Lanza Vineyards
Information and excerpts obtained from the following sources:
Wooden Valley Winery And Vineyards
Winemaking Practices:
Rick Lanza takes a straight forward approach to wine making allowing wonderfully grown grapes that have be given enough time to mature speak for themselves.
Wine Labels:
Wooden Valley (White Gamay, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Cabernet, Merlot, Primitivo, Syrah, Petit Sirah, Blends), Lanza Vineyards (Reserve Wines)
Availability:
From the tasting room in Suisun Valley, online club, fine grocery chains in California Wine Country, direct shipping.
For three generations the Lanza family has worked the vineyards of Wooden Valley Winery. Mario and Lena, whose families migrated from the village of Silvano DiOrba in northern Italy, settled in Suisun Valley in 1944. Nestled among the vineyards and rolling hills of Suisun Valley, the winery is a few miles off Interstate 80 and located only two miles from the Napa County line.
The winery has been in operation since the end of prohibition. Mario joined the winery first as a partner and then, in 1955, he became the sole owner.
Today, it is still a family operation, with Mario's son Richard and his four sons working together to produce award-winning estate wines from the finest quality Suisun Valley wine grapes.
The family produces approximately 10,000 cases of wine a year from their 200 acres in Suisun Valley. Visitors are welcome to come and experience premium varietals and perhaps spend some time in the vine covered picnic area.
Musto Wine Grape Co. is pleased to offer Wooden Valley's Premium Suisun Valley wine grapes to our home winemaking and winery customers.
For more information on Wooden Valley Winery and Vineyards, visit www.woodenvalley.com
Acres Planted: 28.25
Year Planted: 1996
Vine Spacing: 8 x 10
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: Saint George
Clone: 4
Harvest: Hand / Machine
Tons/Acre: 5-6
Soil Type: Esparto Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Cool
Acres Planted: 6.50
Year Planted: 1996
Vine Spacing: 8 x 10
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: 5C Teliki
Clone: 8
Harvest: Hand / Machine
Tons/Acre: 5-6
Soil Type: Yolo Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Warm
Scarlett Ranch Block 18: Merlot
Acres Planted: 5.01
Year Planted: 1999
Vine Spacing: 7 x 8
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: 3309 Courderc
Clone: 4
181Harvest: Hand / Machine
Tons/Acre: 6-7
Soil Type: Yolo Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Warm
Acres Planted: 7.26
Year Planted: 1999
Vine Spacing: 7 x 8
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: 3309 Courderc
Clone: 3
Harvest: Hand / Machine
Tons/Acre: 7-8
Soil Type: Yolo Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Warm
Acres Planted: 21.28
Year Planted: 1999
Vine Spacing: 9 x 8
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: Oppenheim #4
Clone: 8
Harvest: Hand / Machine
Tons/Acre: 5-6
Soil Type: Yolo Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Warm
Acres Planted: 6.62
Year Planted: 1998
Vine Spacing: 9 x 9
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: 5C Teliki
Clone: 8
Harvest: Hand / Machine
Tons/Acre: 5-6
Soil Type: Yolo Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Warm
Acres Planted: 8.5
Year Planted:
Vine Spacing: 8 x 12
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: St. George
Clone: Field Select
Harvest: Hand
Tons/Acre: 8-10
Soil Type: Yolo Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Warm
Acres Planted: 17.07
Year Planted: 2000
Vine Spacing: 9 x 8
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: 3309 Courderc
Clone: 317 Harvest: Hand/Machine
Tons/Acre: 5-6
Soil Type: Yolo Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Warm
Lambert Ranch Block 26: Syrah
Acres Planted: 5.97
Year Planted: 2001
Vine Spacing: 9 x 8
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: 3309 Courdec
Clone: 174
Harvest: Hand / Machine
Tons/Acre: 5-6
Soil Type: Yolo Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Warm
Lambert Ranch Block 27: Syrah
Acres Planted: 11.5
Year Planted: 2000
Vine Spacing: 9 x 8
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: 3309 Courdec
Clone: 383
Harvest: Hand / Machine
Tons/Acre: 6-7
Soil Type: Yolo Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Warm
Acres Planted: 4.91
Year Planted: 2000
Vine Spacing: 7 x 8
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: 3309 Courdec
Clone: 3
Harvest: Hand
Tons/Acre: 5-6
Soil Type: Yolo Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Warm
Acres Planted: 3.59
Year Planted: 2000
Vine Spacing: 7 x 8
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: 3309 Courdec
Clone: 3
Harvest: Hand/Machine
Tons/Acre: 7-8
Soil Type: Yolo Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Warm
Acres Planted: 14.55
Year Planted: 1997
Vine Spacing: 8 x 10
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: Oppenheim #4
Clone: 152
Harvest: Hand
Tons/Acre: 4-5
Soil Type: Esparto Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Cool
Lambert Ranch Block 30: Malbec
Acres Planted: 1.53
Year Planted: 2002
Vine Spacing: 7 x 8
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: Millardet Et De Grasset Millardet
Clone: 9
Harvest: Hand/Machine
Tons/Acre: 6-7
Soil Type: Yolo Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Warm
Acres Planted: 8.84
Year Planted: 1997
Vine Spacing: 8 x 10
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: Oppenheim #4
Clone: 9
Harvest: Hand/Machine
Tons/Acre: 5-6
Soil Type: Esparto Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Cool
Acres Planted: 15.56
Year Planted: 1991
Vine Spacing: 8 x 11
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: St. George
Clone: 6
Harvest: Hand
Tons/Acre: 5-6
Soil Type: Esparto Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Cool
Acres Planted: 6.54
Year Planted: 1999
Vine Spacing: 6 x 9
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: 3309 Courdec
Clone: 337
Harvest: Hand
Tons/Acre: 3-4
Soil Type: Volcanic
Climate: Warm
Acres Planted: 14.5
Year Planted: 1999
Vine Spacing: 9 x 8
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: 5C Teleki
Clone: 1
Harvest: Hand/Machine
Tons/Acre: 5-6
Soil Type:
Climate: Warm
Acres Planted: 12
Year Planted: 1999
Vine Spacing: 8 x 10
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: 3309 Courderc
Clone: 181
Harvest: Hand/Machine
Tons/Acre: 6-7
Soil Type: Yolo Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Warm
Acres Planted: 28.72
Year Planted: 1996
Vine Spacing: 8 x 10
Trellis: Quad / Cane
Root Stock: 3306 Courderc
Clone: Martini
Harvest: Hand
Tons/Acre: 6-7
Soil Type: Esparto Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Warm
Acres Planted: 7.8
Year Planted: 1999
Vine Spacing: 8 x 8
Trellis: VSP
Root Stock: 3309 Courderc
Clone: 337
Harvest: Hand/Machine
Tons/Acre: 4-5
Soil Type: Yolo Silty Clay Loam
Climate: Warm
261.06 acres