Our Vineyards
Russian River Valley Vineyards:
Balletto has four vineyards in the Russian River Valley from which
we receive grapes to make wine. The main vineyard and the Winery are located at 5700 Occidental Road in
Santa Rosa, California.
We are just Southwest of another family owned and operated winery: Hanna Winery. The western edge of the
vineyard is adjacent to the Laguna de Santa Rosa waterway, which is a major tributary to the Russian River.
This vineyard is located in the Santa Rosa Plains area of the Russian River Valley and has 3 different clones
of Chardonnay on 100 acres. We also grow 8 clones of Pinot Noir on 60 acres and we have 5 acres of Pinot Gris.
We have three different soils types – Wright Loan Shallow, Clear Lake Clay and Blucher fine Sandy Loan.
The majority of our fruit is sold to other wineries, but we feel fortunate to be in the unique position of a
small winery with the flexibility to choose from a wide variety of clones grown on many different soils.
Another vineyard we have in the Russian River Valley is known as BCD
Farms. This vineyard is a partnership and is located North of our winery site on Guerneville Road in Santa Rosa.
This is an area known to produce some outstanding Zinfandel grapes. BCD Farms is an 80 acre vineyard with gentle
rolling hills. This vineyard produces Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah, and Zinfandel.
A recently acquired vineyard is a 65 acre vineyard on Piner Road in Santa Rosa
- about 10 minutes North of the winery, which has sauvignon blanc and gewurztraminer varietals.
Sonoma Coast Vineyard Now in Russian River Valley Appellation:
This Vineyard is the Balletto Family home ranch located in the
hills of west Sebastopol.
Other wineries with vineyards close by include Merry Edwards and Martinelli.
The TTB recently approved a petition submitted by the Russian River Valley Grapegrowers to extend the
boundries of the Russian River Valley appellation. This extended area includes our home ranch.
The home ranch is planted with 3 different clones of Chardonnay, 9
different clones of Pinot Noir and 2 clones of Pinot Gris.
The soil type in this vineyard is Gold Ridge Loam. This vineyard is in a slightly cooler and more windy
climate than our main ranch and winery site, requiring different vineyard management techniques, such
as pruning for a later bud break for frost protection, and early leafing for better air flow around the
grape clusters.
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