Spring Mountain Vineyard Makes a Comeback, AgainAfter the 2020 wildfires and a bankruptcy, the historic Napa estate is getting a massive makeover

Planting a new vineyard takes a bit of work and time. Advance planning is required to select plant material and rootstock, plot out row orientation and select a trellis system. There's soil prep and irrigation and drainage to be dealt with. And once the vines are in the ground, you have to wait four years for the first viable crop.

So imagine what planting 200 acres would be like. Did I mention those 200 acres need to have their vines pulled out first, along with their destroyed trellis and irrigation systems? Add in the fact that the 200 acres are spread over a rugged mountainside site in Napa's Spring Mountain District AVA, with elevations ranging from 400 feet to nearly 1,600 feet and 360 degrees of exposure.

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