{"id":7077108,"date":"2026-10-05T17:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T17:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7077108"},"modified":"2026-10-05T17:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T17:03:14","slug":"5-indigenous-owned-california-wineries-you-should-get-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7077108","title":{"rendered":"5 Indigenous-owned California wineries you should get to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-ddb5ab08-be39-11f1-8e9d-e3d56971c033\">Terroir, or sense of place&#8217;, is one of wine\u2019s most enduring ideas. While many drinkers equate it with soil and climate, indigenous-owned wineries across California offer a broader interpretation of what terroir<strong> <\/strong>can mean.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on long-standing traditions of stewardship and care for the land, these producers are expanding the conversation around sustainable farming while crafting distinctive wines and visitor experiences.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-article-category=\"wine\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"ecom-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-ddb5ab08-be39-11f1-8e9d-e3d56971c033-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">At <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bellacanavineyards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/bellacanavineyards.com\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"wine\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">Bellacana Vineyards<\/a>, owned by the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, the vineyard \u2013 whose name combines \u2018beautiful\u2019 in Italian and \u2018river\u2019 (\u2018cana\u2019) in Southern Pomo <strong>\u2013 <\/strong>is part of a much older story.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The tribe has 55 hectares (138 acres) planted in Sonoma County\u2019s Alexander Valley, and Lisa Lellis, board member and tribal member, describes the property as more than a vineyard.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">When she looks across the vines, she also sees wildlife, a salmon run and native plants and oak trees that fed her ancestors.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">&#8216;The vineyard is really the newest chapter in a much older relationship with this place,&#8217; she says.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-24c71c24-bf9e-11f1-8197-4bd2ca45f773\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-centuries-old-introduction-to-wine-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">A centuries-old introduction to wine<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-3531f036-c02d-11f1-a983-d77fe4d2d828\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.68%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A painting on display at the Mission at San Juan Capistrano depicting what Acjachemen life might have been like before first contact with Spanish missionaries.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6-1920-80.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6-1600-80.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6-1280-80.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6-768-80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6-415-80.jpg 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6-360-80.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/C7aJZeszuxHPHeTHroGPm6.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)]\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inline-layout \">\n<div class=\"caption-text\">\n<p>At the Mission at San Juan Capistrano, a painting on display depicts what Acjachemen life might have been like before first contact with Spanish missionaries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-24c71ca6-bf9e-11f1-9ade-6f850c03e8ab\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">That idea that a vineyard can be incorporated into a much older relationship with the land is important when considering California\u2019s wine history.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-jPRyRYEP95NV5KZ3Km7eTh\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-jPRyRYEP95NV5KZ3Km7eTh slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get our daily fine wine reviews, latest wine ratings, news and travel guides delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">While indigenous tribes foraged from wild grapevines, Spanish missionaries began planting the first recorded wine grape varieties in the state and making wine in the 1770s, as part of the Mission system.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Often left out of that story are the native hands that planted and tended those vines.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">For Chris Lobo of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nativehandswine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.nativehandswine.com\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"wine\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\"><u>Native Hands Wines<\/u><\/a>, that history is personal. His ancestors, members of the Juane\u00f1o Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation, built the mission at San Juan Capistrano.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Hundreds of his family members are buried there, and it has been the site of marriages, baptisms and funerals for generations of his family.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\u2018The mission system has been an extremely sensitive topic\u2018, he says, \u2018But I don\u2019t have the luxury to not talk about it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Rather than avoiding that history of coercion and exploitation, Lobo, who can trace his lineage for nine generations through the mission\u2019s sacramental records, wants to bring greater historical accuracy to the story.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-0a17a22c-bf9e-11f1-a629-2bdae1bb68b5\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"an-ancient-connection-to-the-earth-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">An ancient connection to the earth<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-338b9cde-c026-11f1-9a38-354f55afa801\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2558px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.26%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bellacana Vineyards, owned by the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk-1920-80.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk-1600-80.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk-1280-80.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk-768-80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk-415-80.jpg 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk-360-80.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/SZVQ5hKGyTTDKt3ZAAWpWk.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)]\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inline-layout \">\n<div class=\"caption-text\">\n<p>The Pomo Indians have long used sustainable farming techniques, such as cover crops between the vines, to preserve the health of the land.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><p>(Image credit: Courtesy of Bellacana Vineyards)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-0a17a2cc-bf9e-11f1-b783-e707f7ad7bd1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">For indigenous producers, re-establishing a relationship with the land does not necessarily begin with planting a vineyard.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">At <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com?id=92X1631105&amp;xcust=decanter_us_7678071484561433664&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sekahills.com%2F&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.decanter.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.sekahills.com\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-hl-processed=\"skimlinks\" data-article-category=\"wine\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" data-placeholder-url=\"https:\/\/go.redirectingat.com?id=92X1631105&amp;xcust=hawk-custom-tracking&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sekahills.com%2F&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.decanter.com\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">S\u00e9ka Hills<\/a>, owned by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, agriculture is at the centre of the tribe\u2019s enterprises.