Zero-Zero Wines are made with zero added yeasts and zero added sulfites. Frey Biodynamic wines are “zero-zero” wines under this definition. While not all certified Biodynamic wines are required to be made without sulfites, all our Frey wines are made with no sulfites added.

Our October Highlight on the Frey Ranch Nature Reserve is the Poison Oak Hedgerow. A native plant found in abundance, poison oak provides food and shelter for many animals throughout the year. Additionally there are medicinal and ecological benefits to this amazing but often maligned plant.

In the vineyard, 2023 harvest is upon us! At Frey Vineyards, the Fall is perhaps the most exciting time of the year as all the grapes are harvested and crushed to be made into the Organic and Biodynamic wines that we adore.

Blackberries in the Hedgerows of the Frey Vineyards home ranch provide shelter and food for local animals. Although a non-native plant, blackberries are a favorite invasive because of their sweet, delicious fruits. Our goat herds absolutely adore them, and we humans think that they’re a pretty great way to enjoy the summer too!

Crush 2023 began with the first Sauvignon Blanc grapes coming in!

Across all our home vineyards, the grapes are going through something called “Veraison.” It’s the time when the development of the fruit really starts to peak, as the sugars send their sweet flows through the vines to help the grape mature. In medieval times, this experience was celebrated in France, and as modern Californians, we’re looking to share about this ecological phenomenon in the viticulture world here on our winery blog.

The art of grazing requires a return to land based understanding and wisdom. In a modern society that is growing to be detached from the land, we are fostering a more intimate connection with the cycles and rhythms of this place. Frey Vineyards is located near the headwaters of the Russian River watershed, and we tend several hundred acres of organic and Biodynamic vines here.

The vision for Katrina’s perennial flower garden on the Frey Ranch started long before Katrina arrived in California. She grew up in Michigan, enjoying the blooms of her mother’s flower gardens. She spent summers working with her grandfather at his perennial flower nursery in Vermont, and came to appreciate her family’s floral heritage. When Katrina first came to California in the 1970s, her impetus for the adventure West was to learn organic gardening with the eccentric green thumb, Alan Chadwick. Her love of flowers blossomed there in the cultivating of perennial borders, as well as her love for her future husband, Jonathan Frey, who was also working in the nascent organics movement.