Over 20 years ago, our Founding Partner, Thomas Stolpman, discovered what we believe to be one of the greatest viticultural sites on earth. Hidden in the hills of California’s Central Coast, on a rare Limestone outcropping & unobstructed from the Pacific Ocean wind, this unique land is naturally suited to grow Syrah and Roussanne grapes. We are committed to preserving this natural environment for our vines through natural farming, dry farming,...
Our 220-acre property, of which 153 acres are currently planted to grapes, lies on three major limestone ridgelines in Santa Barbara County. By implementing revolutionary viticultural techniques, we push our dry-farmed limestone vines to unprecedented levels of quality.
For the first five years of a vine’s life, we irrigate in order to let the trunk and roots grow. We then wean the plant from irrigation over the next 1-2 years. After...
Beginning with the 2012 vintage, Stolpman Vineyards bottles Estate Syrah, Originals Syrah, Hilltops Syrah, and Ruben’s Block Syrah in the Ballard Canyon Custom Bottle Mold. The eight Ballard Canyon grower-producers focused on Syrah use the same bottle, with the words Ballard Canyon engraved three times around the bottle neck. The Ballard Canyon bottle will soon become synonymous with great Syrah for wine lovers around the world.
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