When guests arrive here at the Estate, most enter directly through our courtyard. It is one of the most beautiful entrances in wine country. Designed in the Spanish Mission style, the winery was completed in 1984 but it looks like it’s been here for centuries. High above the wooden doors leading into the cellar is the Quatrefoil Window. This is the symbol of our winery. When the sun hits it just right, light will come streaming into barrel room from above in the shape of four symetrical overlapping circles. The quatrefoil was most popular during the Gothic Revival and Renaissance periods and can also be seen in Moorish architecture. I think the most important element of the quatrefoil and the reason it represents our company is because it symbolizes balance and symmetry in Nature. Our wines are not examples of unrestrained hedonism and decadence but rather order, elegance and subtle beauty. It is this same beauty that is found in flowers, bee hives and in sunflowers. The Quatrefoil Window gently reminds us of that purpose.
