Meet Vineyard Owner Brook Williams
A 2018 wine blog interview with Brook Williams, owner of Duvarita Vineyard and Slide Hill Vineyard in Lompoc/Edna Valley, CA (operating under the J. Dirt Wines brand). Published prior to his Soil Health Academy training and Kiss the Ground partnership, the article covers Williams’ unconventional path into viticulture (coming from an accounting/winery management background), his […]
Duvarita Vineyard – Kiss the Ground Farmer Feature
A Kiss the Ground farmer feature article (published May 27, 2022) profiling Brook Williams, owner of Duvarita Vineyard in Lompoc, CA. Covers Williams’ background as a 30-year winery professional who transitioned to vineyard ownership in 2012, his adoption of biodynamic practices beginning in 2014 (certified biodynamic 2017), and how his participation in Kiss the Ground’s […]
Summer Cover Crop Field Day in Coachella Valley
Duvarita
We have been practicing Biodynamic methods since 2014 and received our Demeter Biodynamic® certification in 2017. We believe that working with nature is far more productive and efficient in producing grapes with exceptional characteristics.