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Rancho Estrella ("es-TRAY-yah") is a nine-acre working ranch located in Lovall Valley, in the Mayacama Mountains. Our valley is prime grape-growing country and is situated between the towns of Sonoma and Napa in California.


Native Americans hunted deer and other game along Huichica Creek, whose headwaters begin in Lovall Valley.  The area was part of the Rancho Huichica Land Grant during the Mexican era and was used to run cattle for many decades.

During the 1960's and 70's, the Ranch was part of a valley-wide turkey farm operation which included about a dozen poultry barns.

In the mid-1990's, a residence was built inside part of the last surviving turkey barn. Later, new buildings were constructed and others re-purposed to create STARR Ranch, an animal shelter housing both domesticated and feral animals. STARR Ranch closed in 2005 and the barns, houses and outbuildings were converted to a mixed agricultural and residential property.

Today, Rancho Estrella includes three residences, certified-organic Pinot Noir vineyards, grazing land for goats, orchards with olives and fruit trees, an organic olive tree nursery, a hen house and a community vegetable garden.