Matanzas Creek Lavender Products

Matanzas Creek Winery's lavender holdings consist of a one-acre plot with over 4500 lavender plants (shrubs) that annually produce approximately two million stems of lavender per year. The original plot was planted in 1991 and the average production life of the plants is 10 years. As with wine, lavender is well suited to the Estate's climate and well-drained sandy, loamy and stony soils. Also similar to winegrowing, drainage is an essential element to the successful production of lavender. Matanzas Creek Winery's terraced lavender field supports this critical drainage by moving water away from the roots of the plants. Although lavender is inherently suited to the warmer Mediterranean climates, it will tolerate colder, wetter weather as long as excellent drainage is maintained.