Lopez

AVA

Cucamonga

Decade

1910s

County

San Bernadino

Sub-Appellation

Cucamonga Valley

Current Owner

Don Galleano (lease)

Planted by

Jose Lopez

Location Notes

At SE corner of intersection of Hwy 210 and Hwy 15

Wineries

Carol Shelton, Galleano

Historical Producers

Carol Shelton 2000-current, Geyser Peak 2000-2001

Characteristics

Dusty cranberry-pomegranate fruit and Middle Eastern
spices like coriander, cardamom, cumin, fennel, Chinese 5-spice. Very intense and concentrated due to extremely low crop yield.

Description

Planted 1918, used for packing grapes to home winemakers back east during Prohibition. All dry-farmed and organically certified, vines are “pygmy” bush vines (2 ft tall) with roots going down 30-50 feet to get water. Average yield of 1/3 ton/acre, 1/2 ton in a good year!

Phone

707-575-3441

Submitted by

Carol Shelton

Certified