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A quest for conservation viticulture – part 2

Samantha Cole-Johnson 2022
Samantha Cole-Johnson
Wednesday, 3 February 2021
Will Bucklin, Sonoma vine grower

Samantha Cole-Johnson ventures into Sonoma – to Bedrock, Bucklin Old Hill Ranch, Littorai and Radio-Coteau specifically – to continue her encounters with some of those trying hardest to combine conservation agriculture with vine-growing. See part one on Napa and Mendocino.

Bedrock Wine Company, Sonoma

Morgan Twain-Peterson MW in the Bedrock estate vineyard
Morgan Twain-Peterson MW in the Bedrock estate vineyard

Morgan Twain-Peterson, pictured above, defends old vines, old vineyards and traditional growers. He started Bedrock in 2007 with a focus on preserving and rehabilitating old vineyards as well as supporting and encouraging the growers who kept farming them. He champions a wide range of growers and does an incredible job of describing Bedrock’s...