Planted in the mid 1960s, Nova Vineyard is located on the bench lands of Kelseyville in Lake County, California. The vineyard is on an ancient alluvial riverbed at 1600 feet elevation near the base of Mount Konocti Volcano.

This Certified Organic Zinfandel Vineyard is planted on a 10 x 10 spacing. It is being farmed for the highest possible quality. We achieve this through proper timing of cover cropping, pruning, suckering, leaf removal and adjusting crop load.

We also use the pressure bomb, which is one of our great irrigation management tools. This helps keep the berry size smaller, resulting in a richer, darker, more concentrated wine. The bottom line is we do everything we can to give winemakers the best Zinfandel fruit possible. All I ask for in return is the winemaker gives as much effort in crafting the wine as we do in growing the winegrapes for the winery.

Nova Vineyard has Old Vine Zinfandel (planted in the 1960s). These winegrapes are sold to several different wineries that have designated "Nova Vineyard" on the label.

If you would like to sample our wines made with Nova Vineyard grapes, there are many different vintages in the underground cellar here on the ranch. Contact us to try some!

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