Ranchita Canyon Vineyard

Ranchita Canyon Vineyard
3439 Ranchita Canyon Rd
San Miguel, California
USA 93451
Phone: (805) 467-9448
http://www.ranchitacanyonvineyard.com/

Contact: Bill Hinrichs
Email: [email protected]

Bill and Teresa Hinrichs were looking for a place to retire and raise their twins, when they found Ranchita Canyon Vineyard. They wanted to stay busy during their retirement, although an established vineyard was a little bigger project than they planned.Ranchita Canyon Vineyard overlooks the beautiful Pleasant Valley, and the first vines were planted in about 1970. The Hinrichs family owns and operates the vineyard and winery with the goal to achieve rich, concentrated, bold fruit. We have south facing rolling hills at 1000' to 1400' elevation, with primarily chalky, calcareous soil -- well known for producing premium wine grapes.

Traditional "old world" family wine making techniques are combined with modern concepts, to ensure our grapes unique qualities are reflected in the wines. Grapes are carefully picked and sorted by hand, and then destemmed and fermented in small open top containers. Cold and extended maceration, multiple hand punch downs, pump overs, etc., are used to extract optimum color and flavor. Grapes are gently basket pressed, and the wines are cellared in primarily French oak.

Our vineyard is planted with 10 different varietals, giving us many blending options for our limited production estate wines. Our artisan wine making style then strives to maintain the balance that began in the vineyard -- handcrafting a finished wine that brings out all the big flavors the fruit has to offer.

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