Relax with Sheep at Shafer Vineyards in Napa Valley - 6 hours 4K

[@pstefanics]

Who else found this surprisingly relaxing? I know a bunch of people play the radio in the background while they're in self-isolation, but for me this is so much better -- no ads, no politics, no pandemic news, just a bunch of sheep chilling and doing their thing. 👏😊🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐏🐏🐑🐑🐏🐑🐑🐑🐏🐏🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐏

[@145iamveruca1]

a few years back my daughter's dog was going nuts because the kids and I were watching funny animal vids. I said "OK let's find one called "calming one for dogs" and sheep came on. He was asleep within minutes. I have been hooked on this channel, playing it in "repeat" mode day after day. Very very relaxing. Be blessed Peter Edit: before I am texted "this vid has only been out for a few months" this is not the video I was referring to, but one very similar but this one is one of my favs.

[@omaeve]

Maybe we could add audio of counting sheep so we can listen to it as we Dose off to sleep

[@DenVoloskov]

So this is the goal of "Slow TV" actually) Welcome to the club

[@thetexasbuttholeticklingba5770]

Yup. When I really want to relax, I meditate with sheep or cow videos. I wish I could live a simple life out in nature. I feel like I have done it before in some past life.

[@ianswift3521]

all I see are a bunch of white leftist biden voters.

[@misanthrope3190]

AWWWWWW so Cute. I love sheep! No wool garments for me and not meat. 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐏🐏🐏🐏🐏🐏🐏🐏

[@aglindh]

All the joy of sheep without the smell

[@queenredspecial]

This is the best thing I've ever seen. I love sheep. I love vineyards. This is the most beautiful thing ever and I want to pull up a little chair and just be with them. Thank you so much for this!

[@nissoz]

My 6 months old loves the sound of this video. Often puts her to sleep

[@drenawebb]

I loves sheeps it’s Furby as a cloud

[@maritakperu]

Such a good bunch of people who love watching this video. Now i can see why Jesús loves sheeps as well. (smile)

[@danielvibez4000]

jesus our lord and the church love this animal because it represents us. to the world and its darkness we are like little lambs and we need the lords hand to shephard us like a herd and take care of us and tell us what to do and what not to do. beautiful animal i think.

[@danielvibez4000]

@sheepies & sheeps haha why?

[@damarismolina1375]

The sheep's are so adorable I just love 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐏🐏🐏🐏🐏🐑🐑❤❤❤❤💋💋💋💋💋😁😁 and I enjoyed their sound they make so cute 🥰🥰🥰🥰 I wish I lived there so peace and quiet

[@tigerboy61]

Made all the more relaxing and enjoyable when accompanied by a glass or two of Cabernet ;)

[@preins7912]

Pete wrote it had only about 6,000 views at the time of his piece, 14 April. Now it's 204,0000 ;-) I started the video on my phone (5.5") and couldn't wait to switch a 21" computer screen. Now I'm running it on my TV while reading. And just like the sheep, I'm chilling. Thank you so much, Doug! Brilliant to create it in the video version of a Long Read. Now I get to find some of your wines to try.

[@gabrielwarhol8644]

OH MY.. at just over 24 minutes in... baby lamb... this is the most sweetest thing I have ever seen.

[@jamesflynn4741]

Around 30:30 and before sounds like the lamb is saying ‘mama’. So sweet! :-)

[@jamesflynn4741]

29:29

[@anilomd]

Thank you Shafer Vinyards. This is exactly what I needed.

[@redlustig2668]

Thank you Shafer Vineyards, this is very kind of you..

[@maryhiatt409]

I am a knitter - can you imagine more appropriate sounds to accompany the creation of a pair of socks? Thanks so much for this gift to help me maintain a stiff upper lip. I loved it!

[@firstnamelastname-zo5gd]

*denzel washington* My Knitter!

[@judyberry8378]

I have a figurine collections of sheep. I must have 40 of them all sizes. I love to see them. On three trips to England, riding the buses and the rails all over England I saw them grazing and since it was springtime each time we visited, saw many giving birth, and some babies still had their umbilical cords still attached to them.

[@danielvibez4000]

that is savage but im sure the cord wont stick around for long. iv seen it um "dry up" or waste away on my dogs and other animals.

[@glenysmorgan6855]

Turn off all news and run this in the background of your day. Sigh, a relaxing relief from daily stress. My blood pressure just dropped by 20. Like several others who commented, I'm a spinner and knitter and I used to have angora goats. This takes me right back to those years. Thanks for posting this video, so much appreciated.

