Stubbs Vineyard

Stubbs vineyard is a 600-acre parcel of heaven at the crest of wilson hill road in west marin. Here the stubbs grow 11 acres of chardonnay and pinot noir grapes from which they get about 600 cases of each type of wine each year. Their land was one of the very first malt easements back in the early 80's and in 1996 they started growing grapes. They also have 1,000 frantoio olive trees, a small flock of sheep, a small herd of llamas to guard the sheep and a rottweiler named fluffy. Tom, who grew up in england, takes care of the agricultural side of the operation, while mary, who has a degree in viticulture, does sales, marketing and label design. When they first began growing grapes, they sold their crop to other vintners. Later, they decided to partner with local winemaker dutton goldfield, and in 2002, released their first vintage. They hope to someday have their own home-based operation where they can oversee the wine from field to table.