Called so because of the columnar basalt found in abundance across the property and surrounding area “Stone Pillars Vineyard” has very unique “Terroir” or meso-climate. It is suited for growing grapes, not only is the soil well drained but also populated heavily with grapefruit size basalt rock.  This gives way after only a few feet to solid basalt shelves of varying density.  The low availability of topsoil, but good soil nutrient content puts unique stress on the grapevines that pushes them to make much better fruit.  Good air drainage prevents thermal inversion from being problematic.  Regional rainfall totals less than 7in. per year.  We believe these conditions allow us to have the right blend of stress and relief that will yield us unique, high quality fruit.