[@Imeatingchocolate]

I keep forgetting I have it on and getting surprised by random Baas! This is cracking me up!

[@ShaferVineyards]

@@Imeatingchocolate Same

[@jamiemartin57]

I'm working from home now and each lunch hour I put on this video and lay down for a blissful nap. A memory I'll keep and tell about when the virus is behind us. So whimsical!

[@phyllisdenner1833]

These animals - so beautiful, so peaceful, so innocent .

[@artpolo7854]

By far the best video ever

[@tommothedog]

Me and my son love to watch this before bedtime or during quiet time!

[@patpat8195]

So pieceful. And beautiful. With no talking or dumb music it's relaxing thanks

[@Vallejito54]

Tenía razón The New York Times, esto es totalmente relajante. Gracias por publicarla.

[@immanence5434]

Come here from New York Times, what a world! Never expecting one day I work with herds of sheep...

[@omaeve]

I decided to knit a wool sweater and I think this is just perfect to watch on my iPad while I knit!

[@patpat8195]

Beautiful relaxing sheep green pretty grass no music thanks for this nice vidio

[@rosesulla2616]

Thank you so much for posting this...very relaxing💕

[@rosesulla2616]

Watching from Palm City, Florida👍

[@SusieW]

Better than listening to music while working! I may try it for sleep, just to see where my dreams take me. Thank you. :) Baaaah

[@carlacannizzaro1643]

This is a wonderful distraction from all the ugly news these days. Watching these peaceful animals graze and hearing their chatter has put me at ease during this uncertain time. Thank you for sharing!!

[@karenfurey6834]

Thank you! So lovely!

[@Dorothypotterspanish]

I like the fly that keeps dive-bombing the microphone.

[@wyzgaonwords9904]

Some years ago I was a shepherd at Juniper Moon Fiber Farms outside Charlottesville, Virginia & there is nothing so mesmerizing, so hypnotic as watching the flock do its sheep thing. Thank you so very much for taking the time to share all your goodness with us. With gratitude to all y'all *&* the NYTimes because this *is* more news fit to publish!

[@gargost]

These are two things I've always dreamed of having: a vineyard and a sheep herd! I never imagined both could be enjoyed at the same time!

[@ms.ribbitfrogpond783]

I imagine the wool of some of those sheep found their way into my very sizable and totally un-knit stash of Juniper Moon yarns. It's luscious so clearly you did a good job.

[@janacram7691]

Ms. Ribbit, I had the same thought!

[@kris2455]

I work in home office and I suffer from anxiety. Nothing ever helped me more to focuse and relax! Thank you❤❤❤

[@riikkaalanen3429]

Read about this site in NYT (in an article by Pete Wells) so I decided to come over for a look see. So peaceful, never realized they ´talk´ so much! Thanks for putting this up 👏😄

[@leonidandreev1171]

Same here. A little surprised there's still only 21K views, even after it's been featured in the NYT.

[@leonidandreev1171]

I saw that - and it keeps growing. Not baaad!

[@artpolo7854]

Me too! I'm from Italy, I wonder if it will go viral over here as well :P

@@leonidandreev1171 - July 12, 2020: 226,364 views.

[@judithsomersett5323]

Thank you. The world needs more of this.

[@ShaferVineyards]

Agreed

[@annlemonspollack6204]

So happy to see this. My late husband wrote about wine for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and I have lovely memories of visiting you, although we never managed to be there when the sheep were in residence. Best wishes ---

[@stuartbee5716]

Love from london, uk. Read about this in the new york times. Thank you for posting

[@kriskroner5086]

Saw article in todays New York Times. Thanks for this video. So comforting to listen to nature and watch these scenes.

[@nyaaatalia]

this vid means everything to me

[@microtasker]

Keep calm and carry on.

[@callmecharlottex]

They all look sooo fluffy! 😍

[@MagicRose03]

Amazing video. I think sheep are truly the most beautiful and blessed animals on this earth and we should all listen to what they have to say.

[@kateq1223]

This has become my go to video for lowering the anxiety of 2020! I have it on while I am sewing and quilting. I have also been inspired to make my own video for quilting friends. Thanks so much for this, and I hope you are safe and well!

