Follow José María Soberanes onto the Salinas Valley floor as part of the Portola Expedition, where the Pisoni family would also lay down roots a century later.
Gary Pisoni’s “miracle well” changed his life forever and allowed him to expand his vineyard. Never losing faith, he spent years searching for water in the rocky soil of the Santa Lucia Highlands.
Brothers Mark and Jeff Pisoni live 175 miles apart—Mark near the family ranch in Monterey County where he works as vineyard manager, and winemaker Jeff close to Pisoni’s winery in Sonoma County.
