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Top 10 Wineries in Mendocino County
Mariah Vineyards is a family-owned winery. Owners Dan and Vicki Dooling have been tending the land for over 40 years and have worked to make a sustainable farm that produces top-notch grapes.
Mendocino Ridge: regional profile and the wines to buy
Zinfandel defined Mendocino Ridge for a century. But today Burgundian varieties thrive in this uniquely non-contiguous Californian AVA, formed of 24 peaks reaching up to 800m altitude. Jonathan Cristaldi takes a trip and picks out 19 top wines to try.
Mendocino Coast vineyard pilots regenerative ag certification
While the concepts behind regenerative agriculture are ancient, the effort to plant verifiable industry standards for such farm practices has been growing rapidly in recent years. And a Mendocino County wine grape grower and vintner is at the forefront of one such global effort to expand into the wine business.
Land to Market Partners with Mariah Vineyards
Land to Market, the world’s first verified sourcing solution for regenerative agriculture, announces its first vineyard partnership with Mariah Vineyards and the release of its first verified regenerative wine, Mendocino Ridge Sauvignon Blanc 2020.
Preserving the Zinfandel Legacy of Mendocino County
At 2,600 feet, the Mariah Vineyards is the highest site in the AVA and home to 14 acres of prolific Zinfandel vines. ““The coolest of the hot areas is what we were looking for. No guts, no glory,” laughs proprietor Dan Dooling, who purchased this spectacular site with his wife Vicki in 1978 and planted the first vines in 1981.
Where Food Comes From Storybit: Mariah Vineyards
Let’s go where the hospitality is genuine, and the wine is aromatic. Jump in the car, take in the scenery, we are headed down the country roads to check out Mariah Vineyard. Let’s savor the fantastic taste of their many different grapes grown from sustainable farming practices.
The Wondrous Mariah Vineyards – Mendocino Ridge AVA
Dan grows Zinfandel, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, and Chardonnay. Ninety five percent of the grapes are sold to a number of wineries, and the rest goes into the production of 500 cases of the Mariah Vineyard label. All except the recently planted Chardonnay vines are dry farmed. Sustainable farming is practiced throughout.
Mendocino Ridge: California’s best kept secret source of spectacular wines
The ridges are above and surrounded by coastal fog, fostering the name “Islands in the Sky.” This catchy name is trademarked by Dan Dooling, owner of Mariah Vineyards, a producer of Mendocino Ridge Zinfandel and Syrah, and one of the winegrowers along with Steve Alden of Perli Vineyard to successfully achieve appellation status for the region.
FOOD & WINE- Who’s Who: Dan Dooling
A third generation San Franciscan, Dan”s family was well-established in the trucking business. As a young man he naturally found himself working as a teamster on the waterfront. But, as Dan tells it with a wide and warm grin “I always, always wanted to have a vineyard.”
Mariah Vineyards: an island in the sky
To get a perspective of Mariah Vineyards” location, you have to drive over the hills toward the coast. When billowy cotton puffs of fog fill up the valleys, the coastal mountain peaks jut up like islands, just like — as the Mendocino Ridge appellation is nicknamed — “Islands in the Sky.”
Wine Spectator Unfiltered: Mariah Vineyards & Mariah Carey
Mariah (the vineyard) is a small Zinfandel plot in the Mendocino Ridge appellation in Northern California; Brown-Forman has marketed the wines for several years now, and a company spokesman denied that Mariah (the diva) has any stake in the site. Obviously, the company loves that she's a fan and is not adverse to her giving the wine a few shout-outs.
Doolings brought Zinfandel heritage to the ridge: Mendocino County’s Islands in Sky
Don't look westward across the billowing Pacific Ocean waves unfurling for miles along California's spectacular Mendocino Coast for these islands. These atolls are not surrounded by water, but by forests. They are “Islands in the Sky;” vineyards, like inverted ice cream cones poking into the heavens of California's most famous grape growing region, The North Coast.
Wine Trail Traveler: Mariah Vineyards
Mariah Vineyards is located at a high elevation in the Coastal Mountains. The vines are thriving under the care and maintenance of Dan and Vicki Dooling who have devoted 30 years to a dream. Those planning a visit to the vineyards should contact the Doolings for an appointment.
Podcasts
Bonterra Organic Estates Soil to Soul: Farming, Food, Wine & Our Collective Future
September 4, 2023
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ReGen Brands Podcast: Episode #32- Nicole Dooling & Michael Frey @Mariah Vineyards
May 19, 2023
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Beyond Organic Wine Podcast: DIRT & The World’s First Savory Institute Global Land to Market Verified Regenerative Vineyard
September 19, 2022
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