Flowers Vineyards: Camp Meeting Ridge Pioneer

How to Complete

3 steps curated by Wine Memories

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   Book the Estate Experience

   wine $$$

   Visit the cliff-edge vineyard with Pacific views.

   Book at flowerswinery.com - appointments required. The drive to Camp Meeting Ridge is dramatic - winding through redwoods to emerge on exposed ridges. The tasting room offers Pacific views. Ask about the 1989 pioneering story.

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   Taste the Camp Meeting Ridge Pinot

   wine $$$

   The flagship from their original extreme vineyard.

   Request the Camp Meeting Ridge Pinot Noir - this is from the original 1989 plantings at 1,400 feet. Notice the maritime influence: salinity, tension, freshness that inland Sonoma cannot achieve. This is what "extreme Sonoma Coast" means.

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   Walk to the Pacific Viewpoint

   Optional

   adventure Free

   See the ocean that creates this unique terroir.

   Ask your host about viewpoints toward the Pacific. At 1.5 miles away, the ocean dominates the climate. Fog, wind, and marine air create wines that taste of salt and stone. Understanding the environment is key to understanding Flowers wines.

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Insider Tips

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  Walt and Joan Flowers pioneered Camp Meeting Ridge in 1989 - 'too cold, too remote' they were told

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  The estate is 1.5 miles from the Pacific at 1,400 feet - extreme by any definition

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  Their Chardonnay is equally acclaimed - a complete opposite of oaky California style

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  The drive is remote and winding - allow extra time and fuel up beforehand