farming practices with a focus on healthy, balanced vines.   Kick Ranch grapes are sought after by some of the most premier wineries in the region, including Paul Hobbs, Pax, Lynmar, Enkidu, Valdez Family, Ferrari-Carano, Loxton Cellars, Renard, and Rosenblum Cellars. 

The saying that great wine is made in a vineyard really only tells half the story.  Winemaking’s marriage of art and science comes naturally to Carica’s winemaker, Charlie, who originally trained in the biological sciences at UC Davis, and then turned his decades of experience in medical research and biotech laboratory science to enology.  Charlie, along with his assistant winemaker, John, has performed every step of Carica’s winemaking process since its inception.  Emphasizing gentle techniques and minimal intervention, Charlie’s goal has been to let the excellent grapes from the Kick Ranch vineyard speak for themselves in an expression of their unique terroir.