Sophie James Vineyards

Here’s the thing. James and I are first generation farmers, we are also first generation land owners. We make a tiny tiny production, and we focus on quality and organic farming practices. From the moment we bought our land, we farmed our vineyard organically. I know a lot of us prioritize going to the farmers market and purchasing organic food. We all want to know where our food is coming from, and rightly so. It’s my mission with our little wine company to help emphasize t...hat it’s just as important for us to know where the grapes come from that go into our wines, who grows them, and whether or not they’re farmed organically. Next time you buy a bottle of wine look into the company who produces it. Where are the grapes coming from and how are they farmed? The thing I love about @instagram is that I get to talk with you all a lot about what we stand for as farmers, business owners and wine producers and I truly love it! By following us and buying our wines you are getting to know the vintner (me!), our farming practices and our story @cristin_more

winter vines + morning sky

My feelings on entrepreneurship were summed up perfectly by Theodore Roosevelt in his piece titled The Man In The Arena "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort withou...t error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." @sethsmoot styled @kendrasmoot See more

MOUNTAINTOP WINE Our estate grown Pinot Noir is organically farmed in rocky, volcanic soil We truly believe you can taste the difference of our labor of love and feel the difference the next morning

Looking forward to cozy days ahead @sethsmoot styled @kendrasmoot

There’s a lot of people who say the best wine comes from the most beautiful places Our dream is to plant vineyards on this whole south facing slope of our property It’s a big dream as it’s a huge financial commitment but I know it’s our destiny and I can honestly just see vineyards here Our rocky, volcanic soil, and high elevation mountaintop is just begging us to plant more and I honestly can’t wait

What an honor it was to have our wine served at @shopdoen annual holiday party which was also a fundraiser for @plannedparenthood It was studio 54 themed and we couldn’t have had a better time coming together with this beautiful community for such an important cause Thank you @shopdoen for being a constant source of inspiration for me For those of you that don’t know @shopdoen was founded by two sisters @katherine_doen and @margaretkleveland_doen and their bran...d is not only run by women, but it’s owned by women and from the first time I heard about it it has inspired me... their brand feels personal and tells a beautiful story and their clothing is just pure heaven They have built an incredible community and their light shines bright to everyone that gets the pleasure of knowing them I loved meeting you all last night!! Thank you for including us!! @katherine_doen @margaretkleveland_doen @phoebe_dean @jarolson @leshop.studio See more

We have gotten lots of requests that ya'll want to try our wine and we are very happy to announce that we have a super fun opportunity in the near future Please save the date for the Marigold Holiday Market on December 14th from 11am-6pm for a beautiful holiday pop up event featuring local female led buisiness' at our favorite flower store @marigold_sf We have donated some of our estate pinot noir and rosé so ya'll can try our wines, support local female led busin...ess' and of course support @marigold_sf which is owned and run by two of my dear friends who have supported sophie james from the beginning! I tagged some of the other buesineess that will be at the pop up and marigold will have lots of wreaths, flowers, xmas trees and more There will be a limited supply so make sure you get in there early if you want to get a taste ps: i am so sorry that i won't be able to be there - we will be out of town that weekend but we will be there in spirit!!! Thank you @marigold_sf for including us! See more

A zen moment brought to you by the magical mountaintop and a gentle reminder to everyone as the holiday season begins to just enjoy this time, spend time with loved ones, open that special bottle of wine you’ve been cellaring and don’t stress

It’s small business Saturday and we just want to say thank you to everyone who supports our small family run wine business. Many of you know how important it is to buy directly from small business’ - if you are interested in buying our wine directly from us please add your name to the link in our bio and we’ll send you more info soon @jamie_diger

‘tis the holiday season and we are fully immersed in spending quality time with family and friends we’re loving cooking and enjoying lots of sophie james wine and hope you’re all enjoying this time too @sethsmoot styled by @kendrasmoot and @natalielindseystyle