Sattler’s Vineyard
AVA: Santa Clara Valley

Year Planted: 2009
Acres: 2.7
Varietal: Mourvèdre & Counoise
Elevation: 266 ft
Soil: Sandy loam
Farming:
As of 2021 this vineyard is farmed fully organically.
The organic conversion of this vineyard from 2018 to present has been one of my proudest accomplishments. Part of the Margins mission is to work with growers to transition their vineyard to organic farming by providing guidance as well as assurance that the grapes will have a home. I believe that if I work with solely organic vineyards, I am not using my role in the industry to its full potential to enact agricultural change.

The Sattlers planted their backyard vineyard in 2009 and have been intimately involved in farming it since the beginning. This hot, dry site in the foothills of the southern Santa Cruz Mountains has an intense diurnal swing, bringing cool temperatures every evening and lending to the preservation of acidity in the grapes.