Farm Life Archives - Eco Terreno Wines

Winter at Eco Terreno Vineyard: The Art of Pruning and Seasonal Preparation

As winter blankets the rolling hills of Alexander Valley, Eco Terreno Vineyard enters a quieter, yet incredibly important phase of its yearly cycle. While the…

Eco Terreno Tasting Room

The Eco Terreno Tasting Room brings the essence of Sonoma to San Francisco. Enjoy our wines while learning about the unique terroir and eco-friendly practices that go into each bottle.

Packing cow manure into cow horns for biodynamic farming at Eco Terreno. There are 4 cow horns being packed with nutrient rich, organic cow manure.

Biodynamic® preparation 500: What is cow-horn manure?

A healthy soil is the foundation of our winery. We enhance our soils fertility by applying cow manure.

New hatchlings of chickens on our biodynamic farm, Eco Terreno

Biodynamic® farming: Animals live freely on our farm

Biodynamic farming means healthy plants and healthy animals. We care for chickens, geese, ducks, and sheep visit every winter.

Vineyard row on a biodynamic wine farm practicing minimal tilling

Farm health: The benefits of minimal tilling on a vineyard

As a Biodynamic® vineyard we nurture our soil. Breaking up soil, or tilling, is damaging to the microbiome. We practice this minimally.

Bee flying towards a red flower in the bee garden at Eco Terreno

Farm health: The importance of bees in our vineyard

Bees are necessary for life on our planet. We need to protect them at all costs. This is why signed up to be a bee-friendly certified farm. It’s another way we believe in giving back.