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oakley district (contra costa county)

This forgotten corner of the San Joaquin Delta, tucked in between the river and tract housing, has been famed for a century for producing clean, bright fruit mostly from Zin and Rhone varietals. One of the earliest to grow grapes here was Valeriano Cline, around the turn of the last century. His grandsons later moved to establish the Cline Cellars winery in Sonoma, but the label still makes several wines from Oakley fruit in honor of their deep roots there.

Oakley’s unique soils are 50 to 100 ft deep sandy river deposits, nutrient-poor but extremely well drained. This forces the vines to delve deep for water and nutrients, picking up bright minerality as they force their way through the deep sands. The sandy soil is also inimical to phylloxera, so the zone boasts century-old, ungrafted vines of Zin, Mourvedre, Carignane and other Rhone varieties.

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