Wine · Cazadero, California
Hirsch Vineyards
A pioneering ridgetop vineyard on the far Sonoma Coast.
- Founded
- 1980
- Founded by
- David Hirsch
- Based in
- Cazadero, California
Making it since
1980
Their story
Hirsch Vineyards sits on a ridge about 1,500 feet up near Cazadero, on the remote western edge of Sonoma County. David Hirsch, a Bronx native who came west in the 1960s and fell for Pinot Noir on trips to Burgundy, bought the land in 1978, when it had an old sheep barn and no vines, water or power.
He planted his first three acres in 1980 and expanded through the 1990s and 2000s, turning the barn into a winery. He helped write the petition for the Fort Ross-Seaview appellation, approved in 2011. His daughter Jasmine Hirsch joined in 2008 and became winemaker in 2019. David Hirsch died in July 2026 at age 81.
How it's made
The estate now has about 72 acres of vines in more than 60 small blocks, farmed biodynamically since 2011. Wines are made on the property, in the converted sheep barn, from estate fruit, with Pinot Noir at the heart of the range.
He was a model of devotion to a piece of land and seeing it thrive, in more than just grapegrowing
Why we carry them
We think Hirsch is one of the best ways to taste what the true Sonoma Coast is about. The San Andreas Fault Pinot Noir is a great first bottle.
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