Abel Vineyard

“Abel is an excellent late-ripening Deep End Anderson Valley site which, perfectly compliments our other coastally-influenced, cool-climate vineyards and significantly expands our production capacity” said Owner-Winemaker, Mark X. Wentworth. “We will maintain our business’s commitment to Estate Grown wines made from grapes grown near the Mendocino Coast and scale-up to meet increasing demand for the wines we produce.”

Originally planted in 1997, Abel was purchased by Katie and Mark X. Wentworth in 2023. The site is located just 11 miles from the Pacific Ocean and is home to diverse Pinot Noir massal selections spread across 11 planted acres, many of which trace their biological origins to world-renowned historic vineyards in Burgundy’s Côte de Nuits. Abel has been a vineyard designate source for well-known California producers including Copain, Dupuis, and Lioco.

Wentworth Vineyards is looking forward to adding Abel Pinot Noir to the range of Estate vineyard designate WENTWORTH wines as well as expanding production of the declassified (though Estate Grown) Anderson Valley Pinot Noir bottling.

Wentworth plans to plant 3 acres of Chardonnay and an acre of Aligote at Abel over the next two years and will begin to farm the site organically following completion of the 2023 harvest. The business will sell a portion of the grapes from Abel in 2024, and 2025 to select producers for production of vineyard designate bottlings and plans to modify the historic barn into a winery production facility in the years ahead.