Mountain Vineyards

Two mountain vineyards comprise the cultivation of red wine grapes for PreVail. Rising from opposite edges of Alexander Valley, RockRise Mountain runs more to the north and east, while LookOut Mountain runs to the south and west. From either ranch you can stand on top, over 1,400 feet above the valley floor, and see the other one, under the same sun, but worlds apart.

At RockRise, geology and climate have created two distinct growing areas; the sunny "red face" slope with its deep and thick clay loam soils rich in iron, and the higher "white face" on the back side of the mountain consisting of thinner, light and complex gravelly loam soils weathered from the remains of an ancient past. Large basalt rock formations once covered these slopes, literally a hot bed of earth's volcanic activity, hence the name RockRise.

At the eastern end of Alexander Valley, bordering Knights Valley, lies LookOut Mountain. Here one can see a 360 degree view of Mount St. Helena, the surrounding mountains, foothills and the undulating twists and turns of the Russian River through a myriad of valleys, as it makes its way to the Pacific Ocean. Where RockRise has soft, gentle rolling hills, LookOut Mountain is rugged and steep, in harmony with the wilderness that surrounds this breathtaking ranch.