Pinot Meunier accounts for 1/3 of the planted area in the Champagne region, and gives the wine its fruitiness and texture. In California, there is no role for Pinot Meunier due to the abundance of sunlight, and it is a precious grape that is not planted much in the country. Pinot Meunier accounts for 1/3 of the planted area in the Champagne region, and gives the wine its fruitiness and texture. In California, there is no role for Pinot Meunier due to the abundance of sunlight, and it is a precious grape that is not planted much in the country. The vineyard is located at an altitude of 430m on the eastern highlands of the Sonoma Mountain AVA, overlooking the town of Glen Ellen to the east and Bennett Valley to the northwest. Sonoma Mountain was once on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, so the soil is marine sedimentary rock in addition to Speckles loam and tuff. The area where VanderKamp's vineyards are located is known to have been inhabited by indigenous people (Coast Miwok) for thousands of years, and agriculture has been practiced here for hundreds of years. Due to the influence of the Coast Miwok, who believed that the birth of mankind began at the top of the mountain, Sonoma Mountain is still an important religious site. VanderKamp's Pinot Noir is the oldest grape in California, having been produced since 1953. The Pinot Meunier, which is only 1.1 hectares, was planted in the early 1990s. This brand is owned by Samantha Sheen, a genius female winemaker who is a hot topic among American wine lovers. Samantha began studying winemaking after a trip to Burgundy. Behind the world's most famous and expensive Burgundy wine, there are humble and homely winemakers, and she was fascinated by the solemn and honest world of wine. After returning to California, Samantha founded POE. Their motto is not to produce imitations of "Burgundy wine made in California," but to produce limited quantities of attractive, elegant, single-vineyard wines that are carefully crafted with a strong sense of California's terroir and can be aged for a long time.