Hoot Owl Creek Vineyards

Our family has been growing Cabernet Sauvignon in the Alexander Valley since 1962, the Green family actually grew up in Southern California, with plenty of horses and surfing. Father Russell Green was in the oil business, and he and BJ bought a ranch with frontage on the Russian River in Alexander Valley as a summer place in 1959. He showed a determination to plant high quality wine grapes, and thus make the ranch pay for itself. He had friends who were able to make recommendations for planting, and by 1965, his Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon were being shipped to wineries in the Napa Valley. It was then that Russ made another important decision, and quit the increasingly conglomerate world of the oil industry, and purchased the derelict Simi Winery in Healdsburg, which he owned for 4 ½ years.