DaVero Winery and Farm is inviting you to:
Worms to Wine: The Flavor of Compost - Workshop
Sunday, March 1, 2026
10:00am - 1:00pm
766 Westside Rd, Healdsburg, CA, 95448
Worms to Wine: The Flavor of Compost - Workshop
- Sunday, March 1, 2026
- 10:00am - 1:00pm
- 766 Westside Rd, Healdsburg, CA, 95448
All the Details:
Spend a morning on the farm exploring where flavor truly begins.
This hands-on workshop invites you into the rhythms of our working farm—where compost, soil, and observation guide how we grow. Led by Farm Manager Andrew Beebe and Soil Keeper Michael Presley, you’ll step inside the practices we use every day, learning how we build soil by paying attention to the land and adjusting as the farm responds.
As the morning unfolds, you’ll move from discussion to practice, working directly with the materials and methods we use here. By engaging with microbes, insects, and worms—and by repurposing the organic waste we already produce—we’ll explore how compost becomes a living system that supports vine health, resilience, and expression.
In this interactive workshop, we’ll dig into the biological, chemical, and ecological processes behind composting, then put theory into practice through hands-on demonstrations in the vineyard and compost yard. You’ll see how compost mixes evolve over time, how they’re adjusted based on observation, and how thoughtful soil stewardship shapes what the vines are able to express.
Along the way, you’ll taste two of our estate wines, returning to the glass to explore how aromatics shaped by living soils emerge as flavor—connecting the work beneath our feet to what we experience in the wine.
Whether you tend a backyard garden or steward land on a larger scale, this workshop offers practical, grounded learning—and the rare chance to spend a morning working alongside us where our wines begin.
Format
• 1.5 hours classroom learning
• 1.5 hours hands-on composting practice
What to Bring
Garden gloves, closed-toe shoes, comfortable clothes for walking the property, and a light jacket for cool weather.
Learning Outcomes
• Learn how microbes, insects, and worms drive the composting process
• Explore the biological, chemical, and ecological principles at work within a compost pile
• See how compost mixes are built, adjusted, and refined in response to the needs of the farm
• Gain practical guidance for building and managing compost at home or on a larger scale
• Learn how thoughtful soil stewardship supports vine health and flavor expression
• Taste how living soils are reflected in wine aromatics and texture, connecting the work beneath our feet to the glass
This hands-on workshop invites you into the rhythms of our working farm—where compost, soil, and observation guide how we grow. Led by Farm Manager Andrew Beebe and Soil Keeper Michael Presley, you’ll step inside the practices we use every day, learning how we build soil by paying attention to the land and adjusting as the farm responds.
As the morning unfolds, you’ll move from discussion to practice, working directly with the materials and methods we use here. By engaging with microbes, insects, and worms—and by repurposing the organic waste we already produce—we’ll explore how compost becomes a living system that supports vine health, resilience, and expression.
In this interactive workshop, we’ll dig into the biological, chemical, and ecological processes behind composting, then put theory into practice through hands-on demonstrations in the vineyard and compost yard. You’ll see how compost mixes evolve over time, how they’re adjusted based on observation, and how thoughtful soil stewardship shapes what the vines are able to express.
Along the way, you’ll taste two of our estate wines, returning to the glass to explore how aromatics shaped by living soils emerge as flavor—connecting the work beneath our feet to what we experience in the wine.
Whether you tend a backyard garden or steward land on a larger scale, this workshop offers practical, grounded learning—and the rare chance to spend a morning working alongside us where our wines begin.
Format
• 1.5 hours classroom learning
• 1.5 hours hands-on composting practice
What to Bring
Garden gloves, closed-toe shoes, comfortable clothes for walking the property, and a light jacket for cool weather.
Learning Outcomes
• Learn how microbes, insects, and worms drive the composting process
• Explore the biological, chemical, and ecological principles at work within a compost pile
• See how compost mixes are built, adjusted, and refined in response to the needs of the farm
• Gain practical guidance for building and managing compost at home or on a larger scale
• Learn how thoughtful soil stewardship supports vine health and flavor expression
• Taste how living soils are reflected in wine aromatics and texture, connecting the work beneath our feet to the glass