[@voiceofBridegroomandthebride]

It could be your mattress contains metal spring. It emits EMF which disturbs human sleep. You need to get a bed made of natural foam. I am writing a book. It will help the readers get understanding about the life in the past, the restoration of all things, and the coming of the Kingdom of God on earth. The title of the Book: "The Only Way to Escape Death and Hell" By Gabriel, an angel of the Lord---Maria Riah

[@barbarabryant9223]

I'm in an almost entirely empty office in No. Va. as I glance at (and mostly listen to) this video. My office-mate's plants look slightly alarmed but I've assured them that it's all virtual--they're safe!

[@mimispain7257]

thank you so much Made the most peaceful day as it played in the background as I worked, sewed, cooked.. just so nice in these times. Peace..

[@cynbadii]

Your “yule log” video for the pandemic, as described in the NYT... love it!

[@X_explorer]

Fantastic clip!

[@margaretwilson9417]

Mind medicine. Thank your for this dose of calm and normalcy and respite from C19. Thank your Peter Wells for putting it front and center.

[@mch8156]

I love this. Thank you for posting. Spring is not cancelled.

[@v-gc7257]

Napa Valley. Beautiful

[@scottsmith3677]

very good wine as well

[@deborahdavenport1659]

Pete Wells of the NY Times shared this on Apr 15. I've been running it most working hours every day since. Like others, I don't know why it's so soothing. But it is, and I am so appreciative of Shafer Vineyards doing this. Looking forward to visiting Shafer when we can travel and visit!

[@ShaferVineyards]

Thanks Deborah - glad you love these sights and sounds as much as we do!

[@mevsv6103]

Thank you, thank you New York Times for leading me to this wonderful, calming background to my day. Now if I can just stay awake it will be great. And of course thank you to ShaferVinyards, Wooly Weeders and Napa Films. Already I have designed yet another facemask for our "new normal". I keep trying to find the perfect fit, comfort, air flow. These sheep may help me get there.

[@ShaferVineyards]

Ewe are a hero!

[@molliemartinek8109]

Maybe you could just let yourself fall asleep to this lullaby.

[@barbaraolwig9232]

Thank you! Found you via the NYT. Stay well, watchers!

[@danakchampion]

Wish I could like it multiple times!

[@Mmdmade]

Beautiful!! 👍🏻😁🌷. From Maggie - Napa Valley Nanny

[@melaniedavison6368]

So glad the NYTimes shared this link! What an awesome distraction.

[@molliemartinek8109]

Just saw the short clip of that beautiful dog. What a serene face.

[@rustedrailsmokes]

Also came from the mention in the NY Times Morning edition. Compared with the rest of the world right now, this is quite relaxing!

[@russstevens2274]

Thanks ShaferVineyards and thanks New York Times.

[@WineCoMN]

Thanks for a mesmerizing trance to bring calm as we sip your wines to get through these bizarre weeks of quarantine... May we all prevail and strive to a better life at the other end of all this!

[@hollyhbom4474]

It's beautiful and very peaceful...

[@yumipwr]

Just read about this video from a New York Times article. Thank you for sharing this video. Cheers from Washington DC

[@Badilanyi]

I'm here because my college professor Tim Samara recommended this to us in class. He also sent us an email with this link.

[@lckt13]

absolutely love this. using it as my mac screensaver. best to everyone at Shafer from Kimberly Miller Perry and her dad

[@Lauragld]

Thanks so much for this video....I love to draw and paint sheep and this will give me lots of relaxing in the studio and wonderful time with the sheep in your beautiful vineyard. Thank you from NY where we will be staying at home for many more weeks ❤️🐑🐑🐑

[@ShaferVineyards]

That's great. We've got them at all angles!

[@callmecharlottex]

@@ShaferVineyards are all the sheep here ewes, or rams too? I know not all rams have horns so that's why I ask.

[@billbunkers3700]

Absolutely love this. Has replaced music today while I get my work done. Thank you.

[@lyria8469]

Lucky sheep get to hang out and eat in Napa valley!

[@Luchoblandon]

Amazing... relax...

[@timgibson3072]

Who can be in lonely isolation when you have a great herd of sheep for company ? Thanks to the NYT and Shafer Vinyards and some quietly observant film making by Napa Films.

[@timgibson3072]

And of course I meant a flock of sheep, not a herd !!

[@haggis8185]

Great farming technique and a wonderful, relaxing thing to watch during these stressful times.

[@yes24__]

i love this so much. hope they weren’t killed

[@Winefolly]

It's so great to see a therapeutic landscape is maintained in a natural way. (also, a great background while working at home!) Thank you for posting. We love it!

[@LOTUSHAWAIIAN]

Thanks NYT.

