Long Meadow Ranch came into existence when President Ulysses S. Grant signed a land patent granting 640 acres to Civil War veteran E.J. Church. In the late 1800's the property thrived with vineyards, apple orchards, and olive groves, however, all agricultural activities fell dormant during prohibition. It was not until 1989, when the Hall family purchased the estate, that agricultural activity resumed. Today, the 650 acre estate is home once again to vineyards, orchards, olive trees as well as cattle and other produce. Long Meadow Ranch crafts wines from their vineyards in Rutherford, the Mayacamas Mountains and Alexander Valley. They practice an organic, sustainable, integrated farming system that relies on each part of the ranch to contribute to the health of the whole.