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Helen Turley
Fort Ross-Seaview
Lee and Carolyn met and befriended Helen Turley on a dusty road in the middle of nowhere. They discovered that they were vineyard neighbors; Helen’s Marcassin vineyard rests on the same ridge as the Martinelli’s Charles Ranch vineyard along the Sonoma Coast. They began working with Helen professionally, and she introduced new viticulture and cellar practices to the Martinelli family, and the new vineyards at that time were planted with the professional consultation and specifications of John Wetlaufer and Helen Turley.
Helen Turley started the B.R. Cohn Olive Hill Vineyard, Turley Winery, Peter Michael Winery & Vineyards, Pahlmeyer, Colgin, Bryant Family Vineyard, and her own Marcassin vineyard and winery projects. She was educated at St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland and graduated from Cornell University. Helen and her husband, John Wetlaufer, are currently writing a book about Marcassin.
SPECIFICATIONS | |
APPELLATION | Fort Ross-Seaview |
VARIETALS PLANTED | Pinot Noir |
SOIL INFORMATION | Josephine, Goldridge |
SOIL CHARACTERISTICS | Well drained, Clay loam |
ROOTSTOCK | 101-14, 3309 |
BUDWOOD | 115, 667, 777 and X Clone |
YEAR ACQUIRED | 1994 |
YEAR PLANTED | 1995 |
TERROIR IS EVERYTHING
Our Appellations
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xx VINEYARD ACRES
Fort Ross- Seaview AVA
Blue Slide Ridge
Wild Thyme Vineyard
Charles Ranch
Three Sisters Vineyard
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xx VINEYARD ACRES
Russian River Valley AVA
Jackass Hill
Jackass Vineyard
Giuseppe & Luisa
Zio Tony Ranch
Moonshine Ranch
Lolita Ranch
Vellutini Ranch
Chico’s Hill
Hop Barn Hill
Martinelli Road
Woolsey Road