Dutton Ranch among First Sonoma County Century Club Members
By Virginie Boone, Sonoma County Winegrowers
Last week, a grand ceremony took place honoring the first members of The Century Club, the Sonoma County Winegrowers’ recognition of local families who have been farming in Sonoma County for at least 100 years.
These farmers are the living embodiment of our region’s ethos and commitment to sustainability, surviving wars, pandemics, phylloxera, Prohibition, financial hardships, and so much more…
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The Dutton Family, Dutton Ranch Corporation: Sonoma County farmers since the 1880s, Dutton Ranch was founded in 1964 by Gail and Warren Dutton in Graton, where they grew apples and wine grapes, passing that legacy down to the fifth-generation, Steve and Joe, who now farm 1,400 acres of sustainable wine grapes across Sonoma County with their own children.
