Idle's Vineyards

A vineyard is often characterised by its terroir, a French term loosely translating as "a sense of place" that refers to the specific geographical and geological characteristics of grapevine plantations, which may be imparted in the wine. The precise conditions which a vineyard must maintain are often tightly-regulated and in recent years have become the subject of progressive and often radical change.

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Los Chamizal has been owned and operated by Peter Haywood since he first planted vines in 1976. These vineyards are situated in the mountains of Southern Sonoma Valley, one mile north of Sonoma. The beautiful terraced vines are carved into steeply sloping hillsides reaching 800 ft. in elevation.

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Catherine Bonneau Vineyards is located in the Los Carneros appellation of Sonoma County situated between coastal mountain regions and the Pacific Ocean. A consistent weather of long warm days, summer fog, and cool breeze from the Pacific Ocean contributes to a long growing season.

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Located in Sonoma County's Rincon Valley Kick Ranch is a sustainable vineyard on the western side of the northern flank of Spring Mountain. It is owned and stewarded by Dick Keenan. The vineyard is on an alluvial bench having soil with a mix of volcanic ash and other rocks that contribute to the minerality to the wines.