| Acorn Winery, in many ways is a classic California | | | | going to be different and these wines are truly |
| winery and in perhaps more ways is completely | | | | unique and can only be grown in this specific vineyard. |
| unique. Although they are based in the middle of the | | | | Acorn also has become a good steward of the land. |
| Russian River Valley, which is home to some of the | | | | They not only farm their vineyards in a sustainable |
| best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in the world, the | | | | manner but they strive to create a full habitat in the |
| winery does not make either varietal. Acorn focuses | | | | vineyard. The owners of Acorn live on the property |
| instead of native Italian varietals such as Dolcetto and | | | | and have taken steps to encourage natural predators |
| Sangiovese while also producing a Rhone styled | | | | such as owls to live on the property to control |
| Syrah and a California original in Zinfandel. | | | | rodents without pesticides. Although they have never |
| A small winery, focused on hand crafting a variety of | | | | taken the time (and expense!) to become organically |
| wines using truly cutting edge techniques, Acorn | | | | certified, they follow all common organic farming |
| produces approximately 3,000 cases a year under | | | | practices and take the extraordinary step of visiting |
| their own labels while selling an equivalent amount of | | | | each and every vine within their vineyard twelve |
| grapes to other wineries, some of whom list the | | | | times during the growing cycle, |
| Acorn vineyards on the wine themselves. | | | | Acorn vineyards is located just outside of the small, |
| Acorn Winery started with a 120 year old vineyard | | | | upscale town of Healdsburg which is approximately |
| and instead of replanting the fields, which is the | | | | sixty miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge and in |
| technique used the world over, they decided to | | | | the middle of the Russian River Valley and Sonoma |
| continue the process of field blending grapes. Field | | | | County wine country. They do require reservations |
| blending occurs when a winery allows their grapes to | | | | to taste on the property, but can usually fit anyone |
| grow together, crushes them together and finally | | | | in given about 24 hours notice. Please take some |
| allows them to ferment together. Although this won't | | | | time to visit on your next trip to wine country, this is |
| give you a traditional tasting Sangiovese because of | | | | an outstanding small, hand crafted winery producing |
| the presence of other varietals in the fermentation | | | | interesting wines that you won't find at your local |
| process, it tends to give an outstanding sense of | | | | wine store. |
| terrior, or place to the wine. Each and every year is | | | | |