Cederquist Vineyard

AVA

California

Decade

1890s

County

Fresno County

Current Owner

Delbert Cederquist

Location Notes

228 W Parlier Ave, Fresno, CA 93706

Wineries

Brockmeyer Family Wines (my paternal grandmother was a Cederquist), Casa Nuestra, Aiken Wines and Chiron are each starting production of a Rosé of Grenache

Historical Producers

The grapes were historically and currently sold to a company that re-sells to home winemakers on the East Coast and Canada

Description

The vineyard is 12 acres total with 1.5 acres Grenache planted in the 1890s (10’ x 8’ spacing)and 10 acres of Grenache planted in the 1940s (10’ x 8’ and 12’ x 8’ spacing). The 1890s planting existed upon purchase in 1904 while the 1940s planting was added by the Cederquist family. The vines are head-trained and were flood irrigated until 2015 when drip irrigation was added. The vineyard is planted on mostly Hesperia Sandy Loam with a little Hanford Sandy Loam and Calhi Loamy Sand.

Submitted by

Brett Brockmeyer

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