Siletto Family Vineyards in San Benito County up for sale

Wes Barton posted the link below to a recent article by Laura Ness in another ongoing thread but I thought it’s worthy of its own topic here. Most of the article deals with Siletto Family Vineyards in San Benito County, which the Siletto family is putting up for sale. Actually two of their vineyards - Wheeler and Siletto, both of which the family owns - will be up for sale, while they plan to end their longtime lease on the third, Calleri.

Hopefully someone will be able to step in and take over the farming of these vineyards who will maintain their heritage. Wheeler has old Cabernet and Chardonnay vines (some planted over 50 years ago) while Calleri and Siletto include historic San Benito varieties such as Négrette and Cabernet Pfeffer as well as many unusual (for California) Italian varieties added to the vineyards by the late Ron Siletto. Over 30 smaller producers - a number of which will be familiar to many Berserkers - source fruit from these vineyards, and it would be a shame to lose these vines.

Laura Ness article: Grape Escape: A Shifting Landscape

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Good article. Hoping @Ian_Brand can chime in here on what happens with the rather legendary Siletto vineyard. I was in contact with Ron a few times in the early days trying to get some Cab Pfeffer, but it was never available then. And today, the moment is gone for me as I focus more on the heritage varieties.

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