Girasole Vineyards

Girasole Vineyards (pronounced jeer-uh-so-lay) wines are made from certified organic grapes grown on the rolling bench lands of Redwood Valley in the Mendocino appellation, Northern California.

All of the grapes that go into the wines are estate grown and hand-picked from their family owned and operated vineyards that date back to the 1950’s. In addition to organic certification, Girasole wines are also vegan friendly and are grown in GMO-free Mendocino County.

Charlie Barra was born in Calpella, CA (just 5 miles north of Ukiah) in 1926 from Italian immigrants Marie Rovera and Antonio Barra. Descendants of Piedmont, Italy, both the Rovera and Barra families worked in the vineyards of Italy.

In 1997 Charlie and his wife Martha, decided to launch their first brand, BARRA of Mendocino. Girasole Vineyards debuted three years later in 2001.