[@donyoung1959]

This is lovely! Thanks -- just what we all need!

[@jenniferjohnston9468]

Thank you. I didn't know how much I needed this!

[@cheryladelmeyer8172]

I need to watch this before I go to bed. Thank you for this beautiful video.

[@lesliecollins3580]

Strangely and pleasantly addicting.

[@chanamgolan]

Just found this through the NYT article. Some of our best times have been in Ireland seeing sheep everywhere. Many great memories, needed this right now!!

[@adamrozyskie3365]

A wonderful tonic in these trying times. Found this through a NYT article, thank you so much for posting. Stay safe.

[@celinaklee771]

Shafer Vineyards...thank you so very much for sharing this wonderful, peaceful and truly wonderful footage of beautiful sheep grazing in your vineyards. The baby and mommy sheep were beyond amazing. Love your very white Golden dog. All very Zen. Again, thank you for sharing.

[@ShaferVineyards]

We love it when the sheep come for their annual two week visit and wanted to share that. We had no idea how many people would find them so tranquil and beautiful.

[@brettengland192]

Clearly, a videographer with knowledge of how to shoot b-roll is behind this fine footage. Nicely done.

[@dariawilber2213]

Lovely change of pace. Thank you! (Found this through NYT article)

[@raaeeenbow7928]

This is hands down my dog’s favorite video. We watch a lot of animal videos, especially sheep videos, and he goes especially wild for this one! Just don’t ask me why we have our dog watching KZbin lol

[@Bizzozeron]

I think your dog and I might be very alike haha. It's not that unusual to give house pets something to stare at or walk by, as we put ourselves into enclosures and try to give our pets a little slice of heaven within them, its natural to want to try to find ways to supplement the parts that we cannot give while we house them this way. It's not really the same, but clearly your dog enjoys it : )

[@snegglederlickton1637]

i love sheep fluffy and cute

[@donsheahan1569]

🇮🇪 Many thanks to all for putting this together + NYT 🇺🇸

[@kat52218]

Wonderful !!

[@rsmullins]

Bringing the tranquility of the Shafer vineyards to my living room! This is greatly appreciated in Atlanta! Thank you

[@eduardstreltsov3961]

thank you so much

[@gargost]

This is awesome! And that little lamb strutting around! Love it!!!!

[@dalenawhite9893]

Such a wonderful idea and initiative. Thank you so much for sharing it with us!

[@ShaferVineyards]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CherylFlinn]

Thank you!

[@elomnisciente62]

Wonderful. I never thought listening to sheep was so relaxing

[@folkat3582]

Thank you for this! It's lovely.

[@dlynne8816]

This is awesome! I've missed hanging out in Napa during the Spring. Thanks for reminder of how amazing it is in your valley.

[@TiffanyCHoyt]

Sooooooooo happy!!!!!!

[@jsaunt90]

Love this so much ❤️. Thank you! 🐑🐑🐑

[@leslieackerman375]

This is my new favorite video. I've had it playing the background while I'm working from home-- even with just the audio, the peaceful pastoral sound is helping keep me sane. Thank you! :)

[@kirkcallaway4242]

So that's where those notes of wool came from! Enjoyed immensely. Thank you and be well.

[@aliciahanson54]

Loved it! Thank you

[@KatherineCJames]

This is lovely. I have it running on my laptop, and could hear the sheep from the kitchen when I was making my breakfast. So soothing. I can imagine myself taking a walk among the vines. You're down the road from one of my favorite perches along the Silverado Trail, which is the bar deck at Auberge du Soleil. I was first introduced to your winery when I left Cal with a literature degree in the late 1970s and went to work at SRI. An early job was in the AI Lab, co-founded by Ridge Wine co-founder Charlie Rosen. We had Ridge Wine under the computer room raised floor, many enthusiastic wine drinkers with knowledge of wine, lots of trips to your valley, lots of wine and wine tasting (so casual then). Thank you for this comforting video, and reminder of happy days.

[@ShaferVineyards]

Sounds like you know our neighborhood well -- glad we could bring some of that to you!

[@KatherineCJames]

@@ShaferVineyards I do know your neighborhood well. In my opinion it's one of the loveliest anywhere. I'm still listening and watching your gift of a video (baby lambs!). Once all of this is over, I'll come back to the Silverado Trail, maybe with a tasting at your winery arranged in advance as part of my itinerary. Thanks again for the beauty and the calm.

[@ginnyestes2130]

Delightful! Thank you for sharing it.