Small Farming Not "Big Wine": Clay Writes Editorial About the Facts

Small Farming Not "Big Wine": Clay Writes Editorial About the Facts

With growing claims that wine growers are hurting Sonoma County, Clay Gantz wrote an editorial that appeared in Santa Rosa's The Press Democrat on October 17. Clay Gantz is the co-owner of Gantz Family Vineyards and 1st vice-president of the Russian River Valley Winegrowers. 

Chatting about Russian River Valley on the Radio

Chatting about Russian River Valley on the Radio

Thanks so much to Mike Horn and Paul Stern who invited Clay Gantz, co-owner of Gantz Family Vineyards, onto their digital radio program, What’s Cookin' Today Show, on Monday, Oct. 5. Clay's interview starts at 27:40.

Third Harvest at Gantz Family Vineyards

Third Harvest at Gantz Family Vineyards

Gantz Family Vineyards’ third harvest got under way early Saturday morning at 2:30 a.m. when three crews from Cornerstone Certified Vineyard – 26 very hardworking people – showed up to begin snipping our fruit off the vines. Seven hours later, the crew had seven tons of Pinot Noir fruit to deliver to Kosta Browne Winery.

Inventive Hedging at Gantz Family Vineyards

Inventive Hedging at Gantz Family Vineyards

We’re a confusing size for a family-owned vineyard. At just over four acres, we feel we’re small enough to do a lot of the work ourselves. On the other hand, when something needs to be done to each and every of the 7,146 plants, the task seems daunting. Our most recent task is the job of hedging the vines.

Community Comes Together At Forestville Youth Park BBQ

Community Comes Together At Forestville Youth Park BBQ

One of the things we’ve appreciated since moving to the Russian River Valley six years ago is the embrace we’ve felt from this warm, welcoming and authentic community. It’s a community whose people make their homes and living in this rural and small town area and whose lives involve more than what out-of-towners see when they visit wineries on the weekends.

Wine Enthusiast Talks to Clay Gantz About RRV Neighborhoods

Wine Enthusiast Talks to Clay Gantz About RRV Neighborhoods

Wine Enthusiast talked to our own Clay Gantz in the July issue of the magazine to discuss the subregions, or "neighborhoods", of the Russian River Valley and the ongoing effort to determine whether certain sensory characteristics can be distinguished in Pinot Noirs from different neighborhoods.