As a pioneering producer and winegrower of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Zinfandel in Sonoma’s Russian River Valley, DeLoach Vineyards has been experimenting with and perfecting the best combinations of soil, rootstock and clones for over three decades. In 2003, the Boisset family brought two generations of sustainable winemaking experience from Burgundy, France to California’s Russian River Valley and pulled up the estate vineyards that had just produced Wine Enthusiast magazine’s 2004 wine of the year: DeLoach Vineyards’ 30th Anniversary Cuvée Pinot Noir. The award-winning vineyards were replanted with cover crops in order to revitalise the soil and in the meantime, DeLoach partnered with winegrowers equally dedicated to and passionate about eco-friendly farming practices and the production of high-quality wines. Wine & Spirits magazine named DeLoach Vineyards a Top 100 Winery for the twelfth time in the winery’s history in 2012.

At DeLoach Vineyards, they consider themselves stewards of the land, with a profound responsibility to pass along a clean environment and revitalised, healthy soil to future generations. DeLoach takes to heart the Native American proverb that “We do not inherit this land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.”

In that spirit, they look to the future with a new focus on eco-friendly farming practices. In July 2008, the winery was awarded organic certification by the CCOF (California Certified Organic Farmers). DeLoach is also committed to the application of biodynamics, beginning with the conversion of 17 acres of estate vineyards from sustainable to biodynamic farming methods, which involves the use of cover crops, the application of biodynamic specific preparations and composts, and the maintenance of biodiversity within the estate. In December 2009, Demeter granted the estate biodynamic certification for both our estate vineyards and 1-acre garden.

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