The 2.56-acre Holtermann Vineyard, located just north of Annapolis, CA (population 200) and five miles inland from the captivating Sea Ranch coastal community, is truly farming on the edge. Its proximity to the ocean moderates daily high temperatures and diurnal fluctuations, leading to consistent seasons and slow, balanced fruit development.

Wild, exotic, mountainous, and perched directly above the San Andreas Fault, the Manchester Ridge Vineyard is like no other in California. Close enough to the sea to hear waves crashing, yet high enough to rise above the fog, it yields wines of immense complexity and tension. The mountain range that comprises the Mendocino Ridge AVA, where this vineyard is located, is an extension of the Coast Range just north of the Sonoma County line, making this Alma Fria’s only site in Mendocino County.

Sitting six miles from the Pacific, just to the east of the Holtermann Vineyard, the Campbell Ranch Vineyard was originally planted exclusively to Pinot Noir. In 2008, our winemaker, Carroll Kemp, brought Old Wente cuttings from the Hyde Vineyard that were selected specifically for the small size of their clusters and mineral flavor profile and grafted just 1.28 acres to Chardonnay, while inter-planting some additional vines to reduce the spacing to 8’ x 2.5’. The result has been mesmerizing.

Ron Sikorski and his wife, Irmgard, left the cushy confines of Hewlett Packard engineering in 1983 to pursue their dream of living off-grid in the remote mountains above Fort Ross and Cazadero in western Sonoma Coast. Planting a vineyard was one of their top priorities. While Pinot Noir was the region’s stalwart varietal, they selected Cabernet Sauvignon because their property resides just below enormous granite outcroppings that separate the Gualala and Russian River watersheds. This prominent geographic feature, the Devil’s Ribs, is the vineyard’s namesake. They absorb sun all day and radiate it back out all night, which allows a warmer climate varietal to fully ripen in a cooler climate location. It also enabled their contrarian instincts to prove beautifully prophetic!

The 2.56-acre Holtermann Vineyard, located just north of Annapolis, CA (population 200) and five miles inland from the captivating Sea Ranch coastal community, is truly farming on the edge. Its proximity to the ocean moderates daily high temperatures and diurnal fluctuations, leading to consistent seasons and slow, balanced fruit development.

Wild, exotic, mountainous, and perched directly above the San Andreas Fault, the Manchester Ridge Vineyard is like no other in California. Close enough to the sea to hear waves crashing, yet high enough to rise above the fog, it yields wines of immense complexity and tension. The mountain range that comprises the Mendocino Ridge AVA, where this vineyard is located, is an extension of the Coast Range just north of the Sonoma County line, making this Alma Fria’s only site in Mendocino County.

Sitting six miles from the Pacific, just to the east of the Holtermann Vineyard, the Campbell Ranch Vineyard was originally planted exclusively to Pinot Noir. In 2008, our winemaker, Carroll Kemp, brought Old Wente cuttings from the Hyde Vineyard that were selected specifically for the small size of their clusters and mineral flavor profile and grafted just 1.28 acres to Chardonnay, while inter-planting some additional vines to reduce the spacing to 8’ x 2.5’. The result has been mesmerizing.

Ron Sikorski and his wife, Irmgard, left the cushy confines of Hewlett Packard engineering in 1983 to pursue their dream of living off-grid in the remote mountains above Fort Ross and Cazadero in western Sonoma Coast. Planting a vineyard was one of their top priorities. While Pinot Noir was the region’s stalwart varietal, they selected Cabernet Sauvignon because their property resides just below enormous granite outcroppings that separate the Gualala and Russian River watersheds. This prominent geographic feature, the Devil’s Ribs, is the vineyard’s namesake. They absorb sun all day and radiate it back out all night, which allows a warmer climate varietal to fully ripen in a cooler climate location. It also enabled their contrarian instincts to prove beautifully prophetic!

The 2.56-acre Holtermann Vineyard, located just north of Annapolis, CA (population 200) and five miles inland from the captivating Sea Ranch coastal community, is truly farming on the edge. Its proximity to the ocean moderates daily high temperatures and diurnal fluctuations, leading to consistent seasons and slow, balanced fruit development.

Wild, exotic, mountainous, and perched directly above the San Andreas Fault, the Manchester Ridge Vineyard is like no other in California. Close enough to the sea to hear waves crashing, yet high enough to rise above the fog, it yields wines of immense complexity and tension. The mountain range that comprises the Mendocino Ridge AVA, where this vineyard is located, is an extension of the Coast Range just north of the Sonoma County line, making this Alma Fria’s only site in Mendocino County.

