We operate under the "No Till" model of farming, allowing plants and fungi to spread undisturbed over the years. Each species adds to the delicate balance of our soils and although we may not know the function of everything that lives on our vineyard floor, we trust that Nature knows best. This is the Trout Lily. She normally grows deep in the woods—particular to Beech and Maple—and yet has chosen to carpet large areas of our Sauvignon Blanc. They typically favor forests' und

One of the first things people notice when visiting Waterfire is that our vineyards do not look how they expected. They look more like a prairie, sometimes they even border on looking like a jungle. It's nothing like the perfectly manicured rows that people generally associate with vineyards. In the early season we let the grass grow just until it's about to seed and then we mow under and between the rows. In the fall we let the vines grow tall, up and over the trellis instea