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Hirsch Vineyards: The Birth of Extreme Sonoma Coast

Fort Ross-Seaview ridge overlooking the Pacific — David Hirsch planted 68 acres of Pinot Noir in 1980 and went biodynamic by 2014. Now his extreme Sonoma Coast Pinots rival Kistler and Williams Selyem.

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WineryHirsch Vineyards: The Birth of Extreme Sonoma CoastDavid Hirsch went on a hunch in 1980 - that the remote ridges above Fort Ross would produce exceptional Pinot Noir. For years he sold fruit to Sonoma's elite (Kistler, Williams Selyem, Littorai). In 2002, he started making his own wine. His vineyard is 3 miles from the Pacific at 1,400 feet elevation - biodynamically farmed in the wilderness.

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Winery Flowers Vineyard & Winery Sonoma Coast pioneers since 1998 — vineyards 2 miles from Pacific cliffs (1,150-1,875 ft elevation), Camp Meeting Ridge estate with 18 acres Chardonnay on remote ridgeline.
Winery · California Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir Trail 750-square-mile AVA approved 1987, cooled by Pacific fog and sandy loam soil producing elegant Pinots with cherry, cranberry, and orange-cinnamon spice—benchmark producers like Littorai and Williams Selyem.