Founded in 1971, Smith Madrone Vineyards and Winery is a family owned and operated winery that produces about 4,000 cases of dry-farmed and hand-crafted wines per year.
All wines made entirely from the winery's dry-farmed estate vineyards surrounding the winery on top of Spring Mountain in the Napa Valley. Stuart Smith chose specific slopes with different exposures for specific varietals when planting the vineyards: eastern exposure for Riesling, southern and western exposures across flat stretches for the Cabernet Sauvignon and the coolest north-facing slopes for the Chardonnay. There are numerous historical sights on the ranch, as well as the huge array of natural beauty and wildlife.
The soils are mostly deep-red Aiken Stoney Clay loam, part of the Aiken, Kidd, Forward complex of soils which are volcanic-based, well-drained and deep for mountain soils. The underlying geology is the Franciscan Assemblage, unique to California coastal ranges, which includes altered mafic volcanic rocks, deep-sea radiolarian cherts, sandstones, limestones, serpentines, shales and high-pressure metamorphic rocks, all of them faulted and mixed in a seemingly chaotic manner as a result of tectonic plate activity. The soils are rocky, with some rocks as large as small cars.
The winery is open by appointment only on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and the tours and tastings conducted by a family member. The winery is closed on major holidays. Tours and tastings are at 11:00 a.m. and run about 90 minutes.
This 200 acre ranch was originally planted as vineyard in the 1880's. California black bears and other wildlife thrive here and the property offers stunning views of the Napa Valley floor.
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