Sentences with word «benchland»

First planted by their fathers in 1956 on benchland soils northeast of Geyserville in Alexander Valley, Todd Brothers Ranch produces highly sought after fruit through stringent viticulture practices and a precision symbiotic match between rootstock and soil.

Cultivating many of California's greatest cool, coastal mountain ridges and benchland soils allows us a broad perspective of terroir and showcases some of California's finest appellations.

Today the Tar Island dike looms about 100 metres above the river and the plant, almost to the level of the surrounding northern Alberta benchland.

Tasting Notes: Prime Alexander Valley grapes from superb hillside and benchland vineyards form the core of the wine's depth and character.

The rolling benchland (above the Estrella River) and terraced vineyard plantings at Red Cedar range from 500 to 800 feet above sea level.

We were watching a herd of approximately four hundred elk cows, which stood on a high benchland on the southeastern border of the park.

The elk I observed on that eskerine benchland in Waterton, heads high, taking cautious, quick bites of grasses and aspens and then looking up to scan for wolves, are shaping the way things grow, creating patterns with their behavior.

Mendocino County's hills and benchlands provide the white melon, peach, and lemon flavors while the Lake County fruit adds just the right amount of vanilla and toast notes.

Originating in 1973, Sonoma - Cutrer's foundation was built upon a selection of several key vineyard properties in the benchlands, hillsides and rocky foothills in what later became recognized as the Sonoma Coast Appellation — an area with long, even growing seasons due to the cool and foggy coastal climate.

The deep prolific soils are incredibly diverse from valley floor, to benchland up to high mountain elevation.

The vines range over rolling terrain on the benchlands above the Estrella River.

As they vanished into the inky conifers below the benchland, I was left with an ominous feeling in the pit of my stomach.

It had been difficult to pinpoint their location over the rising wind, but it seemed as if they were moving along a benchland one - tenth of a mile east of us.

The resort is located on a benchland, a scenic 14 km (9 miles) drive off The Trans - Canada Highway 1.