After a dry winter, record rainfall continued into spring, allowing the vines to finally wake up from hibernation and sprout in mid-March. Moist soils and mild temperatures allowed the grapes to color well and harvest early and quickly before several heat waves. The vineyard is located on a west-facing slope at the northern end of the Atlas Peak AVA, at the head of the fog. The soil is Hambright and Genoc, a volcanic red clay with lots of flat stones, which helps to improve drainage on the slope. The winery is run by the young Mariani brothers, Andrew and Adam, who are from a family that has been farming in California for four generations. They grow grapes organically on a site in southern Sonoma where Riesling and Sylvaner were first planted by Germans in the 1850s, and practice unique winemaking rooted in the land. When they first set their sights on this land in 2007, the land and buildings were in such a dilapidated state that no one would have even considered establishing a winery there. The Mariani brothers first started by restoring the ecosystem of the land, removing the remains of a chicken farm that needed to be thoroughly disinfected, and succeeded in restoring the original shape of the hill so that the slope and inclination of the hill could be seen at a glance. After that, they removed poisonous sumac and other plants that harm the grapes, and planted dandelions, cosmos, and other vegetables, creating an environment favorable to insects that are essential to a healthy ecosystem. Thus, the Mariani brothers revived the Scribe Winery and its hacienda, restoring it to the glory that was built by Julius Dressel, a German immigrant who established a winery on the same land 100 years ago. The wines are made to reflect the individuality of the land to the maximum extent, avoiding strong oak aromas and high alcohol content, and are pure wines. All of the fields are organically grown. They believe that winemaking is agriculture, and what they want from Scribe is for their wines to create encounters between people. They also want the winery to be more than just a place to make wine; it should be a stage for people to connect, like a speakeasy during the Prohibition era. At tastings, they treat guests to homemade dishes made with ingredients from the on-site chicken farm and vegetable garden, and they frequently hold dinners featuring young chefs. This may be a new form of California wine... This winery is a representative example of the wineries that have been making waves in the news recently, known as "New California," and has been featured in many media outlets in the United States.