Yorkville Cellars, Yorkville CA

Category & Type :

Wineries And Breweries

Location :

25701 Highway 128 , Yorkville CA

Phone :

707-894-9177

Website :

http://www.yorkvillecellars.com/

Information about Yorkville Cellars...

We are located in Mendocino County, 100 miles north of San Francisco. Our tasting room (open daily 11-5) is on Highway 128, a picturesque road that winds past vineyards, sheep ranches and apple orchards before plunging through the redwood forest to emerge at the Mendocino coastline. Our organic vineyards have been certified since 1986, so pesticides or chemicals are not used. Every day is Earth Day here and you will find the only winery to grow and produce all eight of the main Bordeaux grapes each as a varietal wine:  Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenere   It would be a privilege if you would come visit us for a tour of our organic vineyards and a free tasting when you have the opportunity. Ask us about our Hi-Rollrs Wine Club and its many benefits for wine lovers. Over the last decade we are proud to have won 446 medals in major wine competitions in California. If you can't visit us one day soon, click here to see if we're doing a special tasting near you soon. Or call us on (707) 894-9177.

Location

Yorkville Cellars is located in Mendocino County, 100 miles north of the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge. The tasting room is on Highway 128, a picturesque road that winds past vineyards, sheep ranches and apple and peach orchards before plunging through the Redwood forest to emerge at the Mendocino coastline.

The vineyards are 1,000 feet or more above sea level, where sun-filled days and cool nights, tempered by coastal fogs, combine to consistently produce premium quality grapes.

Proprietors

It was in the mid-eighties when after reading a Sunset magazine article about Mendocino County that we discovered this special place: a highland valley where the waters of the Russian and Navarro Rivers start and part, and where the giant coastal redwoods and valley oaks come together.

16 Years Service at Yorkville!

Greg Graziano is a third generation Mendocino County winemaker. In the mid 1970's Greg attended the University of California, Davis* to study viticulture and enology. When he was only twenty-two Greg became a founding partner and winemaker of Milano Winery in Hopland, California. While he was winemaker at La Crema in the mid 1980's his wines were served at The White House and at the Moscow Summit. In 1988 Greg and his wife, Trudi, established their own winery. Under the name, Graziano Family of Wines, they now have four highly acclaimed brands: Domain Saint Gregory, Monte Volpe Vineyards, Graziano and Fattoria Enotria.

Organic Vineyards - Celebrating 24 harvests (1986-2010)

Yorkville Cellars has two main vineyards on our ranch in Yorkville, California. Both are certified organic. The vineyard behind the tasting room is called Randle Hill Vineyard and is planted to Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. A total of 14 acres, it mainly dates back to 1982 and was expanded in 1989. The vineyard along Highway 128 in front of the tasting room is called Rennie Vineyard and was planted in 1990. It includes all six of the main red grapes originating in Bordeaux, France: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Carmenere, Malbec and Petit Verdot.

The wine growing industry in Mendocino County consists of about 275 growers farming small family farms, with an average vineyard size of 50 acres. Vineyards have been planted in Mendocino County almost from the beginning of white settlement. The oldest living vineyards were planted in 1878, and are still economically viable today. There are many fourth and fifth generation wine growing families in the county.

Most of Mendocino County's vineyards are planted in the footprint of an existing agricultural enterprise. The county has seen a succession of crops including hops, prunes, apples, and pears on many of the ranches where wine grapes now grow.

To live in Mendocino County is to be in awe of nature. There are dramatic changes in the seasons, with wet, cold winters; mild springs; hot, dry summers; and colorful, hazy autumns. Nearly every vineyard is bordered with trees, riparian areas or wild lands. Industrial-style vineyards are the exception, not the rule.