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