Seghesio Family Vineyards - Sonoma County - Zinfandel

Onshore Cellars - ICONIC Producer

Sustainable practices are paramount to the Seghesio family, instilled generation after generation, but not officially adopted until 2003. The family recognises that their own livelihood, and that of future generations depends on respecting and preserving the land. With an aim to protect the local ecosystem, the family protects local streams from runoff, has installed bat boxes, owl boxes, and hawk perches, plants native cover crops, harvests by hand, and has installed weather stations at each vineyard to provide specific information on watering and pesticide control. Their cellars are no different; selecting recycled materials for packaging, adding motion sensitive lighting, using new technology to reduce water usage, recycling water on-site and the installation of solar panels. The family has kept a few of their small (11,000-15,000 litres) redwood tanks on site which were originally used for the bulk wine fermentation, but have recycled the old-growth redwood from the larger tanks (115,000 litres) and used this beautiful wood in their Redwood Room for events on site.

While many North American states make wine, California (along with Washington State and Oregon) drives the fine wine industry. In 2005 it accounted for 200,000 hectares of vinous vines. Napa Valley is acknowledged to be the world's second-best source of Cabernet Sauvignon/Bordeaux blends and Chardonnays, while Santa Barbara and Sonoma Counties are home to world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.