Clones Wente

Planted 1981 replanted 1994

Owner/Manager Carolyn and Patricia Dinner/Joe Votek

Site Hillside, northern exposure

Soil Dark brown clay loam and gravel with strata of volcanic tuft

Climate Sonoma Mountain rises up from Sonoma Valley to provide warm-climate hillside terrain with full sun exposure, its western slopes buffering the morning fog from the Pacific. Wide temperature differentials from day to night in summer allow fruit to develop rich flavor while retaining good acidity.