In 2012, we started talking about plans to replant the Sauvignon Blanc at our Garfield Ranch over to Pinot Noir. But, because the Sauvignon Blanc from Garfield has been a favorite of mine over the years, and because of the history of Davis Bynum having made a Sauvignon Blanc in the past, I was interested in hanging on to a small piece of the Garfield Ranch. We decided to harvest part of the Garfield vineyard separately –a great patch of ground for producing distinctive Sauvignon Blanc. As a tribute to Davis Bynum’s lovely wife, we are calling that 5 acres of Sauvignon Blanc Virginia’s Block. This block has stony and clay based soils made of shallow, fast draining Huichica loam.