The climate at Lynmar Estate is influenced by a convergence of three separate ecosystems making the Laguna Ridge area unique in its setting within the Russian River Appellation.  Each afternoon, cool winds begin to blow up from the southwestern-situated Petaluma Wind Gap.  This wind interacts with the moist climate in the 30,000-acre Laguna de Santa Rosa, and fog begins to develop and settle in.  Maritime winds begin to roll over the coastal range from the mouth of the Russian River near the coastal town of Jenner and the cool air from the higher elevations just west of us begins to push down toward the Laguna in the early morning, pushing back the fogs and allowing our east facing slopes to receive early morning sunshine while the Laguna itself regulates the temperature in the immediate area, still enshrouded in fog.  This gives Lynmar Estate the appearance of floating in clouds above the Laguna on most mornings.  While the temperature remains cool, the breezes help dry the vineyard canopy lowering pressures from molds and mildew, and early morning sunlight is beginning daily photosynthesis without phenologically destructive heat. Later in the day, our eastern facing slopes will receive longer shadows and the cooling from the afternoon breezes from the Wind Gap help to shut down the vines and preserve the daily ripening efforts.