a personRichard Sanford
Read weather data instead of real-estate listings, worked out that the Santa Ynez Valley runs east-west and lets the ocean in, and planted pinot noir at Sanford & Benedict in 1971.
Facts
| role | grower |
|---|---|
| country | United States |
| region | Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County, California |
| confidence | low · needs verification · updated 2026-09-16 |
Its kin
vineyardSanford & BenedictThe vineyard he planted with Michael Benedict.and of this page it says: Who chose the site.regionSta. Rita HillsThe AVA drawn around that ground in 2001.and of this page it says: Who read the weather maps and picked this gap.
Sources
- North American Pinot Noir — John Winthrop Haeger, 2004
- Sta. Rita Hills AVA · link
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