Back home in mendo

It's a cold morning in the rural town of redwood valley, but it's always great to come home to visit the house that
I grew up in. I definetely feel a connection to this place, and put a lot of stock into mendocino grapes. It's different up here... It's old skool, old souls farming old vines. I once mention to a friend of mine that sourcing your fruit is the most important winemaking descision you will
Ever make. Think about the vineyard where you get your fruit.. Would you enjoy drinking a glass of it's product sitting between the rows?
Probably not if it's located right along a busy California highway...