Volcanic Hill is the longest lived of the Diamond Crrek wines. The winemaker describes these wines as full bodied, loaded with intense ripe berry fruit, cassis, violets and a smoky richness, finishing with good length and firm... Read More
Volcanic Hill is comprised of 8 acres of south facing hillside vineyard. It is the warmest of all our micro-climates. The color of the soil is gray, and the consistency is that of fluffy, volcanic ash, originally deposited from... Read More
The second coolest microclimate is Diamond Creek's five-acre Gravelly Meadow vineyard. Originally a prehistoric river bed, this stony, gravelly soil drains rapidly and the vines struggle for moisture.
Red Rock Terrace, a warm microclimate, is 7 acres of north facing vineyard. The red tinted soil is high in iron content. The wine from Red Rock Terrace is the most accessible and earliest drinkable of all our wines. The winemaker... Read More