The Sangiacomo family has been farming the rich Sonoma
soil since 1927. Mike and Steve Sangiacomo are the
third generation of their family to do so, and few
people can match their dedication or skill. The
vineyard’s proximity to San Pablo Bay makes it an
extremely desirable location for quality chardonnay,
with early bud break, optimal growing-degree days, and
cool nights. The Sangiacomo vines produce grapes that
can be found in our DAMARIS RESERVE CHARDONNAY.
The Best of California Vineyards
Landmark Vineyards sources grapes from the finest vineyards in California, including Sonoma, Monterey and Santa Barbara Counties, to produce wines that capture the uniqueness of the region, appellation, and at the pinnacle, a single vineyard.
We source from vineyards that each claim a unique microclimate and soil composition. Through careful blending, our winemaker creates wines that balance and enhance those characteristics.The resulting blend is greater than the sum of its parts.
Sangiacomo Vineyard
The Sangiacomo family has been farming the rich Sonoma
soil since 1927. Mike and Steve Sangiacomo are the third
generation of their family to do so, and few people can
match their dedication or skill. The vineyard’s
proximity to San Pablo Bay makes it an extremely
desirable location for quality chardonnay, with early
bud break, optimal growing-degree days, and cool nights.
The Sangiacomo vines produce grapes that can be found
in our DAMARIS RESERVE CHARDONNAY.
Rayhill Vineyard
William Rayhill’s pinot noir vineyard surrounds his
family home in the Sebastopol Hills. Caring deeply about
the vines and the grapes they produce, he farms using
organic techniques like cover crops, and rejects
herbicides. Each day William walks the vineyard and
carefully tends and nurtures every vine to ensure he is
getting the best from each vine each vintage. That
attention to quality is expressed in our single vineyard
Rayhill Pinot Noir which is available exclusively to
WINE SOCIETY members.
Escolle Road Vineyard
Developed by the Caraccioli family, this vineyard is a
four-generation family business. Vintner Gary Caraccioli
grew up working on his family’s farm at the foot of the
Santa Lucia Mountains. Gary’s exceptional vineyard site
pairs glacial alluvial soils and ocean influences to
create pinot noir grapes that consistently reach optimal
sugar levels with mature, ripe flavors. These elevated
vines take full advantage of the morning sunshine before
the afternoon maritime breezes cool the vineyard. You
can find these grapes in our Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot
Noir and our OVERLOOK PINOT NOIR.
Rodgers Creek Vineyard
This vineyard is perched on the Sonoma Mountain
ridgeline and is planted to Robert Young, See, and Wente
selections of chardonnay. The extremely rocky soil,
known as Kidd stony loam, contributes to the grapes’
unique flavor profile. Our block of pinot noir is on a
very steep hill with rocky soil, which stresses the
vines even more and along with high winds this produces
grapes with concentrated, complex flavors. Grapes from
this vineyard produce our RODGERS CREEK CHARDONNAY.
Flocchini Vineyard
Brothers Nick and Andrew Flocchini tend this family
vineyard which is planted on rolling hills in the
Petaluma Gap. Thanks to its location in the Petaluma Gap
which has a mild, cool climate, the grapes ripen early
while maintaining balance and optimal acidity.
Lorenzo Vineyard
Situated in the cool Russian River Valley Appellation,
this vineyard was planted in 1974 by John and Phyllis
Bazzano and named after John’s grandfather. These vines
are some of the earliest plantings of chardonnay in the
Russian River Valley. The soils of this ten-acre
vineyard contain a high percentage of clay which
expresses itself with a distinctive minerality in the
wine. These grapes make up our single vineyard Lorenzo
Chardonnay.
Landmark Vineyards, Hop Kiln Estate
This Estate Vineyard provides us with 93 acres of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Gris grapes for our Landmark wines. The vineyard is planted with 4 clones of Chardonnay and 14 clones of Pinot Noir dispersed over 44 separate blocks. With 5 distinctly different vineyard plots based upon elevation, topography and soils and with some vines nearly 30 years old, the complexity of Landmark's Hop Kiln Estate Vineyard is a new source of inspiration for our wine maker, Greg Stach, and an incomparable source for top quality fruit for years to come.
Dierberg Vineyard
Description: The grapes for this wine come exclusively from the Dierberg Drum Canyon Vineyard located near the north eastern edge of the Sta. Rita Hills appellation. Located nearly 350 miles away from Landmark in Kenwood, this cool Santa Barbara County vineyard is exposed to the fog and consistently strong chilling sea breezes. This maritime influence that sweeps in daily from the Pacific Ocean in this uniquely East-West oriented valley provides afternoon cooling and a longer growing season rewarding our patience with grapes of great structure and complexity.
La Encantada Vineyard
Located approximately seven miles from the Pacific Ocean in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA, La Encantada, “The Enchanted,” was planted by Richard Sanford in 2001 and was one of the first certified organic vineyards in Santa Barbara County. As one of the westernmost vineyards in the Sta. Rita Hills, straddling the Santa Ynez River Valley and planted on a ridge, La Encantada is open to the fog and forceful cooling marine breezes that sweep in from the Pacific Ocean. This provides afternoon cooling and a longer growing season for a rewarding wine of unique character with a true sense of place.
Hilliard Bruce Vineyard
Located on Highway 246 along the northwestern edge of the Sta. Rita Hills appellation in Santa Barbara County, the Hilliard Bruce Vineyard is Landmark’s southernmost source for premium chardonnay. This cool site, influenced by the brisk maritime winds with foggy mornings and afternoons, provides us with exceptional chardonnay fruit that experiences a long growing season adding to its complexity. The hand-tied shoots allow for improved cluster exposure to sunlight, and the well-drained sandy silt soils allow for greater control of precision irrigation and vine stress, resulting in flavors with more intensity.