The vineyard with mountains in the background

Mesa del Sol Vineyard
AVA: Arroyo Seco

Year Planted: 1999
Acres: 7 total (1.25 Sangiovese)
Varietal: Sangiovese
Elevation: 696 ft
Soil: Alluvial, Siliceous shales
Farming: Organic

Mesa del Sol lies in the hot Arroyo Seco gorge at the foot of the Santa Lucia mountain range. I was connected with vineyard owner/manager Ann Hougham in 2017 when I was exploring additional sites for Margins to begin making red wines. Ann has been dedicated to organic practices since the beginning, utilizing composting and cover cropping to introduce additional life to these rocky, lean soils.

The wooden Mesa Del Sol sign on the front gate of the property
A big oak tree in the middle of the vineyard
Vineyard manager Ann Hougham standing next to a bin of picked grapes in the vineyard