Brothers Andrew and Adam Mariani are fourth-generation farmers who founded Scribe in 2007 on a pre-Prohibition Sonoma winemaking site. Organic and biodynamic farming, non-interventionist winemaking, and a restored 1858 Hacienda turned tasting space have earned a cult following. Tastings are reserved for members of the Scribe Viticultural Society.
Scribe Winery was founded in 2007 by brothers Andrew and Adam Mariani — fourth-generation California farmers from a family whose Mariani Nut Company has farmed walnuts and almonds in the Sacramento Valley since 1972. The Sonoma estate they restored sits on a property that pioneered pre-Prohibition winemaking in Sonoma Valley, and the brothers approached it with both reverence and irreverence. Vineyards are farmed organically and biodynamically. Winemaking is non-interventionist: native yeast fermentations, minimal additions, and a willingness to bottle varieties — Sylvaner, Mission, Pinot Meunier — that nobody else in California bothers with. Andrew and Adam's sister Kelly, who cooked at Chez Panisse, oversees the food program. In 2024, the family bought the neighboring Arrowhead Vineyard, formerly farmed by Gundlach Bundschu and then owned by UBS — the first major land expansion in Scribe's history.
Estate Pinot Noir, Sonoma — Non-interventionist estate Pinot from the historic Dresel homestead site beside Gundlach Bundschu.
Estate Sylvaner — A nod to the Alsatian-German variety Emil Dresel first planted here in 1858; one of Scribe's signature whites.
Skin-Fermented Chardonnay — An amber, texturally driven take on estate Chardonnay.
Estate Sparkling Pinot Noir (Blanc de Noirs) — A traditional-method sparkling from estate fruit.
Monte Rosso Cabernet Sauvignon, Moon Mountain District — Sourced from the historic high-elevation Monte Rosso vineyard.
The tasting experience centers on the Hacienda, a 19th-century hilltop home that the Marianis spent over a decade restoring (it briefly served, by local lore, as a brothel — and later as a quiet residence). A standard 90-minute experience pairs four current-release wines with garden snacks served family-style on open-air patios or, in cooler weather, in the Hacienda's stone-floored rooms. As of recent years, on-property reservations are exclusive to members of the Scribe Viticultural Society — the wine club whose roster the Marianis have intentionally kept small. Annual production sits at roughly 10,000 bottles, and the wines have become reference points for what "new California" means: low-intervention, terroir-driven, and stylistically distinct from anything Sonoma was making twenty years ago. Visit by membership or by waitlist invitation — call or text 707.939.1858 to inquire.
Andrew Mariani co-founded Scribe with his brother Adam in 2007, planting a flag for a younger, design-conscious style of Sonoma winemaking. Fourth-generation California farmers — their family's Mariani Nut Company is a walnut and almond operation in Winters — the brothers grew up in agriculture, and Andrew had his winemaking epiphany at a small Greek vineyard while traveling. They restored a historic 200-acre Sonoma property first farmed by the Dresel brothers in 1858 (and later, improbably, a turkey farm), reviving its pre-Prohibition winemaking legacy around the estate's adobe hacienda. Farming organically and with biodynamic practices, Andrew makes terroir-driven, low-intervention Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sylvaner, and Cabernet, and the brothers' cult following — the New York Times dubbed them the 'Terroir Two' — helped redefine wine-country hospitality for a new generation.
Adam Mariani and his brother, winemaker Andrew, founded Scribe in 2007 on a derelict 200-acre former turkey farm three miles east of the Sonoma plaza — a site with pre-Prohibition winemaking roots dating to the Dresel brothers in 1858. Fourth-generation California farmers raised on a Winters walnut-and-almond orchard, the brothers spent their first years clearing junk to reveal the beauty, then planting vines and reviving the historic hacienda. Adam helps steer the estate’s “Forever Wild” approach to organic, biodynamic farming; where Andrew reaches for a cork, Adam prefers a solitary walk through the vineyard.
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Estate Pinot Noir, Sonoma — Non-interventionist estate Pinot from the historic Dresel homestead site beside Gundlach Bundschu.
Estate Sylvaner — A nod to the Alsatian-German variety Emil Dresel first planted here in 1858; one of Scribe's signature whites.
Skin-Fermented Chardonnay — An amber, texturally driven take on estate Chardonnay.
Estate Sparkling Pinot Noir (Blanc de Noirs) — A traditional-method sparkling from estate fruit.
Monte Rosso Cabernet Sauvignon, Moon Mountain District — Sourced from the historic high-elevation Monte Rosso vineyard.
Scribe Winery was founded in 2007 by brothers Andrew and Adam Mariani — fourth-generation California farmers from a family whose Mariani Nut Company has farmed walnuts and almonds in the Sacramento Valley since 1972. The Sonoma estate they restored sits on a property that pioneered pre-Prohibition winemaking in Sonoma Valley, and the brothers approached it with both reverence and irreverence. Vineyards are farmed organically and biodynamically. Winemaking is non-interventionist: native yeast fermentations, minimal additions, and a willingness to bottle varieties — Sylvaner, Mission, Pinot Meunier — that nobody else in California bothers with. Andrew and Adam's sister Kelly, who cooked at Chez Panisse, oversees the food program. In 2024, the family bought the neighboring Arrowhead Vineyard, formerly farmed by Gundlach Bundschu and then owned by UBS — the first major land expansion in Scribe's history.
The tasting experience centers on the Hacienda, a 19th-century hilltop home that the Marianis spent over a decade restoring (it briefly served, by local lore, as a brothel — and later as a quiet residence). A standard 90-minute experience pairs four current-release wines with garden snacks served family-style on open-air patios or, in cooler weather, in the Hacienda's stone-floored rooms. As of recent years, on-property reservations are exclusive to members of the Scribe Viticultural Society — the wine club whose roster the Marianis have intentionally kept small. Annual production sits at roughly 10,000 bottles, and the wines have become reference points for what "new California" means: low-intervention, terroir-driven, and stylistically distinct from anything Sonoma was making twenty years ago. Visit by membership or by waitlist invitation — call or text 707.939.1858 to inquire.
Andrew Mariani co-founded Scribe with his brother Adam in 2007, planting a flag for a younger, design-conscious style of Sonoma winemaking. Fourth-generation California farmers — their family's Mariani Nut Company is a walnut and almond operation in Winters — the brothers grew up in agriculture, and Andrew had his winemaking epiphany at a small Greek vineyard while traveling. They restored a historic 200-acre Sonoma property first farmed by the Dresel brothers in 1858 (and later, improbably, a turkey farm), reviving its pre-Prohibition winemaking legacy around the estate's adobe hacienda. Farming organically and with biodynamic practices, Andrew makes terroir-driven, low-intervention Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sylvaner, and Cabernet, and the brothers' cult following — the New York Times dubbed them the 'Terroir Two' — helped redefine wine-country hospitality for a new generation.
Adam Mariani and his brother, winemaker Andrew, founded Scribe in 2007 on a derelict 200-acre former turkey farm three miles east of the Sonoma plaza — a site with pre-Prohibition winemaking roots dating to the Dresel brothers in 1858. Fourth-generation California farmers raised on a Winters walnut-and-almond orchard, the brothers spent their first years clearing junk to reveal the beauty, then planting vines and reviving the historic hacienda. Adam helps steer the estate’s “Forever Wild” approach to organic, biodynamic farming; where Andrew reaches for a cork, Adam prefers a solitary walk through the vineyard.
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