Napa Vineyard Sheep Grazing & Napa Vineyard Fencing
Integrating Viticulture with Livestock
Growing Soil, By Feeding Microbes
Chris Maschauer, Owner
Jack O'Dell, GM
Our Story
At Napa Vineyard Sheep Grazing, we believe in the power of nature to help create the best wine in the Napa Valley. For almost 13 years, we integrate viticulture with livestock and encourage the soil to be more fertile by feeding the soil microbes. That's why we are encouraging vineyards to use our weed eating sheep.
These viticulture practices will produce high-quality grapes and wine. Utilizing organic weed removal with the help of sheep allows you to reduce the toxic fuel emissions and exhaust landing on and potentially affecting the flavor of your grapes and wine.
Join us and other vineyards that not only care about their wine and vineyards but also about the ecology of their surroundings and help reduce pollution and help your business at the same time.
Our Sheep
We use Dorper sheep to graze vineyards because of their size. They can get under and between without damage to the vines.
They are delivered to your location, set up inside a fenced perimeter and allowed to graze for just the right amount of time. This technique is called rotational grazing. This is the magic component.
At Napa Vineyard Sheep Grazing, our sheep eat your unwanted weeds and then fertilize your soil and improve your water cycle. This reduces pollution and equipment emissions. The system we use typically doubles yearly harvest!!
Our Partners
Fire Prevention
The most efficient way to prevent a fire on your property is by keeping it clean from weeds and debris. The most organic way to effectively weed eat is with sheep or goats. Napa Vineyard Sheep Grazing can help you with fire prevention!
Meet Our Beloved Guardian Dogs Lola and Olaf!
