For Miller Wine Works, it all starts in the vineyards. Here are the vineyards that provide us with the quality fruit that brings our wines to life!

Kendric Vineyard

Stewart Johnson’s Kendric Vineyard is an east-northeasterly facing vineyard, which lies equidistant between Tomales Bay and San Francisco Bay, on very hilly topography in Northern Marin County. At about 350 feet in elevation, the 15% gradient provides adequate drainage, and the rugged terrain offers protection from westerly winds and those out of the Petaluma Gap. Fog can be prevalent, but never lasts long, and marine-layer cloud cover rarely dominates, creating an unusually warm and sunny site within an area that is generally very cool in temperature. Seven different clones of Pinot Noir thrive in loam topsoil over clay loam subsoil, with sandstone and shale parent material. Vines are trellised in the vertical-shoot–position on the 8.5 acre site, and if you’ve ever seen Stew’s work, you know why the fruit is exceptional, and the vineyard is immaculate; because he simply “farms hard”. We’re all the better for it...!

Brookside Vineyard

Brookside Vineyard is a seven-acre ranch, located between the Carneros and Mt. Veeder appellations. As a result, this vineyard experiences all the advantages of both highly-acclaimed wine grape growing regions. With cool morning and evening maritime influences, coupled with moderate daytime temperatures, these benchmark climatic conditions are extremely suitable for producing extraordinary Syrah. Soil types are alluvial and sandy clay. The three acres of Syrah are on a vertical trellising system, and have a spacing of five by seven feet.

Castle Rock Vineyard

In the Mt. Veeder appellation sits Castle Rock Vineyard. Its viticulturist Agustin Salinas farms 35.6 acres of mountainside vineyards, with elevations from 1,000 to 1,300 feet. Marine influences keep this vineyard slightly cooler than the valley floor, and it is usually above the fog line, so it receives more total sunlight hours than valley floor. Soils consist of light sandy to heavy clay loams. There are only 2.5 acres planted to Syrah. All vines are on a VSP trellising. Neighbors of distinction are the Hess Collection and Chandon (still wine production). Continually farmed since 1880, and the home to one of the original gravity flow ghost wineries, Castle Rock Vineyard is the unknown jewel of the Mt. Veeder appellation. It enjoys surrounding forests of bay, redwoods, firs, Madrone and manzanita. The terraced vineyards are very low yielding with small berries with concentrated fruit flavors, and beautifully soft tannins.

Sage Canyon Vineyard

Sage Canyon Vineyard in Napa Valley produces premium wine grapes from a steep mountain ranch with elevations that range from 900 to 1,400 feet above the Napa Valley floor. Extensive summertime early morning fog make this vineyard an ideal wine grape growing area. On this 60 acre vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Syrah, and Petite Sirah are grown. Soils types are a complex combination that includes Berressa dibble, and both Los Gatos and Millsholm loam.

Hellenthal Vineyard

Hellenthal Vineyard is an easterly facing vineyard, which lies on the inland side, of the first ridge rising from the Pacific Ocean. Pioneering and illustrious neighbors, such as Marcassin, Flowers, and Hirsch have a proven track record as to the potential of fruit from this area. The elevated rugged terrain and the chilly coastal influences make for a dynamic combination of sun and fog...ingredients that absolutely bring out the best expressions of Pinot Noir.