Welcome to Panther Ridge Pinot Noir Vineyard
Sonoma County • Petaluma Gap
The Vineyard
Ideal Pinot Location
Nestled on a rolling ridge 1,000 feet up on Sonoma Mountain,
Panther Ridge Pinot Noir Vineyard enjoys the cool breezes from Petaluma balanced by warm summer days facing west and south on the mountainside. Overlooking Sonoma County below, the vineyard has been farmed organically from the outset, and we received our organic certification in December 2019. Beginning in 2019 we began practicing regenerative farming, using biodynamic preparations and working with the cycles of the moon and planets. We sell our grapes to boutique wineries and also produce our own ultra premium estate wine.
Terroir Abounds
The rocky volcanic soils of Panther Ridge Vineyard have made for a slow start for the vines, but in the end they will be more vigorous, and the wine produced guarantees a mineral quality and flavors of this fragrant hillside.
Early Crops Show Promise
Our first crop in 2019 was a light one, with just over one ton (45 cases of wine) secured from the seven-acre vineyard. In 2020 the harvest was tenfold times, with just under 10 tons produced, and we'll make 250 cases from the grapes we reserved from the vineyard. We look forward to more production as the vines mature. With classic clones of Calera and 115, the wine produced will be of optimal quality. Wine in barrel for 2020 has softer tannins than the 2019 vintage, but still shows the robust body that the Petaluma Gap wines are known for.