Old Hill Ranch
- AVA
- Sonoma Valley
- Decade
- 1880s
- County
- Sonoma
- Current Owner
- Will Bucklin
- Planted by
- William McPherson Hill
- Location Notes
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Sonoma Highway
- Wineries
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Bucklin and Ravenswood
- Historical Producers
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Joe Swan, Topolos, Mount Eden Vineyards, Merry Vintners, Roudon-Smith, Davis Bynum
- Characteristics
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Red cherry fruit, herbal spice, complex
- Description
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Old Hill Ranch is possibly the oldest continuously-farmed vineyard in California. It was established in 1852 by William McPherson Hill who was the first viticulturist to import non-Mission grapes into Sonoma. Hill sold most of his land in 1898 except for this last remaining 40-acre parcel. 12 acres were replanted in 1885. Hill’s son, Robert Potter Hill, managed Old Hill until 1960. Old Hill is a dry-farmed, certified organic field blend. Managed by Will Bucklin and owned by Anne Teller of Oak Hill Farm.
- Submitted by
- Will Bucklin
- Certified
