Ellison Vineyard (formerly Herron Vineyard)

Description: In 1969, Rudy Rodriguez planted Sauvignon Blanc on a small parcel a few hundred feet above the Sonoma Valley on Sonoma Mountain. Harry Crete, the owner of the property, originally sold the fruit to Mike and Mary Benzinger throughout the 1970s and 1980s, where Rudy sourced cuttings for the vineyard. In 1989, Phyllis Herron purchased the property from Harry Crete with her son Wynne Herron and continued growing grapes until 2019 when the property changed hands to the Ellison Family.

Today, The Ellison Family, lives on the property and oversees this beautiful parcel on Sonoma Mountain. The vineyard is farmed by Rudy’s nephew Servando Castillo as well as Marty Winters and Alex Pitts of Maître de Chai. All of the fruit is taken by Marty and Alex at Maître de Chai for their ‘Ellison Sauvignon Blanc’ and ‘Ellison Sauvignon Blanc Reserve’ bottlings.