Our Roots
Driven by the passion of farming with nature, surrounded by wilderness, we found what we were looking for- an untouched mountaintop with rich, well-draining soils set above the fog line in a cool coastal climate. We not only rooted our vines in this unique place, but also our family.
As the pioneers of this land, we were fortunate to have the wisdom of generations before us help in the hard work of developing this vineyard. With this same multi-generational perspective we are working with our family’s future generations to continue the legacy of our land.

1979
Dan & Vicki in their first home on Mariah Vineyards- “the cabin”

3 Generations
Dan his mother & grandmother

Vicki planting young rootstock

Dan hand irrigating the young vines

Vicki's mom helping plant the vineyard

Young zinfandel vines overlooking the Pacific Ocean

Dan & Vicki's dad building the perimeter fence

Young vine protection

Dan & Vicki's dad engineering the irrigation lines

Building the barn

Vicki & head trained zinfandel

Vintage 1983
1st harvest & the 1st of our 4 children- Nicole

Early tractor work

Vicki working in the vineyard with Nicole

Vicki checking grape sugars for harvest

Vintage 1985
Michael

Loyal Sierra with Nicole

Lush cover crop

Welcoming Danielle to our growing family

Vintage 1987
Danielle

An island in the sky
Mariah Vineyards from above

Vintage 1990
Stefan

Snowy winters on the vineyard

The four kids playing in the snow

Brothers
Michael & Stefan

Mariah Vineyards becomes a Certified California Sustainable Vineyard

Sunrise over Mariah Vineyards

The next generation:
Nicole, Michael, Danielle & Stefan

Family

Michael driving tractor during harvest

Celebrating love & family

ReGeneration:
Nicole & Swiss Michael

Our growing family

Vintage 2018
Our 1st grandson Tilden

Tilden LOVES tractors!

Vintage 2020
Maddux- three generations on Mariah Vineyards