Sitting six miles from the Pacific, just to the east of the Holtermann Vineyard, the Campbell Ranch Vineyard was originally planted exclusively to Pinot Noir. In 2008, our winemaker, Carroll Kemp, brought Old Wente cuttings from the Hyde Vineyard that were selected specifically for the small size of their clusters and mineral flavor profile and grafted just 1.28 acres to Chardonnay, while inter-planting some additional vines to reduce the spacing to 8’ x 2.5’. The result has been mesmerizing.

Ron Sikorski and his wife, Irmgard, left the cushy confines of Hewlett Packard engineering in 1983 to pursue their dream of living off-grid in the remote mountains above Fort Ross and Cazadero in western Sonoma Coast. Planting a vineyard was one of their top priorities. While Pinot Noir was the region’s stalwart varietal, they selected Cabernet Sauvignon because their property resides just below enormous granite outcroppings that separate the Gualala and Russian River watersheds. This prominent geographic feature, the Devil’s Ribs, is the vineyard’s namesake. They absorb sun all day and radiate it back out all night, which allows a warmer climate varietal to fully ripen in a cooler climate location. It also enabled their contrarian instincts to prove beautifully prophetic!

The 2.56-acre Holtermann Vineyard, located just north of Annapolis, CA (population 200) and five miles inland from the captivating Sea Ranch coastal community, is truly farming on the edge. Its proximity to the ocean moderates daily high temperatures and diurnal fluctuations, leading to consistent seasons and slow, balanced fruit development.

Wild, exotic, mountainous, and perched directly above the San Andreas Fault, the Manchester Ridge Vineyard is like no other in California. Close enough to the sea to hear waves crashing, yet high enough to rise above the fog, it yields wines of immense complexity and tension. The mountain range that comprises the Mendocino Ridge AVA, where this vineyard is located, is an extension of the Coast Range just north of the Sonoma County line, making this Alma Fria’s only site in Mendocino County.

Sitting six miles from the Pacific, just to the east of the Holtermann Vineyard, the Campbell Ranch Vineyard was originally planted exclusively to Pinot Noir. In 2008, our winemaker, Carroll Kemp, brought Old Wente cuttings from the Hyde Vineyard that were selected specifically for the small size of their clusters and mineral flavor profile and grafted just 1.28 acres to Chardonnay, while inter-planting some additional vines to reduce the spacing to 8’ x 2.5’. The result has been mesmerizing.

Ron Sikorski and his wife, Irmgard, left the cushy confines of Hewlett Packard engineering in 1983 to pursue their dream of living off-grid in the remote mountains above Fort Ross and Cazadero in western Sonoma Coast. Planting a vineyard was one of their top priorities. While Pinot Noir was the region’s stalwart varietal, they selected Cabernet Sauvignon because their property resides just below enormous granite outcroppings that separate the Gualala and Russian River watersheds. This prominent geographic feature, the Devil’s Ribs, is the vineyard’s namesake. They absorb sun all day and radiate it back out all night, which allows a warmer climate varietal to fully ripen in a cooler climate location. It also enabled their contrarian instincts to prove beautifully prophetic!

The 2.56-acre Holtermann Vineyard, located just north of Annapolis, CA (population 200) and five miles inland from the captivating Sea Ranch coastal community, is truly farming on the edge. Its proximity to the ocean moderates daily high temperatures and diurnal fluctuations, leading to consistent seasons and slow, balanced fruit development.

Wild, exotic, mountainous, and perched directly above the San Andreas Fault, the Manchester Ridge Vineyard is like no other in California. Close enough to the sea to hear waves crashing, yet high enough to rise above the fog, it yields wines of immense complexity and tension. The mountain range that comprises the Mendocino Ridge AVA, where this vineyard is located, is an extension of the Coast Range just north of the Sonoma County line, making this Alma Fria’s only site in Mendocino County.

Sitting six miles from the Pacific, just to the east of the Holtermann Vineyard, the Campbell Ranch Vineyard was originally planted exclusively to Pinot Noir. In 2008, our winemaker, Carroll Kemp, brought Old Wente cuttings from the Hyde Vineyard that were selected specifically for the small size of their clusters and mineral flavor profile and grafted just 1.28 acres to Chardonnay, while inter-planting some additional vines to reduce the spacing to 8’ x 2.5’. The result has been mesmerizing.

Ron Sikorski and his wife, Irmgard, left the cushy confines of Hewlett Packard engineering in 1983 to pursue their dream of living off-grid in the remote mountains above Fort Ross and Cazadero in western Sonoma Coast. Planting a vineyard was one of their top priorities. While Pinot Noir was the region’s stalwart varietal, they selected Cabernet Sauvignon because their property resides just below enormous granite outcroppings that separate the Gualala and Russian River watersheds. This prominent geographic feature, the Devil’s Ribs, is the vineyard’s namesake. They absorb sun all day and radiate it back out all night, which allows a warmer climate varietal to fully ripen in a cooler climate location. It also enabled their contrarian instincts to prove beautifully prophetic!