72 { THE SOMM JOURNAL } FEBRUARY/MARCH 2015
CALIFORNIA'S
FIRST FAMILY
of Chardoay
In 1963, third generation
winegrower Karl L. Wente
was able to get an immediate
sense of the soils, the water
quality and its availability
in the Arroyo Seco basin. He
acknowledged the region's
short days, cool nights and
fog that comes in and doesn't
blow off until mid-morning.
HOW FINDING THE RIGHT GROUND—IN CALIFORNIA'S ARROYO SECO AVA—
CONFIRMED WENTE VINEYARDS AS