Alta Orsa Winery

Alta Orsa Winery Estate Wines. Mountain Grown. Hand-crafted. Family Owned. Regeneratively Farmed.

07/10/2026

As we wrap up this season’s Asados, I find myself reflecting on where this tradition began.
During a harvest in Argentina, one of my favorite rituals was Friday lunch. No matter how busy the winery was, work stopped. The cellar crew, vineyard team, office staff, and winemakers all gathered around the table to share food, wine, conversation, and a few hours of community. In the middle of one of the busiest times of the year, there was an intentional pause to focus on relationships.
When we started hosting Asados at Alta Orsa, that was the spirit I hoped to bring home.
What has made these gatherings so meaningful isn’t just the food or the wine. It’s seeing familiar faces return year after year. It’s watching club members, loyal customers, old friends, and first-time visitors share a table together. It’s the conversations that start as introductions and end as friendships.
Building a winery is rewarding. Building a community around it is even more so.
Thank you to everyone who joined us this season and helped make these gatherings what they are. We are grateful for each of you and proud of the community that continues to grow around Alta Orsa.
Stay tuned for other events later this year, and if you missed the Asados this season, we’ll save you a seat next year.
Thanks to Ruch Kumbhani for putting together this great video and being part of our community and friend.🙏

04/20/2026

After a dry stretch to start the spring, we watched the grasses fade just as budbreak began. It raised a quiet concern that we might be entering the season without a full reserve of moisture in the soil.

Then the rains came. Two steady storms over the past couple weeks, soaking in, settling the dust, and bringing the vineyard back into balance.

Water is everything up here. With no real mountain water table and soils of shale and sandstone that drain as quickly as they receive, each storm matters. In drought years, we feel it in the vines and in the yields. So this rain, right now, feels like a gift.

A good reminder that farming is always a conversation with the season, and sometimes, it answers back.

04/13/2026

Yes, it’s true. Only primates and guinea pigs are allergic to urushiol oils. Now, fun event: is hosting an Earth Day celebration this April 18th, 2026 from 10-4pm where you can taste and wines, wild flower honey, and olive oil! Also learn about soil health, native plant sale, meet 🐐, and enjoy Crepe

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1850 Duncan Springs Road
Hopland, CA

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