Contra Costa County Wine Heritage

A new vineyard mystery has emerged in Contra Costa County.

Nottingham Cellars / Vasco Urbano just released its first bottling of a “Trembath Vineyard2016 Contra Costa Carignan. The grapes’ place of origin is a bit of a mystery.

According to the winery website, the fruit was harvested from a +130-year-old own-rooted, dry-farmed vineyard in Antioch, California. Posts made to the Instagram pages of the winery and its winemaker suggest that there might be at least a couple of vintages of this bottling forthcoming.



Where is the “Trembath Vineyard”?

Both a Trembath Lane and a Trembath Basin can be found in Antioch. Each is located in the sandiest part of the region, near the banks of the Carquinez Strait. There is a small plot of land containing (what appear to be) grapevines at the corner of Trembath Lane and East 18th Street.




Producers often sign NDA’s with their fruit suppliers. As a result, proprietary names are assigned to vineyards that may be recognized by their more well-known designations.

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Instagram post by Vasco Urbano:

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Vasco Urbano / Nottingham Cellars website
https://nottinghamcellars.com

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The Trembath Vineyard is the small patch of ancient grapevines and almond trees at 1660 Trembath Lane, in Antioch. The Trembath family name resonates strongly with early regional viticulture.

Trembath Lane property website:
https://trembathlane.com/#!/