Our clientele are located throughout the Santa Cruz Mountains and foothills and span the counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz. They range from long time wine aficionados to newcomers with emerging passions for wines and vineyards. Regardless of different experiences, tastes, and preferences, our clients all share a common desire to enrich their properties with beautifully landscaped estate vineyards.
Vineyard Installation
Private Estate
Soil Samples
- Dig soil pits and collect samples for lab analyses
- Determine nutritional requirements and soil amendments
Grapevines
- Variety and clonal selection based upon owner preferences and site location parameters
- One-year old vines are grafted onto a rootstock to maximize success. Rootstock selection is based on soil conditions, microclimate, and trellis design and spacing.
- Locate desired planting stock from one of many specialized nurseries throughout California
Vineyard Design & Layout
- Create design and specifications that take the following parameters into consideration:
- Aesthetics
- Topography
- Sun exposure
- Maximizing row length, crop yield, and quality
- Existing drainage
- Management efficiency
- Transcribe vineyard specs onto proposed site to ensure accuracy and efficient installation
Trellis Installation
Irrigation System Installation
Plant Vines
Vineyard Management
Private Estate + Commercial
Management Operations
- Soil Analysis & Nutritional Amendments
- Rootstock, Grape Varietal & Clonal Selection
- Disease Diagnosis
- Preventative Sprays
- Canopy Management
- Ground Cover Maintenance
- Trellis & Irrigation Repair & Maintenance
- Netting
- Harvest
- Grape Brokering Between Clients
- Facilitate Grape Sales Between Clients and Local Wineries
- Consultations
Winemaking + Consultation
Private Label
Our custom crush service transforms your private estate grapes into your own personal wine. Host a harvest party, or have us harvest. Either way, we will transport your fruit to our cellar, maintain your wine as a discrete lot, and ultimately deliver finished cases to your home. Have fun designing your custom wine label or let us do it for you. For home winemakers, we offer consultations on all aspects of the winemaking process. Our winemaker has years of experience with both vineyards and small lot custom winemaking. He blends art and science to produce premium wine from your estate fruit.
Winemaking Offerings
- Services
- Crush & Press
- Ferment
- Tank and Barrel Age
- Laboratory Analyses
- Blending Trials
- Bottle
- Custom Labels
- Consultations
Areas We Service
San Mateo County | Santa Clara County | Santa Cruz
Corralitos | Santa Cruz | Scotts Valley | Summit | Los Gatos | Almaden | San Jose | San Martin | Morgan Hill | Gilroy } Monte Sereno | Saratoga | Los Altos Hills | Portola Valley | Menlo & Atherton | Woodside