A person wearing a cap and pink shirt stands smiling in front of a plaque commemorating Husch Vineyards, which became Anderson Valley’s first winery in 1971.
Zac Robinson, co-owner of Husch Vineyards, stands beside a plaque at the winery in Philo, Calif., on July 27, 2026. The plaque marks the building that was bonded on Aug. 17, 1971, as Anderson Valley's first winery. (Roger Coryell via Bay City News)

Islands and Valleys is a monthly tour of Mendocino County’s American Viticultural Areas. This is the second stop.

MENDOCINO CO., 8/21/2026 — Zac Robinson stopped at the end of a vine row on Monday, July 27, and pointed at a cluster turning from green to purple. Veraison, the last color change before harvest, was nearly done. Picking at Husch Vineyards was maybe three weeks out. The valley’s sparkling grapes would go first. 

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