Beck­men wines are craft­ed almost exclu­sive­ly from our two vine­yards: the Thomas and Judith Beck­men Estate Vine­yard in Los Olivos Dis­trict AVA and Purisi­ma Moun­tain Vine­yard in Bal­lard Canyon AVA. Tend­ing vines from dor­man­cy through har­vest since 1994, we’ve dis­cov­ered, row by row, the unique soil and micro­cli­mate that best hosts each type of grape vari­etal ensur­ing every block in the vine­yard con­sis­tent­ly pro­duces the high­est qual­i­ty fruit possible.

On the west side of Bal­lard Canyon AVA lies our acclaimed, cer­ti­fied bio­dy­nam­ic Purisi­ma Moun­tain Vine­yard. The most unique fea­ture of this vine­yard is its lime­stone sub­soil which is only found in a few cor­ners of the cen­tral coast. These soils are prized in regions like Cham­pagne, Bur­gundy, and the South­ern Rhône Val­ley for pro­duc­ing wines with intense fla­vors and com­plex­i­ty. The 125 acre vine­yard runs up the south­west­ern slope of a moun­tain gain­ing 500 feet in ele­va­tion with mul­ti­ple expo­sures across its slopes. We have found that our white wine grapes and Rhône-style grapes such as Syrah, Grenache, Mourvè­dre, and Counoise thrive in our Purisi­ma Moun­tain Vine­yard. Over the years, Syrah has risen in the ranks to become our flag­ship vari­ety, loved for its con­sis­ten­cy and com­plex­i­ty.

Over time, we’ve let expe­ri­ence be our guide in deter­min­ing which grapes thrive best on our vineyards. The Thomas and Judith Beck­men Estate Vine­yard is 40 acres (25 plant­ed) of rolling hills sit­u­at­ed on the west­ern bor­der of the Los Olivos Dis­trict. This top-tier sin­gle vine­yard has a slight­ly warmer cli­mate and a grave­ly, well-drained soil, which allow us to focus on Caber­net Sauvi­gnon, as well as small amounts of Grenache, Mourvè­dre, and Syrah. Our San­ta Ynez Val­ley wines, such as our sin­gle vari­etal Grenache and Cuvee le Bec blend, are pro­duced from fruit from both our vine­yards, offer­ing the per­fect intro­duc­tion to Beck­men Vine­yards. Our sin­gle vine­yard bot­tlings form the apex of our port­fo­lio, pro­duc­ing com­plex wines that are emi­nent­ly suit­able for cellaring.