Baileyana Firepeak Pinot Noir

Vineyard history jack niven pioneered winegrape planting with paragon vineyard in the edna valley in 1973. Not the bystander type his wife catharine soon after began a project that grew into what is now baileyana winery. In the mid 1990s their two sons james and john purchased property next door and expanded paragon vineyard. They designed and planted these new blocks with select clones varieties and rootstocks specific to the site. They named this section firepeak in homage of the extinct volcanoes in the area and the resulting volcanic soils. The edna valley the coolest growing region in all of california as cited in a study by southern oregon university the edna valley is a mere 5. 4 miles from the pacific ocean. Consequently the extended growing season allows grapes grown here to develop intense and complex varietal flavors while achieving optimum maturity levels. Known as the dirt of the devil the soils in the northern portion of the valley are also unique. As isl