Wild Loon Winery
A regenerative farm winery where the grape cycle doesn't end at the bottle.
Shop Our WinesA New Chapter on an Old Hill
Wild Loon Winery is the new stewardship of Meade Hill, a 15-acre farm on Highway 20 in Yuba County, just across the line from Grass Valley and Nevada City.
We're Frank Buncom IV and Alia Nikooforsat, and we came here to farm differently. The vines are managed biodynamically, timed to the lunar calendar. A neighbor's sheep graze the rows. And our grape pomace doesn't go to waste — it feeds the mushroom substrate at MushLoon, our sister operation, which produces compost that goes back to the vines. Everything cycles.
The wines currently available were made by the previous stewards of this land under the Meade Hill label. They're quality bottles with seven years of age, and buying them directly funds what we're building next.
The Circular Economy
Grape pomace → mushroom substrate → finished compost → back to the vine. A closed loop, nothing wasted, everything feeding the next cycle. This is what we mean by regenerative.
Estate Wines & Mead
Small-batch reds from 1.5 acres of Petite Sirah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Zinfandel. Plus premium mead and the upcoming Wild Loon releases we're growing into.
Living Soil
No-till management, cover crops, integrated livestock, and pollinator hedgerows in progress. We're farming for the next 50 years, not just this vintage.
Join Our Journey
Wild Loon is a place in the making. Visit by appointment, follow along on Instagram, or grab a bottle before the Meade Hill inventory runs out. These wines won't be back.