Jeriko Estate, Hopland CA

Category & Type :

Wineries And Breweries

Location :

12141 Hewlitt and Sturtevant Road , Hopland CA

Phone :

707-744-1140

Website :

http://www.jeriko.us/

Information about Jeriko Estate...

Jeriko Estate produces hand-crafted artisan wines from 100% organically grown and certified grapes from our vineyard in beautiful southern Mendocino county.

Established in 1997, our vintner Danny Fetzer brought modern agricultural techniques and family winemaking heritage to Jeriko Estate to create stunning wines that showcase the terroir and quality of the fruit grown on the Estate.

Today, Jeriko is proud to be a family-owned boutique winery that creates award-winning wines of exceptional quality. Practicing a tread gently upon the earth philosophy we use the latest in winegrowing technology while respecting ancient cultural practices.

Next time you are in Mendocino County please come and visit us at our beautiful tasting room!

Jeriko Story

JERIKO ESTATE, located on the west side of Highway 101 just north of the small town of Hopland, is a panoramic display of early California and Mediterranean-style architecture. Surrounded by 180 acres of vineyards, trees and foothills, the Russian River flows to the east.

The original estate residence was built in 1898 by San Franciscan Judge J.H. Sturtevant. It was extensively redesigned exactly a century later by Daniel Fetzer. An estate winery and event/visitor center was added in 1999 to showcase Jeriko’s handcrafted biodynamic and organic wines.

The new Jeriko emerged in 1997 when Daniel began to replant the ranch with modern rootstocks and newly available clones of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Syrah, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, and Sangiovese. The vineyards were planted on a 6x6 foot (1210 vines per acre) high-density spacing in order to force the roots to go deeper into the gravely loam soil to optimize terroir and intensify fruit flavors.

Key to Jeriko’s philosophy is the use of biodynamic and organic farming practices to promote plant diversity such as cover crops, and encourage soil balance without the use of synthetic chemical fertilizers, pesticides and fungicides. We have found that wines grown in this manner have more structural balance and require less manipulation during the vinification process; as well as being good for animal life and the environment. It’s common to see chickens, goats, and sheep roaming Jeriko’s vineyards and hillsides.

Today, Jeriko has eighteen different wines available; Jeriko Estate Brut Rose, Brut, Rose,  Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sangiovese, Grenache Noir, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, The San Francisco Wine Press Chardonnay and Yerba Buena Red, The Natural Wine Company Strawberry Blonde Syrah Rose and Natural Blonde Chardonnay, San Greal Red Supper Wine and the San Greal Port Don Antonio Blend. The multi award winning Brut,  is the nation’s first and only sparkling wine made from certified organic grapes. It also placed “Best of Show” in the 2006 premium price category at the prestigious Orange county Fair wine competition and scored 93 points and “Editors Choice” in the Wine Enthusiast. The distinguished name Jeriko Estate was inspired by the ancient civilization of Jericho, with its rich and progressive agricultural history. Dating back 9000 years and written about in the Old Testament, it is referred to as the “City of Agriculture” and widely regarded to be the birthplace of farming. Jeriko Estate uses the true ancient Latin spelling with a ‘k’ instead of a ‘ch’ that is the modern Greek spelling.