ROCKGARDEN ESTATECaleb and Nina purchased 10 acres of apple orchard in Milton-Freewater in late 2006. In 2008, we organically prepared and planted Buty’s Estate, Rockgarden. The famous cobblestones section of the Walla Walla Valley appellation is located in the southeast part of the valley. In the 5% highest elevation of the cobblestones, this Grand Cru section has been the most prized farming section since the Walla Walla Valley was settled over one hundred years ago. Grand Cru is defined and set apart from its neighbors by location, history and consistently superior wines. We waited years to buy only here. Anywhere else further out in the cobblestones would have been a compromise. Developing the Estate with one wine in mind—the Rediviva of the Stones—we have densely planted clones of syrah, cabernet sauvignon, grenache, mourvèdre, marsanne and roussanne.
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 The name Rockgarden is a nod to our garden of rocks and to Caleb’s fraternal grandparents, H. Lincoln and Laura Louise Foster. Active and highly respected members of the North American Rock Garden Society, they served as president and secretary of the society for many years. For more than 30 years, the Fosters collected plants from around the world and grew them at Millstream Gardens in Falls Village, Connecticut.
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