The Orinda Hayes portfolio is a commitment to quality, distinction and wines that exhibit fantastic harmony. All the reds showcase an inviting rich fruit rusticity and the whites a seamless opulent freshness. At Orinda Hayes they prioritize sustainable and eco-friendly winemaking practices. Careful pruning, canopy management and irrigation techniques are used to ensure our grapes are of the highest quality. Harvested by hand from our finest vineyards we use open-top fermentation practices then blend to perfection. Vineyards span the California coastline from Paso Robles to the Monterey County’s Arroyo Seco appellation. Winemaker Chad Alexander has overseen the production since inception and uses modern cutting-edge equipment to produce non-interventionist wines that are naturally fermented and bottled un-fined and un-filtered. One could say that Chad Alexander cut his teeth on mountain fruit. He grew up on Mt. Veeder with his mother, Rita, who worked for The Hess Collection, and by age 14, he was working in the winery too. There, he learned the trade from the vineyard crew as well as then-winemaker Robert Craig and eventually began developing his palate. He spent eight years at the winery, earning extra money while attending college to study geology. His experience as a geologist has been critical to his expertise in the vineyards.

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