The SOIL COLLECTION
“My Fascination With “The Vine” Stretches Across the Entire Wine World. I Have a Heightened Curiosity For the Soils That Grape-Vines Grow In. Over My Global Journey I Have Respectively Collected Soil and Rocks Samples For Educational, Nostalgia and Display Purposes. I’m Currently Void of Dirt-Peers… So if You Have Soil Issues and Need a New Friend, Let’s Nerd-Out On Soil.”
OLD WORLD SOILS
- Galet~ ~RHONE VALLEY~ ~Chateauneuf-du-Pape~
- Kimmeridgian~ ~VOUGEOT~ ~Clos Vougeot~
- Kimmeridge Clay~ ~BURGUNDY~ ~Cote Nuits~
- Chalk~ ~BURGUNDY~ ~Gevrey–Chambertin~
- Limestone~ ~VOSNE-ROMANEE~ ~Romanee–Conte~
- Gravel~ ~BORDEAUX~ ~Medoc~
- Blue-Gray Slate~ ~MOSEL~ ~Bernkastel~
- Schist~ ~DOURO VALLEY~ ~Portugal~
- Red Slate~ ~RHEINGAU~ ~Johannisberg~
- Toari~ ~VENETO~ ~Valpolicella~
- ?~ ~PIEMONTE~ ~Barolo~
- Granite~ ~BAROLO~ ~La Morra~
- Primary~ ~ALTO ADIGE~ ~Lago Caldera~
- Marl~ ~TUSCANY~ ~Montalcino~
- Amphibolite~ ~AUSTRIA~ ~Wachau~
- Volcanic~ ~SICILIA~ ~Mt. Edna~
- Black Volcanic~ ~GREECE~ ~Santorini~
- Volcanic Pumice~ ~GREECE~ ~Santorini~
- Red Volcanic~ ~GREECE~ ~Santorini~
“I Champion Soils Because Dirt Can’t Promote Itself.”
NEW WORLD SOILS
- Bedrock~ ~WILLAMETTE VALLEY~ ~Eola-Amity~
- Jory~ ~WILLAMETTE VALLEY~ ~Dundee Hills~
- Silt~ ~WILLAMETTE VALLEY~ ~Chahalem Mountains~
- Aiken Volcanic~ ~LAKE COUNTY~ ~Red Hills~
- Obsidian~ ~LAKE COUNTY~ ~Red Hills~
- Bedrock~ ~RUSSIAN RIVER~ ~Jackass Ridge~
- Loam~ ~SONOMA~ ~Carneros~
- ?~ ~CARNEROS~ ~Sangiacomo~
- Silt~ ~SONOMA~ ~Russian River~
- Clay-Loam~ ~SONOMA~ ~Rockpile~
- ?~ ~SIERRA FOOTHILLS~ ~Fair Play~
- River Stones~ ~RUTHERFORD~ ~To Kalon~
- Rutherford Dust~ ~RUTHERFORD~ ~To Kalon~
- Granite~ ~NAPA VALLEY~ ~Oakville~
- Diantomaceous~ ~SANTA BARBARA~ ~Santa Rita Hills~
- Granite~ ~MONTEREY~ ~Chalone~
- Limestone~ ~MONTEREY~ ~Chalone~
- ?~ ~PASO ROBLES~ ~Adelaida~
- Humus Clay~ ~EDNA VALLEY~ ~Paragon~
- Cobblestone~ ~WALLA WALLA~ ~Rocks District~
- Volcanic~ ~SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS~ ~Monte Bello~
- Volcanic~ ~MOON MOUNTAIN~ ~Monte Rosa
- ?~ ~SIERRA FOOTHILLS~ ~Shenandoah Valley~
- Quartz~ ~BAJA CALIFORNIA~ ~Guadalupe Valley~
- Red Volcanic~ ~NAPA VALLEY~ ~Howell Mountain~
- Argillite~ ~COLUMBIA VALLEY~ ~Columbia Gorge~
- Grey Silt~ ~COLUMBIA VALLEY~ ~Red Mountain~
- Andesite-Volcanic~ ~COLUMBIA VALLEY~ ~Naches~
- ?~ ~COLUMBIA VALLEY~
- Scoria-Basalt~ ~COLUMBIA VALLEY~ –
- Loess~ ~COLUMBIA VALLEY~ ~Walla Walla~
“Myself Picking Out a Piece of Limestone From the Chalone Vineyards In the Central Coast.”