About PHEASANT FARM

The Pheasant Farm vineyard is named for the local bird farm that supplies many of the hunting clubs in the area. The actual coop where the birds are housed sits at the southwest corner of the vineyard making for an unexpected point of interest on any tour. The land on which the vineyard is planted (and where the Pheasant Farm is located) is owned by the Smith family – JK Vineyards owns the improvements to the property (stakes, vines, irrigation system, etc.) and leases the property on a 25-year lease. JK Vineyards delivers the fruit to Matchbook under a long-term contract. This vineyard was planted as the next generation Cabernet for Matchbook with an emphasis on the Silverado and Inglenook Heritage Clones (clones 29 and 30). The entire vineyard is trained as a Hanging Curtain trellising system – a system designed to minimize the bunch and berry size of the fruit resulting in higher levels of extraction. Additionally, the Corning Red Gravel soils allow for early and mid-season vine stress because of its limited water holding capacity resulting in reduced cluster and berry size.