A two-an-a-half-acre home and vineyard in the north part of Alexander Valley.

The comparison is not fair, but, to me it feels and looks just like Umbria. Not a perfect garden, not a pre-conceived and finished entity: a living recipe.

The main vineyard was planted in 2003 with Sauvignon Blanc on a 7'x11' spacing and "lyre trellis". Taming the natural vigor of Sauvingon Blanc is the key to this interesting wine.