Our neighbor to the north is Ordway's Valley Foothills Vineyard, owned for decades by Gil and Marge Ordway. We've been purchasing from this vineyard since 1979 and it is currently the only vineyard in Anderson Valley from which we purchase fruit. We like dealing with the Ordways—they provide housing for their employees and helped finance the construction of our local health clinic. Navarro's Pinot Grigio typically is produced from Valley Foothills' vines growing in a field of loamy soil along a small seasonal creek that feeds the Navarro River. With these deeper soils the vines never struggle for water during in the heat of summer.

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