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">In their Patwin language, &#8216;<em>s\u00e9ka<\/em>&#8216; means &#8216;blue&#8217;, referring to the Blue Hills along the west side of the Capay Valley in the tribe\u2019s homeland, northwest of Sacramento.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Jim Etters, the Nation\u2019s director of land management, has spent 23 years working with the Tribal Council to develop agricultural operations that include almonds, tomatoes, olives, wine grapes and other crops, as well as cattle ranching.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The tribe has 11ha (29 acres) planted to grapes, but does not handle winemaking.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Etters reports monthly to a committee of 15 tribal citizens who share their vision and insight.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">He describes the Nation\u2019s relationship with the land as \u2018unlike anything I\u2019ve ever seen \u2013 it\u2019s bigger\u2019.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">He also goes on walkabouts with tribal elders. \u2018To walk with them, and to watch them, as they look over the landscape, it\u2019s really something special,\u2019 he says.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-0a17a358-bf9e-11f1-a33f-8503f3654cca\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"terroir-as-a-living-ecosystem-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Terroir as a living ecosystem<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout kiosq-b\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\" id=\"elk-5b1ec27c-bfa8-11f1-8806-35ac4ceceb88\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.17%;\"> <picture data-new-v2-image=\"true\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7-1920-80.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7-1600-80.jpg.webp 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7-1280-80.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7-768-80.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7-415-80.jpg.webp 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7-360-80.jpg.webp 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tara Gomez, a member of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians and co-owner of Camins 2 Dreams with her wife, Mireia Tarib&amp;oacute;, in a sustainably farmed vineyard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7-1920-80.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7-1600-80.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7-1280-80.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7-768-80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7-415-80.jpg 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7-360-80.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/ui5qMXHmzjkKdjZaYqbeA7.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)]\"\/>\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inline-layout \">\n<div class=\"caption-text\">\n<p>Camins 2 Dreams co-owners Tara Gomez, a member of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, and her wife, Mireia Tarib\u00f3<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><p>(Image credit: Courtesy of Camins 2 Dreams)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"elk-0a17a3c6-bf9e-11f1-81c7-7525e0fbbaca\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">That idea of interconnectedness also informs the wines of Tara Gomez, a member of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians and owner of <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/camins2dreams.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/camins2dreams.com\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"wine\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">Camins 2 Dreams <\/a>with her wife, Mireia Tarib\u00f3.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The couple makes minimal-intervention wines, partnering exclusively with organic, biodynamic and regenerative vineyards in San Benito and Santa Barbara counties, with a focus on Sta Rita Hills.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">For Gomez, terroir extends beyond soil, climate and geography. It also includes animals, farmers and vineyard workers, as well as the generations that came before.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The goal is not simply to take from the land, but to work in harmony with it and give back.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Darin Winton, owner and winemaker at <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cellar13winery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cellar13winery.com\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-article-category=\"wine\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">Cellar 13 Winery<\/a> in Livermore, is one-quarter Cherokee and a registered, voting member of the Cherokee Nation.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Winton looks at the vineyard holistically as an ecosystem rather than something to be controlled.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">When dealing with pests, he does not want to eradicate one species \u2013 squirrels, for example \u2013 only to harm another animal such as owls, which play a role in the vineyard environment.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-0a17a420-bf9e-11f1-b5f4-1d296fa9c036\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"on-the-label-and-in-the-tasting-room-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">On the label and in the tasting room<\/h2>\n<div class=\"inline-gallery inlinegallery inline-layout extended-layout full-width-layout first-slide-only kiosq-b\" data-component-name=\"Elk:Gallery:ImageGallery\" data-inline-gallery=\"\" data-inline-gallery-progress-template=\"Image {currentSlide} of {totalSlides}\" data-inline-gallery-total-slides=\"2\" id=\"elk-1c992e1a-c030-11f1-b06b-e5144bf8dc89\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"slidecount current\" data-inline-gallery-count=\"\"><br \/>\nImage 1 of 2<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-gallery__items inlinegallery-wrap\">\n<div class=\"react-swipeable-view-container\" data-inline-gallery-track=\"\" style=\"flex-direction: row; 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At S\u00e9ka Hills, the checkered pattern incorporated into the logo references the basketry for which the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation is known.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Bellacana\u2019s logo centers on a Pomo basket based on an actual basket from the tribe, incorporating grapes to represent abundance, along with oak branches and acorns.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">The native oaks are part of the landscape around the vineyard, and acorns were an important food source for the tribe\u2019s ancestors.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">At Cellar 13 Winery, Winton incorporates Cherokee names for the wines and original label artwork by his uncle, John Balloue.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Native Hands gives each wine an English name and a Native name, with the labels representing a time, place, ceremony or position of the Mission Indians before first contact.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Lobo\u2019s grandmother was one of the last fluent speakers of Uto-Aztecan from the Takic Branch.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">At Camins 2 Dreams, Gomez approaches the visitor experience through \u2018restorative hospitality\u2019, a core element of her tribe.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">It is about welcoming people into their space, sharing what they have, and sending them home with something they learned.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\u2018I try to incorporate my culture in a way that feels natural and not forced,\u2019 Gomez says.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">For her, language and the stories behind the wine names offer a way to share a little of her Chumash culture and where she comes from.<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">Perhaps that is another way of thinking about sense of place. 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