Robert Bentley

Enter Sculpterra and you are greeted with unique iron signage, decorative iron fencing and tasting room embellishments by Robert C. Bentley, a master blacksmith and sculptor with a renaissance style and quality that will astound you. A close inspection of Bentley’s work will reveal an encyclopedia of ironworking techniques.

There’s magic about metal that mesmerizes those who work with and appreciate it. The ability to take a stack of metal rods and bars, heat them, and reshape them into beautiful useful objects is a constant source of awe and wonder.

From signage, fencing and handicap railing to beam ties, door trim and decorative metal embellishments throughout the tasting room, Bentley’s work and detail will amaze you.

Sculpterra is a work in progress and will have an ever changing world of art for you to discover each time you visit and enjoy our hand crafted wines.

John Jagger

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Born in Chicago, John Jagger has been a full time professional sculptor for over 45 years. His monuments grace many cities throughout the U.S. and abroad, and his edition designs number in the hundreds, with edition numbers in the thousands in the hands of his collectors. His awards, prizes and patents are formidable.

With a bachelor’s in Interior Design, and a master’s in Creative Design, he attained Senior Industrial Designer status with IBM in the 50s. His commissions read like the Dow Jones List of Blue Chip stocks. He has worked with churches, casinos, architects, important corporations, banks, newspapers, municipalities, galleries and private collectors.

A ‘driven’ man, he designed and built 4 homes for himself, though he lived in his studio a number of times, where he worked until exhausted, fell onto a cot, rose and continued working, 24/7. He has been a champion in boxing, wrestling, and judo. He played piano in bars and played tennis for money, as he worked his way through college. He has lived on the Ocean in Cambria, CA, and on top of a mountain in Atascadero, CA., for years.

“It was Providence that brought Warren Frankel and I together. With his dream of surrounding himself with fine art, and me wondering what my ‘Swan Song’ would be, our association was perfect, and certainly no coincidence.”

John Jagger
Sculptor

You can see more of John’s work on our Sculpture Garden page or on our Art for Sale page.

Dale Evers

daleeversDale Evers is a cutting edge American artist. Always the innovator and established as a premiere sculptor/designer of centerpiece art, Dale has gone beyond pure sculpture to successfully blend the world of fine art and functional design. Recognized as a pioneer for his stunning table designs, water features, and his ability to mix mediums at a unique and sophisticated level, Evers has continued to expand his vision for art that serves purpose. The artist’s new mantra: Get the art out. That is, bring the art outside.

A product of an artist’s love of all things natural, Dale has always pushed the envelope of creativity driven by inspiration. The artist spends much of his inspiration time with a camera, above water and below. The Artist gathers data that trigger Ideas. Ideas that manifest themselves into Glass, Bronze and Steel objects de’ arte. Dale Evers designs are authentic, fresh and bold.

It is the artist’s ability to fuse glass bronze and steel into inspired creative reality that sets Dale Evers work apart.

For more information visit Dale Evers Design Studio Online

Fall Colors in the Vineyard

Every fall, between harvest and winter, the vineyard goes through a beautiful transformation creating beautiful fall colors. Enjoy some of the scenic photos.

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Preparing a Barrel for Barrel Fermentation

A quick video of Roque removing the head of a new barrel to get it ready for barrel fermentation.

Barrel fermentation helps create more aromatic wines with deeper color. After fermentation the head is put back on the barrel and the wine ages in the same barrel it fermented in!

2013 Pistachio Harvest

Most of our pistachio trees are harvested by a mechanical shaker, but some of our younger trees our too small for the shaker so they have to be harvested by hand. Here are some photos of the process of manually harvesting pistachios.

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2013 Harvest Day 2

More pictures of our 2013 Harvest.

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