CZU FIRE UPDATE

Our Estate Tasting Room is currently closed as we repair damage, but we will be looking to reopen shortly. Stay tuned!

Our winery has been miraculously spared, but Bradley’s house is tragically gone and the vineyard has been badly scorched. We have been moved by the numerous messages of concern and support and we are heading into the 2020 harvest with our heads held high and spirits hopeful.
How can you help? We have started a Go Fund Me to help cover the costs of repairing and replacing the vineyard damage as these losses are uninsured. You can also help by buying wine! Spend your dollars locally to help support businesses that have been impacted by these fires. For a list of other Santa Cruz Mountains wineries and other organizations doing the important work of rebuilding our communities, visit our Community Support page.

Our Saratoga Tasting Room is providing full operations at this time, so wine orders are continuing to be processed for pick up, shipping and local delivery.
If you need to assistance, please email ruthie@bigbasinvineyards.com

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Our approach to wine growing is rooted in the Earth and refined by hand. Great wines are grown, not made so we farm organically, harvest by hand, ferment with native yeast, avoid fining and filtration and use minimal sulfur. Ocean breezes, rocky soils, mountainous terrain establish the Santa Cruz and Gabilan Mountains as exceptional winegrowing terroir. Each vineyard we work with has a unique personality that inspires us to let them speak for themselves. Our steep windswept hillsides first planted over 100 years ago are now planted to Pinot Noir, Syrah, Grenache, and Roussanne. Founder and winemaker Bradley Brown has evolved the style at Big Basin to produce wines with more energy, intensity and dimension that speak clearly of their mountain origins.

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