Planted in unique volcanic soil on the rocky hillsides, our grapes ripen with warm days and cool evening ocean breezes that combine to create the unique terroir of Clouds Rest Pinot Noir. The Clouds Rest vineyard is situated at a lofty 1250′ elevation on Sonoma Mountain in the heart of the Sonoma Coast appellation. In 1999 fulfilling a lifelong dream, following our passion for great pinot noir and dared by the devil to succeed we ripped the virgin ground and started picking by hand the ancient volcanic rocks preparing to plant the most provocative, seductive and magical wine varietal in the world, Pinot Noir. This land is Clouds Rest and today sits in the renowned Sonoma Coast appellation of Sonoma County California. When the clouds drift through the Petaluma gap into the valley from the pacific ocean, they form a billowy blanket just below the vineyard fence where the clouds sleep and rest at night. Our pinot noir vineyard was once part of the Spanish lands granted to Mariano Vallejo. Native Americans lived, hunted and fished here along Adobe Creek. Sonoma Mountain is one of creation’s most enchanting secrets. Clouds Rest Pinot Noir is right at the top of Anthony’s finest in his 30+ years of winemaking. Anthony always pays respect to the Old World winemaking traditions that date back thousands of years. His complete trust in the terroir means he tries to interfere as little as possible in order to allow the fruit to fully express itself and its origins. Today Anthony has more than 30 vintages under his belt and is as passionate as ever about producing Clouds Rest wines.Īnthony’s style of winemaking is influenced by his great respect for the unique terroir of the Clouds Rest Pinot Noir estate vineyard, the Sonoma Coast and further North on the rugged California coastline. In 1981, Anthony left to establish his own label, Austin Cellars, in Los Olivos and made some first-rate Pinot Noirs there until 1992 when the winery was sold. Firestone was the first modern commercial winery in the Santa Barbara area and while Anthony was their winemaker, won many prestigious awards for its wines. A UC Davis graduate in enology, Anthony studied with the legendary Andre Tchelistcheff and later directed the first crush at Firestone in 1976.
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