Edna Valley Vineyard, Just five miles from the Pacific Ocean, has one of the best ever and coolest growing seasons in California.

The vineyard's exceptional site consists of layers of clay and volcanic rock over very old ocean subsoil. The place in one of the state's few east/west-oriented valleys allows nighttime coastal fog to move inland, cooling the grapes after a long day in the sunlight, so that they slowly mature while retaining sufficient acidity.

There is a partnership between Paragon Vineyard Company and Edna Vineyard, which is owned by the Niven family, and Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines. The Niven's planted Paragon, our estate vineyard, in the early 1970s and the Chalone Wine Group joined with the family to establish a partnership as Edna Valley Vineyard in 1980.