The
property most often referred to simply as "Pride," is one hundred and seventy
acres of simultaneously rugged mountain terrain and stunningly beautiful vistas.
With two wineries (soon to be three) on the ranch, as well as two homes, a guesthouse
and easements to two adjoining properties, the lengthy list of house numbers at
the bottom of the driveway led one guest to ask if we were selling lots! Through
the simple Iron Gate and down the single lane road to the left, the imposing ruin
of the old Summit Winery looms through the forest. Built in 1890, the sixty-four
foot square, three stories high, gravity fed winery processed fruit grown on this
and neighboring properties until Prohibition. Local lore has it that the fire
that destroyed the winery was more than just a little suspicious! Left as the
ranch dump, until Jim and Carolyn Pride spent their first dozen weekends as new
property owners hauling trash and having giant bonfires, it is now an incredibly
peaceful spot for an afternoon picnic or winemaker’s dinner. Just past the old
winery is the secluded little A-frame guesthouse – but the answer will be a polite,
"no" – it is only used for family guests! Up the hill, past the startlingly blue
reservoir, and the new Cabernet Franc terraces, the tasting room perches on a
knoll fronted by a garden of the roses that have always thrived here. 
Designed
to be in keeping with the tradition of casualness that pervades the ranch, this
building also houses the Sonoma County production area, administrative offices
and winery lab. Across the brick inlay that denotes the Napa/Sonoma county line,
which runs through the crush pad, the site of the Napa winery waits patiently
for building to begin. The cave entrance straddles the county line and is the
threshold of 900 feet of subterranean storage extending under the hillside and
opening out into a glass-enclosed space overlooking the vineyards and the north
end of the Napa Valley. Jim and Carolyn Pride have reason to be pleased by the
marriages of restoration and innovation and form and function that have been united
to create a beautiful environment in which to work and play.| Search for Pride Wines to Purchase online |