Quick Facts
Location: 1700 Laguna Road, Santa Rosa, Calif.
AVA: Russian River Valley AVA, Laguna Ridge neighborhood
Team: Clay and Celeste Gantz, owners; Jim Pratt, vineyard manager; Kristin Lowe, viticulturist.
Members: Russian River Valley Winegrowers
Size: Four planted acres. 7,145 vines planted.
Soil: Goldridge sandy loam. W & S exposure. Moderate slopes.
Plantings: Pinot Noir: Pommard on Riperia Gloire, Mariafeld on 1616C. Chardonnay: Mt. Eden on 1616C and 420A and (in a small block originally planted for personal use) Mount Eden, Robert Young and “Mystery” clones/1616C. All FPS certified stock.
Row orientation: East/west. Six-by-four spacing.
Vine maintenance: Cane pruned. Drip irrigation. VSP trellising