We’ve spoken and written about it often — and now is a great time to actually experience it. Wine Creek, the tiny but oh-so-important stream running through Michel-Schlumberger Wine Estate is flowing steadily, and the salmon and steelhead are back to spawn.
For those unaware, this tiny tributary is reportedly one of the last three native salmon spawning creeks in Sonoma County! And the specific salmon that return to Wine Creek are genetically predisposed to come to this specific creek. Without it, that species very well might disappear forever.
At Michel-Schlumberger, we just don’t think that is right so we spend lots of time, money & energy (in conjunction with the Department of Fish & Game, Trout Unlimited & the California Conservation Corps) to make sure this seemingly insignificant body of water is a healthy environment for the fish.
Why? Because it’s is the right thing to do!
I invite you to read about what Michel-Schlumberger and our neighbors at Quivira and Preston are doing to establish a healthy population of native salmon in Trout Unlimited recent article “A Toast to Restoration and Redemption: Water, Wine & Salmon”.
In addition, I’d like to invite everyone to come up to the Estate right now, while the fish are visiting, enjoy a glass of wine, and go on a tour of our organically farmed ranch, paying particular attention to Wine Creek. The fish aren’t easy to find, but as our tour & tasting guru Frank says, ‘The fish are here…you can smell ‘em!’. And that, is a very, very good thing!
And think about it — you gotta believe that if we spend this much care and concern for the fish — we much really spend some time & care for our vineyards and wines. It’s the right thing to do!
And SAVE THE DATE!! ‘Fish Day at Schlumberger’ is coming Saturday, March 2oth. Learn all about Wine Creek restoration, the life of steelhead & salmon…and maybe sip a great wine or two. Red wine with fish? Of course!!
