A Healthy Winery, Quivira Organic Vineyards & Winery, Sonoma County, California

Most people have heard about Sonoma County, in California, primarily because of the famous wineries in that area. I stayed at the Farmhouse Inn which was very close to the wineries. What a great opportunity to taste some of the finest California wines. There are wine tours or just drive along the country road on your own tour from one winery to the next. Each winery is different.

I was interested in the Quivira Organic Vineyards & Winery because the public is health conscious today. Quivira utilizes a whole different approach to farming.

Nancy Bailey, Quivira’s Vice President of Marketing, walked with me around their vineyards. Nancy explained, “You can see organic and biodynamic farming up-close and personal. Organics requires no pesticides or chemicals in our vineyards and gardens.

We also take many other steps to insure the long time sustainability of our estate including animals as part of the farming process with our compost and manure. Even the chickens are given organic feeds and we also grow crops in our gardens.”

It was harvest time and I was able to taste some of the grapes right off the vines, they were very sweet, just like the table grapes but their skin was thicker.

Quivira schedules events during the year. They have a great setting for parties or weddings. Quivira arranges farm-to-table-style weddings which are more rustic and close to nature. The hills and trees are a spectacular backdrop. Since people like nature today I think the bride should walk down one of the rows between the grape vines. They haven’t done that yet but suggest the creek as a setting for weddings.

The public is invited to take the self-guided tour and enjoy the wine in the tasting room, every day from 11 am-5 pm. If you really want a special experience just pre-book for the 10 am tour of the vineyard, meet the animals, hear about their biodynamic farming process then attend the private tasting complete with a cheese plate in a special room filled with great oak casks. The special tour is two hours, at $25 per person. We serve limited estate grown wines during this tasting.

Quivira Organic Vineyards and Winery is located in Healdsburg, in Sonoma County. For information, call (707)-431-8354. Quivira is just 2-1/2 hours from San Francisco. www.quivirawine.com www.visitcalifornia.com

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