Yolo County’s winemaking families in Clarksburg

The Turkovich family farms 6,000 acres in Winters, growing 15 crops, ranging from seed crops to basil to tomatoes.

Brother Danny is the founder of the Winter’s Cheese Co. The winery is run by Chris Turkovich and his wife, Luciana, who grew up in a winemaking family in the Mendoza region of Argentina.

After selling Toasted Head and RH Philips to Vincor, brothers Carl and John Giguiere started Matchbook, releasing their first vintage in 2004.

Carl farms the grapes and John and his wife, Lane, handle the business end.

The winery produces several brands, but Matchbook is made exclusively with estate-grown fruit from the warm Dunnigan Hills appellation.

In 1969, he co-founded Martinez Orchards grapevine nursery, supplying grafted rootstock to wineries throughout Napa, Sonoma and neighboring counties Siblings Dan Jr. and Corrine Martinez run Berryessa Gap Vineyards, along with co-founder Santiago Moreno, who was Dan Sr.’s foreman.

The winery opened in 2002 in downtown Winters and in 2005, it moved to a larger facility on Highway 128.

Winemaker Nicole Salengo came aboard in 2013 and has been steering the label toward Spanish varietals and her particular passion, Sauvignon Blanc.