April 23, 2025
The team behind Rhys Vineyards in Anderson Valley and the Santa Cruz Mountains have unveiled a Sonoma County project called Centennial Mountain (formerly known as Aeris). Centennial Mountain is the first to plant both Carricante (white) and Nerello Mascalese (red) vines in the New World, at 2,000-feet elevation along a ridgeline in northern Sonoma County just 15 miles from the Pacific Ocean. Both grapes are longtime mainstays on Sicily’s Mount Etna.America’s First Carricante and Nerello Mascalese Planted in Sonoma County - Sonoma County Winegrowers
By Virginie Boone Italian varieties are no stranger to Sonoma County, a region rich in Italian heritage and history. The majority of these varieties exist in small pockets of acreage []
