A V I D E O S E R I E S
The Dirt
Where great wine begins, beneath the soil.
Seven winemakers. Two seasons.
Told from the ground up by the people who farm it.
— THE SERIES
Stories told from the ground.
SEASON 02
Rocky Pond Estate Winery
COLUMBIA VALLEY
See how Rocky Pond Estate Winery brings Columbia Valley terroir from soil to glass.
SHOP NOWSEASON 02NEW2 EPISODES
SEASON 015 EPISODES
THE TERROIR ATLAS
Seven soils. Seven stories.
Every great wine begins with the ground beneath the vines. Click any winery to watch the story.
SEASON 02 — NEW
SEASON 02COLUMBIA VALLEY
Rocky Pond
Wind-deposited sand and silt over cobblestone gravel, deposited by ice-age floods 18,000 years ago
EST. 2013WATCH →
SEASON 02PASO ROBLES
Robert Hall
Diverse soils ranging from silts and silt loams to clay and limestone
EST. 1999WATCH →
SEASON 01
SEASON 01RUTHERFORD, NAPA
Sullivan
Rocky, gravel-streaked Rutherford dust on the famed Rutherford bench
EST. 1972WATCH →
SEASON 01ST. HELENA, NAPA
HALL
Alluvial valley floor (St. Helena) and volcanic ash tuff (Sacrashe)
EST. 2003WATCH →
SEASON 01MARLBOROUGH
Whitehaven
Greywacke gravel with sandy loam topsoil across Marlborough
EST. 1994WATCH →
SEASON 01RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY
J Vineyards
Goldridge sandy loam over fractured sandstone
EST. 1986WATCH →
SEASON 01OAK KNOLL, NAPA
Trefethen
Dry Creek alluvial fan: gravel from the Mayacamas over ancient ocean clay and loam (20+ soil types across the estate)
EST. 1968WATCH →
Soil compositions are visualized as approximations of each region's primary horizons. Click any winery to learn how their terroir shapes the bottle.
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This is just the beginning.
The Dirt is more than a video series — it's a movement to reconnect wine lovers with the land, the people, and the passion behind every bottle. Follow along as more wineries join the journey, and discover how the story of great wine always starts beneath the surface.