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  • Moonshine Ranch

    Dark purple grape clusters hanging on vine with green leaves

    Moonshine Ranch

    Russian river valley

    Back during prohibition the owners of Moonshine Ranch used to run ‘shine on this ranch in the existing barn. The owner used to sneak out in the middle of the night, while his wife slept to tend to the still. The wife got suspicious and thought it was another woman he was going to see, so she hired a private detective to follow him. When the detective discovered he was making moonshine, he had the man arrested and thrown in jail. The barn still stands on the property today, but houses tractors now instead.

    SPECIFICATIONS
    APPELLATIONRussian River Valley
    VARIETALS PLANTEDPinot Noir
    SOIL INFORMATIONHuichicha
    SOIL CHARACTERISTICS Clay, Clay loam with some cobblestone
    ROOTSTOCK101-14, 3309
    BUDWOOD115,114, 113 and starting in 2010 Reserve
    YEAR ACQUIRED1994
    YEAR PLANTED1995, 1996

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    August 2, 2023

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3360 RIVER ROAD
WINDSOR, CA
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