On clear days, the views stretch to San Francisco. Photo by Rob Watermeyer.
Photo by JH Hayes
Tranquil view across Upper Range looking south to Napa Valley floor. Photo by Sarah Anne Risk
Upper Range vine-rows framing the valley floor below.
Far from towns, or even buildings, Upper Range is an astronomers delight. Photo by Rob Watermeyer.
Vineyard crew ready to begin pruning. Photo by JH Hayes
Vine leaves turning yellow indicate time to harvest at Upper Range. Photo by JH Hayes
In 2014 the Bettinelli family started to develop Upper Range, a complex, multi-faceted group of seven distinct vineyards on a former cattle ranch sprawling between the Rutherford AVA and east to Lake Hennessey and up to Pritchard Hill. This property celebrates a collection of soil types, aspects and elevations but is bound by one common denominator: rocks...lot’s of rocks.
