Daniel and Marion Schoenfeld have farmed their 110-acre homestead at the headwaters of Wild Hog Creek since 1977, opening the solar- and hydro-powered winery in 1990 — among California's earliest minimalist winemakers. Certified organic since 1983: permanent cover crop, dry-farmed vines, no synthetics. Forty-five minutes on dirt roads from Cazadero.
Wild Hog Vineyard was planted in 1978 by Daniel and Marion Schoenfeld in the hills above Cazadero — making it one of the earliest coastal Sonoma vineyards in what would eventually become the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA. The operation remains tiny and family-run, producing small quantities of estate Pinot Noir and Zinfandel that carry the character of old vines and decades of farming knowledge. Not well known outside the region, but historically significant and worth seeking out.
Estate Pinot Noir, Fort Ross-Seaview — The flagship; organically farmed, dry-farmed estate Pinot from the remote Sonoma Coast hills.
Estate Zinfandel — A concentrated, balanced old-school Zinfandel.
Petite Sirah — A dark, structured red in the winery's minimalist style.
Carignane, Dry Creek Valley — A 100% varietal bottling from sourced Dry Creek fruit.
Wild Hog is a 110-acre family farm between Cazadero and Fort Ross, run by Daniel and Marion Schoenfeld since 1990 — certified-organic, solar- and hydro-powered, minimalist winemaking.
Daniel and Marion Schoenfeld have been farming their 110-acre homestead at the headwaters of Wild Hog Creek since 1977, opening the solar- and hydro-powered winery in 1990 — making them some of the earliest "minimalist" winemakers in California. The vineyard sits at 1,400 feet elevation, 5 miles from the ocean, east of Fort Ross — above the summer fog. Farming is certified organic (CCOF, since 1983): permanent cover crop, dry-farmed mature vines, no synthetic chemicals. Production focuses on estate-bottled Pinot Noir and Zinfandel plus small lots of Carignane (Dry Creek source), Syrah, Cabernet, and Petite Sirah. There's no formal tasting room — the winery is 45 minutes of cross-country travel from Cazadero on narrow dirt roads, and visits require weeks of advance arrangement. One of the last genuinely wild corners of California wine country, and a rare window into pre-industrial coastal viticulture.
Daniel Schoenfeld is the owner and winemaker of Wild Hog Vineyard, the remote family estate he and his wife Marion built high in the hills between Cazadero and Fort Ross on the true Sonoma Coast. He began making wine in 1977 and opened the solar- and hydro-powered winery in 1990, having planted one of the first Pinot Noir vineyards on the far coast at 1,400 feet — above the summer fog and only a few miles from the Pacific. An early minimalist, Schoenfeld dry-farms organically and bottles without filtration, making estate Pinot Noir and Zinfandel alongside Carignane, Petite Sirah, Syrah, and Cabernet — wines that reflect a genuinely off-the-grid, land-first way of life.
Marion Schoenfeld co-founded Wild Hog with her husband, Daniel, deep in the hills above Cazadero on the true Sonoma Coast. Part of the back-to-the-land movement of the 1970s, the couple discovered their remote ridgetop land in 1973 and planted vines in 1981 — among the first Pinot Noir on the far coast. Together they transformed the rugged mountain property into a lush homestead of vineyard, orchard, and gardens, and opened an entirely solar- and hydro-powered winery in 1990. Hands-on, organic, and famously low-profile, Marion and Daniel have farmed and made wine their own quiet way for decades.
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Estate Pinot Noir, Fort Ross-Seaview — The flagship; organically farmed, dry-farmed estate Pinot from the remote Sonoma Coast hills.
Estate Zinfandel — A concentrated, balanced old-school Zinfandel.
Petite Sirah — A dark, structured red in the winery's minimalist style.
Carignane, Dry Creek Valley — A 100% varietal bottling from sourced Dry Creek fruit.
Wild Hog is a 110-acre family farm between Cazadero and Fort Ross, run by Daniel and Marion Schoenfeld since 1990 — certified-organic, solar- and hydro-powered, minimalist winemaking.
Wild Hog Vineyard was planted in 1978 by Daniel and Marion Schoenfeld in the hills above Cazadero — making it one of the earliest coastal Sonoma vineyards in what would eventually become the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA. The operation remains tiny and family-run, producing small quantities of estate Pinot Noir and Zinfandel that carry the character of old vines and decades of farming knowledge. Not well known outside the region, but historically significant and worth seeking out.
Daniel and Marion Schoenfeld have been farming their 110-acre homestead at the headwaters of Wild Hog Creek since 1977, opening the solar- and hydro-powered winery in 1990 — making them some of the earliest "minimalist" winemakers in California. The vineyard sits at 1,400 feet elevation, 5 miles from the ocean, east of Fort Ross — above the summer fog. Farming is certified organic (CCOF, since 1983): permanent cover crop, dry-farmed mature vines, no synthetic chemicals. Production focuses on estate-bottled Pinot Noir and Zinfandel plus small lots of Carignane (Dry Creek source), Syrah, Cabernet, and Petite Sirah. There's no formal tasting room — the winery is 45 minutes of cross-country travel from Cazadero on narrow dirt roads, and visits require weeks of advance arrangement. One of the last genuinely wild corners of California wine country, and a rare window into pre-industrial coastal viticulture.
Daniel Schoenfeld is the owner and winemaker of Wild Hog Vineyard, the remote family estate he and his wife Marion built high in the hills between Cazadero and Fort Ross on the true Sonoma Coast. He began making wine in 1977 and opened the solar- and hydro-powered winery in 1990, having planted one of the first Pinot Noir vineyards on the far coast at 1,400 feet — above the summer fog and only a few miles from the Pacific. An early minimalist, Schoenfeld dry-farms organically and bottles without filtration, making estate Pinot Noir and Zinfandel alongside Carignane, Petite Sirah, Syrah, and Cabernet — wines that reflect a genuinely off-the-grid, land-first way of life.
Marion Schoenfeld co-founded Wild Hog with her husband, Daniel, deep in the hills above Cazadero on the true Sonoma Coast. Part of the back-to-the-land movement of the 1970s, the couple discovered their remote ridgetop land in 1973 and planted vines in 1981 — among the first Pinot Noir on the far coast. Together they transformed the rugged mountain property into a lush homestead of vineyard, orchard, and gardens, and opened an entirely solar- and hydro-powered winery in 1990. Hands-on, organic, and famously low-profile, Marion and Daniel have farmed and made wine their own quiet way for decades.
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