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"Baard Canyon is off the beaten path," imparts Solorzano; "even the locals don't know the road exists." The somms walk through Larner Vineyards. The Somm Journal's Publisher Meridith May interviews Steve Beckmen atop Purisima Mountain Vineyard. Pete Stolpman explains how the recently planted high-density vines explore the standards it takes to make the best-quality grapes from Stolpman's southern-exposed vines and limestone soil. Michael Larner. 108 { THE SOMM JOURNAL } OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2016