Guido Family Vineyard is 20-acres studded with ancient oak trees
Our small family vineyard, perched on the Eastern Bench above the Dry Creek Valley in Healdsburg, Sonoma County, CA illustrates our commitment to regenerative farming.
The 20-acre property is studded with ancient Live Oak trees and features unique topography, including a seasonal creek at its low point and a steep 120-foot climb to the top of a rolling hill. This creates a unique microclimate during the growing season with morning coastal fog and afternoon breezes off the Pacific Ocean.
As an organic, regenerative farm, we use owl boxes along the creek and bat boxes along the vineyard's perimeter to help manage rodents and insects naturally. To support healthy ecosystems and pollination, the vineyard maintains two beehives along the creek, a two-acre orchard planted with stone fruit, citrus, and olive trees, a large vegetable garden, and raised planter beds.
The vineyard’s soil is haire clay loam yet diverse with iron-rich, medium-sized granite rocks along the western edge of the creek, to steep rocky hillside of clay and sandstone at the top of the vineyard, and alluvial deposits along the eastern edge of the creek.
The land’s natural state and the integration of low-impact farming practices allow our wines to express the complex balance of our four different vineyard blocks:
What is Regenerative Farming?
Regenerative farming is a philosophy that improves soil health by working with nature, humans, and animals. At its core, regenerative farming is restoring degraded soils and doing what’s right for the land and planet.
Why Does this Matter?
Farming and agriculture as a whole are facing an impending crisis. Soil erosion, decreasing land productivity, climate variability, and a growing global population exacerbate an already stressed industry. Regenerative farming is one long-term solution for this problem.
What is Soil Health?
Soil health refers to the soil’s capacity to function as a living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals, and humans. Healthy soil gives us clean air and water, abundant crops, productive grazing lands, diverse wildlife, and beautiful landscapes. Soil does all this by performing five essential functions:
- Regulating water
- Sustaining plant and animal life
- Filtering and buffering potential pollutants
- Cycling nutrients
- Providing physical stability and support
To manage soil in a way that improves its health, we are:
- Maximizing the presence of living roots
- Minimizing erosion with low-till farming
- Maximizing soil cover with nutrient-rich cover crops
- Maximizing biodiversity by utilizing adaptive grazing
Our wines are a reflection of minimal intervention winemaking and regenerative, organic farming principles while allowing a harmonious balance between humans, animals, and the Earth. We look forward to joining you at your table. Shop Our Wines
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