Archive for: Yorkville Cellars

Video Series: What Organic Means in the World of Wine

Video Series: What Organic Means in the World of Wine

Yorkville Cellars, in Mendocino County, was one of the pioneers of Eco-friendly farming in the wine industry. Their vineyards have been certified by the California...

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Yorkville Cellars: Wine with Perspective

Yorkville Cellars: Wine with Perspective

  Read reviews of Yorkville Wines here: http://bit.ly/b9K1Nt Yorkville Cellars is tucked away along the winding turns of California route 128. Out in the open...

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Yorkville Cellars 2007 Semillon / Mendocino County

Yorkville Cellars 2007 Semillon / Mendocino County

The basic goal of organic farming is to create healthy, living soils. This is achieved in two ways. First is the use of only natural fertilizers, compounds that...

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Yorkville Cellars 2007 Eleanor of Aquitaine  / Mendocino County

Yorkville Cellars 2007 Eleanor of Aquitaine / Mendocino County

The climate is influenced by marine air well over half the time. Heat summation data collected within the area reflects an average of 3,060 degrees, compared to...

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Yorkville Cellars 2008 Sauvignon Blanc / Mendocino County

Yorkville Cellars 2008 Sauvignon Blanc / Mendocino County

Organic farming practices in a small-scale vineyard are about 120 percent of the costs of a conventionally farmed vineyard. However, in spite of the costs, their...

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Yorkville Cellars 2006 Richard the Lion-Heart/ Mendocino County

Yorkville Cellars 2006 Richard the Lion-Heart/ Mendocino County

Richard the Lion-Heart is carefully blended, using the very best barrels of Yorkville’s certified organic estate grown grapes. The 2006 vintage includes six varietals:...

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Yorkville Cellars 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon / Mendocino County

Yorkville Cellars 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon / Mendocino County

Since the planting of their vineyard in 1982, there has been a commitment to following organic farming practices. CCOF (California Certified Organic Farm) certification...

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Yorkville Cellars 2007 Carmenere / Mendocino County

Yorkville Cellars 2007 Carmenere / Mendocino County

Yorkville Cellars has two main vineyards on our ranch in Yorkville, California. Both are certified organic. The vineyard behind the tasting room is called Randle...

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Yorkville Cellars 2007 Petit Verdot/ Mendocino County

Yorkville Cellars 2007 Petit Verdot/ Mendocino County

The soils in the Yorkville Highlands viticultural area are rocky hill soils characterized by gravel and old brittle rock. These generally thin soils found on the...

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Yorkville Cellars 2007 Cabernet Franc / Mendocino County

Yorkville Cellars 2007 Cabernet Franc / Mendocino County

The Yorkville Highlands viticultural area lies generally along the headwaters of Dry Creek and Rancheria Creek. The vineyards in the Yorkville Highlands area are...

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