Īnd more than ever, the hacienda feels like a home. Overall, the hacienda’s design “celebrates history-the cracks in walls, the dents in ceilings,” explains Andrew. “There is so much beauty in the building and the surroundings, that we picked out very quiet furniture to showcase what’s naturally happening,” says Ices, who since joining the Scribe tribe has given birth to her and Andrew’s daughter, Una. Balancing the new additions are deliberately unfinished touches, like paint-chipped ceilings and hand-drawn pencil sketches on the walls. A visiting artist friend sketched a cluster of bees onto the wall years ago, which can still be found in the master bedroom. Guided by the site-driven, playful aesthetic of the late conceptual artist David Ireland (who inspired art spaces 500 Capp Street Foundation and the Headlands Center for the Arts), the Marianis went “wall by wall, square inch by square inch, asking of every element, ‘How do we preserve this?’” explains Adam.Īs a result, nearly the entire house is custom-designed and -built by artisan friends-lighting by sculptor Adam Silverman and designer Michael McEwen, ceramics and flatware by Oakland artist Jessica Niello, rugs by pal Ariel Ashe. Eventually they wanted to make the gatherings, and the space, more ambitious. Since day one, Adam and Andrew welcomed small groups of friends and family to the “falling down but still soulful” house for tastings and wood-fired pizza, with the music cranked high. They purchased the property, spent a year “removing the junk to reveal the beauty,” and planted vines. The brothers saw potential: Both had an interest in wine from doing post-college stints at vineyards in Europe and South Africa. Dating back to the 1850s and rebuilt after a 1906 earthquake, the structure had been home to a pre-Prohibition winery. In 2007, Andrew and Adam discovered an “abandoned, decrepit turkey farm” that included the incredible hacienda. Scribe’s influence on a new Sonoma is a decade-long work in progress.

Linen Dreamer Couch, Pop and Scott, $4,350 Heathered Chenille Jute Rug, Pottery Barn $120 Low Rider Coffee Table, Pop and Scott, $2,640.] [In this image: The Marianis-Lia and Una, Andrew, Adam, and Kelly-enjoy a glass of wine in the living room.

Their wines-skin-fermented Chardonnays, unexpected Sylvaners and Rieslings-are the product of a love and reverence for the land they inhabit.Īnd with a modern-naturalist design aesthetic and a commitment to “real California food,” Scribe is taking NorCal wine culture to new places: It regularly hosts starry cookbook launches, chefs of the moment like Andrew Tarlow of Marlow & Sons and barbecue master Pat Martin, as well as a writers’ residency (essayist Sloane Crosley was the first guest)-all members of the extended Mariani crew. He and his brother, Adam, fourth-generation California farmers, have channeled that energy-along with building a tight group of designer, artist, and food-world friends, including Andrew’s wife, singer-songwriter Lia Ices-into an expertly curated family business. “You pass our vegetable garden with the backdrop of Arrowhead mountain, the farm, the Sonoma Valley flatlands-there is this energy,” says co-owner Andrew Mariani. When you approach the palm tree–lined entrance to the hacienda at Scribe Winery, which opened as a tasting room this spring, you know you’re outside traditional wine country.

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