Manzanita!

Our entire property is covered with Manzanita.  We believe ours are all Eastwoods or Arctostaphylos glandulosa).  A quick internet search told us that the manzanita berry (technically called a ‘drupe’) is edible.  In fact, native Americans and early Spanish missionaries even made cider from the berries.  With that, we’ve embarked on making a very unique and tasty wine from our manzanita.  Here’s what the beautiful tree looks like, a batch of manzanita drupes and the first four gallons of wine that are 100% estate produced.  So, we’ve actually produced an estate wine 4 years ahead of schedule!