Grimm’s Bluff – Snail Prize SANTA YNEZ Kentucky Rd. www.grimmsbluff.com 17 ac – 12,000 bt ‘‘This Demeter certified biodynamic ranch is a testament to what can be achieved when biodynamics are embraced by the outset” PEOPLE Rick Grimm and his wife, Aurora, settled down in the Santa Ynez Valley after four years of …
Thomas Fogarty – Bottle Prize WOODSIDE 19501 Skyline Blvd. tel. (650) 851-6777 www.fogartywinery.com info@fogartywinery.com 22 ac – 120,000 bt PEOPLE Drawn to the Santa Cruz Mountains for professional reasons, it was the allure of agriculture that piqued Dr. Thomas Fogarty’s interest and led him to establish his eponymous winery in 1980. Flanked by his …
Crowley Wines – Bottle Prize NEWBERG 14000 NE Quarry Rd. tel. (503) 804-5064 www.crowleywines.com patrick@crowleywines.com 0ac-36,000bt PEOPLE Crowley Wines is genuinely a team effort. Tyson Crowley makes the wines and works closely with his vineyard partners. Emily Crowley, Tyson’s wife, handles marketing and special events. Evan Roberts is an active partner the Crowleys look …
Walter Scott Wines – Bottle Prize SALEM 6130 Bethel Heights Rd. NW tel. (971) 209.7786 www.walterscottwines.com info@walterscottwines.com 0ac-78,000bt PEOPLE Erica Landon and Ken Pahlow are a true Willamette Valley “power couple.” Pahlow has over two decades experience working with St. Innocent, Patricia Green Cellars and Evening Land Vineyards. Landon is a sommelier and wine …
Winery Sixteen 600 – Bottle Prize SONOMA 589 1st St. tel. (707) 721-1805 www.winerysixteen600.com 2 ac – 8,300 bt PEOPLE Founded in 2007, Sixteen 600 winery is named after the address of Sonoma-based grape grower and organic pioneer Phil Coturri, who was among the first to experiment with organic and biodynamic farming in northern …
Bokisch Vineyards – Money Prize LODI 18921 Atkins Rd. tel. (209) 642-8880 www.bokischvineyards.com info@bokischvineyards.com 83 ac – 60,000 bt PEOPLE Liz and Markus Bokisch have followed a circuitous path to becoming Lodi wine-growing pioneers. From California’s inner heartland to stints in Catalonia and the Napa Valley, the couple finally settled in Lodi in the …
Corison – Bottle Prize SAINT HELENA 987 Saint Helena Hwy. tel. (707) 963-0826 www.corison.com visit@corison.com 13 ac – 36,000 bt PEOPLE The inimitable Cathy Corison is a woman who needs no introduction, her quiet trailblazing and steadfast commitment to Na- pa terroir long ago having made a mark on the California wine industry. 2017 …
Cobb Wines – Bottle Prize OCCIDENTAL PO Box 426 tel. (707) 799-1073 www.Cobbwines.com thefamily@cobbwines.com 19 ac – 11,000 bt PEOPLE Father and son team, David and Ross Cobb founded the winery in 2001 and it began as a Pinot Noir passion project, focusing on the rewarding challenge of working with that grape. Long …
Bonny Doon Vineyard – Bottle Prize DAVENPORT 450 Hwy. 1 tel. (888) 819-6789 www.bonnydoonvineyard.com tastingroom@bonnydoonvineyard.com 10 ac – 444,000 bt PEOPLE The name Randall Grahm is synonymous with eclectic innovation; California’s current viticultural biodiversity has been enriched in large part by Grahm’s far-sighted experimentations. Grahm got his start at a wine shop in Los …
Front Porch Farm – Snail Prize HEALDSBURG 2550 Rio Lindo Ave. tel. (707) 433-8683 www.fpfarm.com info@fpfarm.com 12 ac – 24,000 bt ‘‘Owners Mimi and Peter Buckley started Front Porch Farm with a vision—to grow healthy food, create something beautiful, and to gather people together. Their estate wines are very much part of that vision” …