Gamba Vineyards and Winery

Gamba Vineyards and Winery
PO Box 578
Fulton, California
USA 95439
Phone: (707) 542-5892
http://www.gambawinery.com/

Contact: Paulette Gamba
Email: [email protected]

The new generation has carried on with an eye on the future. Agostino Jr. has been dedicated to continuing his family's winegrape farming tradition for over 25 years.

It was the realization of a lifelong dream when in 1999, Agostino, along with his wife Paulette, started producing Gamba under their own label. It was a natural stepping stone for Agostino to reach his ultimate goal and bring the legacy full circle. Today, Agostino and Paulette manage all aspects of the vineyard and winery operations they now own. They enjoy life on the vineyard while making wine and raising their three growing children.

Gamba Vineyards and Winery is a small, family owned vineyard and winery business in Sonoma County, California. The over century old 27.5 acre Gamba Estate Vineyard parcel rests on th Eastern edge of the beautiful Russian River Valley Appellation, on gently rolling benchland above the valley floor. Planted to Zinfandel in 1900, the Gamba Estate Vineyard consists primarily of Old Vine Zinfandel, as well as small separate blocks of Cabernet Sauvignon. With ideal Southern exposure, the vineyard is bathed in sunlight during the growing season. On average the yield is small, in part due to nature, but also by design-approximately one half ton, and occasionally up to one ton per acre is harvested, depending on the vigor of vineyard block and severity of pruning.

The vines are organically dry farmed. The dry farming method relies solely on yearly rainwater to irrigate the vineyard. This method will generally decrease tonnage, however, in exchange, the remaining fruit clusters achieve a wonderful concentration of flavors. The vineyard has been farmed since its beginnings using the dry farming method, as well as other labor intensive, traditional methods. Each vine is cleared of ground cover at its base by hand. The Gamba's still own the original horse plows for discing rows, although now they employ the use of modern equipment to turn the soil. The vines are pruned, thinned and harvested by hand. Italian prune trees were planted years ago, and more recently lavender, to attract predatory insects to drive out unwanted pests. Roses were planted to give an early indication of powdery mildew that may develop early in the season. The Gamba family has used organic methods to counter any adversity faced in the vineyard, as it has been done since 1900. To this day, they do not use herbicides or any pesticides in the production of their winegrapes.

Winemaker: Agostino Gamba

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