If you haven't heard the story: Cameron Myhrvold along with Ryan Johnson of Force Majeure farm the top of Red Mountain, an area well above the viticultural elevation limit where fierce winds, extreme temperature, and solid basalt subsoil had for years caused even the most curious viticultural minds in Washington State to consider it "unplantable." 

They planted at 4,000 vines per acre making WeatherEye the most densely planted vineyard in the United States (tied with Cayuse's Bionic Vineyard) - This allowed vines to self-shade and manage heat.

At the mountain's crest they sheltered single vines by stacking basalt rocks in "igloo" type formations (have a look online and you'll see that this absolutely necessary creative pivot loosely resembles the approach used in the Canary Islands).

All native vegetation between rows were left untouched for maximum biological diversity and "garrigue" contribution via root uptake, with 3,000 lavender bushes planted for added effect.