VINEYARDS & FARMING
Our Vineyard
Place of Production: 100% estate grown in our Sanel Valley Vineyards, Hopland, the southernmost town in Mendocino County.
Vineyard on western benchlands of a small coastal valley. This setting provides early morning sunlight. The mountain range provides partial shady and cool breezes during the afternoon sun and heat.
Soil: Mostly gravely, benchland loamy soils.
Mesoclimate: Dry, warm summers with mild rainy winters Southern Mendocino enjoys a similar climate to nearby Dry Creek Valley in Sonoma County.
Altitude: 500-600 feet above sea level.
Bud break on the vine, Springtime
Organic Farming Practice
Our farming practices focus on:
- Building a healthy soil rich in beneficial microorganisms and organic matter using composts and organic amendments and cover crops which is planted in between the vines.
- Minimal intervention to control vine diseases through spraying Certified Organic products by CCOF.
- Vineyard irrigation, by drip irrigation to carefully control our water usage since it’s a scarce resource and delivered to the vine the water needed.
- Weed management through mechanical processes only next to the vine, mowing when is needed between the rows.
- We encourage biodiversity by encouraging native flora and improving habitat along the edges of our vineyards, around our ponds and areas around.
Springtime soil mowing