Presqu’ile is a family-owned estate winery in Santa Barbara County, producing cool-climate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Syrah that reflect the land, the seasons, and a sense of place. "Presqu'île" means "peninsula," or "nearly an island" in French Creole, and is named after the Murphy family’s summer compound to honor a place that engendered a conviviality among family and friends and warmth of human spirit. 

In 2007 the Murphy family acquired an ideal unplanted 200-acre property in the hills of the Santa Maria Valley, just 6 miles off the coast. Over the next two years, they meticulously planned the design of the Presqu’ile Vineyard. To achieve their vision, they mapped the site's deep sandy soils, distinct airflows, patterns of sunlight, hillside angles and elevations. Collectively, the result is a winemaker's dream, offering a treasure trove of individual blocks and sections, allowing Dieter to craft complex and layered small-lot wines.

Presqu’ile is a gravity-flow winery, starting high up on the crush pad, 110 feet above the barrel cave. Gravity flow is a much gentler way of handling grapes and making wine that doesn’t require as much power to run. Jeremy Seysses of Domaine Dujac has been a consulting winemaker at Presqu’ile since the 2015 vintage. His involvement led to several major changes in winemaking, including using no batonnage and less new oak, introducing oxidation of the juice early on, and putting the wine into stainless steel for 6 months before bottling. The resulting wines are produced using both estate fruit and high quality fruit from select vineyard sites across the Santa Maria Valley and Santa Rita Hills. Presqu’ile aims to capture the true essence of its vineyards, vintages, and unique senses of place.