Sonoma-Cutrer

Sonoma-Cutrer is a winery with estate vineyards in the Sonoma Coast appellation and the Chalk Hill district of the Russian River Valley. Cara Morrison is its Director of Winemaking, and her role allows her to experiment with juice fermentation and barrel maturation techniques for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Its six estate vineyards include The Cutrer, which covers approximately 270 acres of rolling hills, and Les Pierres, on the site of a former rock quarry. Kent is planted exclusively to Chardonnay, while Owsley grows both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir on Goldridge sandy loam. After harvest, team members sort clusters on a table, removing leaves, stems and damaged or underripe grapes.