![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Acres and acres of brush and cactus surround impeccably trellised grapevines. A mile-long driveway lined with palm trees leads to a decrepit hacienda built a century ago by two bootlegger brothers from Germany. The Scribe Winery tale begins with a charming young entrepreneur named Andrew Mariani and a storied piece of land-home, most recently, to a turkey farm-located about three miles east of the Sonoma town square. Exceptional fruit set with even ripening and an early harvest. A mild winter caused early bud break paired with some spring rain. Their sustainably farmed Sylvaner vineyard is composed of both volcanic tuff and Huichica loam soil.Īnother excellent growing season temperate and consistent. In 2016 they expanded their plantings, bringing their total planted area three acres. In homage they planted one acre in 2007 on the southwest facing slope of Arrowhead Mountain. It captures the spirit of their predecessors and the soul of their endeavor.In 1858, Emil Dresel brought the first Sylvaner cuttings to America and planted them on what is now the SCRIBE Estate in Sonoma, CA. This is no more clearly illustrated than in a surviving poem caligraphied on the walls of the hacienda. Their approach is rare to say the least, and the stories and histories of the land are honored. They use large concrete eggs to ferment the wine in, and the bright vibrant wines are made with natural yeast and no filtration. The Scribe philosophy maintains that only natural methods of vinification be employed. Maybe tech companies aren’t the only places you can have a happy and healthy work experience any more. And Mariani works hard to nurture the dynamic, taking the staff on retreat to encourage bonding and ensure that friendship remains part of the business model. ![]() The tightly knit group often seem inseparable, hanging out into the early morning hours or flocking to the city to watch 1955 perform, a rock band comprised of Scribe employees. Running the business alongside his younger brother Adam, the initially small team has grown into a family of people passionate about every aspect of the farm. Now at home in Sonoma, Mariani has grown roots. First and foremost, he’s a farmer agriculture is his priority. But throwing parties isn’t Mariani’s main appeal. Even Food & Wine magazine couldn’t resist asking for a glimpse into the raved about get-togethers of famed chefs, farmers, artists, musicians, and other characters in Scribe’s entourage of youthful movers and shakers. His stern gaze over the land he cultivates is juxtaposed by his jocular nature, and, although often characterized as a soft spoken hunk with dreamy eyes, his volume booms from his ability to craft a decadent bacchanalian feast to rival any. The son of a prolific nut grower, Mariani’s comfort level on the farm seems a given. Andrew Paul Mariani grew up in a small Northern California farm town. From being trampled upon by Spanish missionaries killing bears and searching for holy lands to hosting a speakeasy and a brothel when the rest of the country had lost their minds and decided that alcohol wasn’t American, Scribe is essentially Californian. To say the land is historic would do it no justice. The acreage on which it sits emits a feeling as kinetic and alive as the small group of people who have nursed it back to its current state. Nestled at the foot of Arrowhead Mountain in the Carneros region of Sonoma, fittingly where the Bear Flag Republic began, Scribe exudes the visceral energy of the California of old. ![]()
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