool mornings moderating the growing season and allowing for extended hang time on the vine to achieve full ripeness as low sugars and high natural acidity. It is farmed solely by hand with oils and teas and is family owned and inhabited. We are the sole producers of Pinot Noir from this incredible site.
Vineyard Details
Sonoma Coast AVA
240 feet above sea level
10 miles from the Pacific Ocean
Goldridge sandy-loam soils
Organic (uncertified) and regenerative farming
DEODORA VINEYARD - Pinot Noir
Deodora Vineyard is located in west Petaluma in Chileno Valley. Clone 2A/Wadenswil Pinot Noir is farmed organically with naturally very low yields due to the lack of water which produces concentrated fruit at low sugars. Dense marine fog and coastal winds help lengthen hang time for full ripeness while still maintaining high acidity and moderate alcohols.
Vineyard Details
Petaluma Gap AVA, Chileno Valley
200 feet above sea level
10 miles from Pacific Ocean
Haire Clay Loam soils
Certified Organic
Vineyard Details
Russian River Valley AVA
150 feet above sea level
Goldridge sandy loam soils
Dry-farmed
Regenerative and organic in practice
SAINT MARKS VINEYARD - Syrah
Saint Marks Vineyard is located in the heart of the Russian River Valley. Owned by Mark and Ginny Weston, this site is dry-farmed and has never seen a chemical spray in its lifetime - a byproduct of Marks military service in Vietnam and contraction of cancer from agent orange. Upon his return and the planting of this site, he vowed it would be chemical free. 20+ year old vines that yield less than 1 ton to the acre produce our most powerful and age-worthy Syrah.
FLOCCHINI VINEYARD - Pinot Noir, Syrah
Flocchini Vineyard is located in the southern end of the Petaluma Gap, 3 miles from the San Pablo Bay. This site is most affected by the severe winds the whip off the bay through the Gap. Once these winds get above 8-10mph (which is daily during the summer and fall), the vines begin to shutdown and ripening is delayed. These winds combine with a well-draining sandstone and Adobe clay soil yield a highly aromatic and structured Syrah. We are the sole producers of Syrah from this site.
Vineyard Details
Petaluma Gap AVA, Sonoma Coast
190 feet above sea level
3 miles from San Pablo Bay
Adobe Clay and Sandstone
Organic in practice
Hand-farmed, hand-harvested
LA CRUZ VINEYARD - Pinot Gris
La Cruz Vineyard is located in the southern tip of the Petaluma Gap, 5 miles from the San Pablo Bay. This exposed hillside is certified organic and is battered by the coastal winds from the bay throughout the growing season. The soil is Diablo Clay and Haire Loam, and this hillside shows a rockier, more fickle appearance compare to the lower blocks of the property; this yields a mineral, citrus driven profile.
Vineyard Details
Petaluma Gap AVA, Sonoma Coast
200 feet above sea level
5 miles from San Pablo Bay
Diablo Clay and Haire Loam
Certified Sustainable, organic in practice
Vineyard Details:
Santa Cruz Mountains AVA
1,200 feet above sea level
11 miles from Monterey Bay
Sandstone and Shale soils
Organic (uncertified), Dry-farmed
ZAYANTE VINEYARD - Syrah
Zayante Vineyard is located on the west face of the Santa Cruz Mountains. It is a stunning site planted on a steep slope on the west face of the Santa Cruz Mountains, dry-farmed, organic, own-rooted and old vine; there are not many more boxes to check! At 1,200 feet above sea level, it is simply in a perfect spot to receive the coastal winds and fog coming off Monterey Bay, as well as the generous sunshine at elevation. The is the most mineral driven Syrah we produce.
Vineyard Details:
Sonoma Valley AVA
700 feet above sea level
12 miles from San Pablo Bay
Raynor clay and volcanic soils
Organic (uncertified)
James Creek Vineyard - Gamay
James Creek Vineyard sits at the southern tip of Sonoma Valley at the Los Carneros line, just west of the town of Sonoma. Gamay planted on Raynor clay and mixed volcanic soils combined with the maritime influence of the bay and the warm Sonoma days make for an ideal growing climate.