Peake Ranch Winery
Being the new kids on the block, their tasting room having only open to the public in May of 2019, our primary goal has been to showcase the beauty of their freshly built winery and tasting room and encourage new visitors with social media marketing.
Peake Ranch is located on the eastern end of the Sta. Rita Hills AVA in Buellton, CA on the original Sanford Winery site, so we wanted to pay homage to its rich history in the wine world, while simultaneously showing its modern leanings.
The Vineyards
Peake Ranch makes wine from two vineyards in the Sta Rita Hills: it's own estate vineyard on Santa Rosa Road, as well as John Sebastiano Vineyard on HWY 246. Though the vineyards are only about three miles apart as the crow flies, the wines from each vineyard are significantly different due to unique soil, topography, and vineyard elevation... in short terroir. We wished to highlight these differences.
![Landscape photo of Peake Ranch Vineyard in Buellton, California by Heather Daenitz of Craft & Cluster, Wine Photographer](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/73012813/IMG_0625-5871b93d.jpg)
![Landscape photo of John Sebastiano Vineyard in Buellton, California by Heather Daenitz of Craft & Cluster](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/44012813/IMG_9795-2525c431.jpg)
The Winery
We continue to capture Peake Ranch's winemaking team of Wynne Solomon and assistant winemaker, Lauren Tallon, going about their day to day tasks in the winery: racking, topping, sampling, and cleaning... so much cleaning.
The idea is to take their audience behind the scenes of what really goes on at a winery.
![Woman Winemaker Portrait. Wynne Solomon racking wine in the cellar at Peake Ranch Vineyard](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/91372813/DB7A8712-ba4635a0.jpg)
![Women winemaker portraits. Winemaker Wynne and Assistant Winemaker Lauren talking while racking wine at Peake Ranch.](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/62372813/IMG_6931-b28c2669.jpg)
Harvest 2019
I had the immense honor of photographing Peake Ranch's first harvest in their newly built winery. I captured the harvest of their rosé of pinot noir from vine to press to fermentation tank.
![Pinot Noir grapes at harvest at Peake Ranch Vineyard in Santa Barbara Wine Country](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/21167736/DB7A5190-a28d49b2.jpg)
![Vineyard worker sorting wine grapes at peake Ranch Vineyard in Santa Barbara Wine Country](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/91167736/DB7A5207-46d54f04.jpg)
![Assistant Winemaker Lauren cleaning a press at Peake Ranch in Santa Barbara Wine Country](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/10213813/DB7A5328-8bdeb178.jpg)
![Cellar workers sorting wine grapes during harvest at Peake Ranch in Santa Barbara Wine Country](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/80213813/DB7A5447-5e50342d.jpg)
![Hand holding pinot noir wine grapes at Peake Ranch in Santa Barbara Wine Country](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/51213813/DB7A5449-1993a6ed.jpg)
![Winemaker Wynne drumping grapes into press at Peake Ranch in Santa Barbara Wine Country](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/22213813/DB7A5462-e9996986.jpg)
Harvest 2020
Peake Ranch put together a stellar harvest team this year of five incredible women. This harvest, we wanted to show the challenges of harvesting amidst a pandemic but also share how this team could overcome those challenges handily.
The Tasting Room
Peake's new tasting room is nestled perfectly amongst the hills surrounding their vineyard. So much attention to detail went into its creation. We wished to highlight the texture and warmth of the tasting room to invite guests to visit.
![outside of tasting room at Peake Ranch in Santa Barbara Wine Country](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/51533813/IMG_2728-c19cb836.jpg)
![Brown dog sitting on steps at Peake Ranch tasting room in Santa Barbara Wine Country](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/22533813/IMG_4591-838a52eb.jpg)
![Wine and couch at Peake Ranch in Santa Barbara Wine Country](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/02633813/DB7A9841-b3c488b4.jpg)
![Inside of tasting room at bar at Peake Ranch in Santa Barbara Wine Country](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/72633813/DB7A9806-9e306031.jpg)
![Inside tasting room looking at fireplace Peake Ranch in Santa Barbara Wine Country](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/43633813/DB7A9827-7f64cdf3.jpg)
Bottles in the wild
We have begun capturing images of Peake Ranch wines "in the wild." In other words, capturing bottles in such a way that guests can imagine themselves enjoying the wine.
![wine in front of couch at Peake Ranch in Santa Barbara Wine Country](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/42643813/DB7A9832-66c54c4b.jpg)
![bottle photo of Peake Ranch pinot noir rosé](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/13643813/DB7A4104-4-755c6270.jpg)
![Bottle photo of peake ranch chardonnay at a restaurant in santa barbara wine country](http://images-pw.pixieset.com/elementfield/83643813/DB7A0917-0ea853c2.jpg)
I assist Peake Ranch with their social media in addition to capturing photos for them. You may see our work together on Instagram.