The estate vineyard of Lauterbach Cellars is located in the heart of Sonoma County’s beautiful Russian River Valley.  Due to the cool foggy nights and warm day the vineyard lays in an area known for it’s Pinot Noir. 

We purchased the 15-acre parcel in 1992 and planted pinot noir in 1996 and syrah in 1998.  We currently have just under 7 acres of Pinot Noir and 4 acres of Syrah.

We started making home made wines with the first harvest of Pinot Noir in 1998.  Most of the fruit was sold to local wineries but small quantities were kept for personal production.  These wines met with great reviews from friends and family.  In 1999 the wine was incredible and it became apparent that we could not give away wine forever, so we started the process to become a bonded winery. 

We started making our commercial wines at another winery with the help of Dan Goldfield and Pax Mahle.  At the same time we began the process of getting all of the appropriate licenses and permits for a winery on the property.  The process was completed in 2002 and the wine became available commercially.  Since that time we have slowly moved all production in house.  Essentially all wine making is done by the family.   Last December 26th, we bottled 96 cases of the 2004 Pinot Noir, with the help of parents, siblings and our 10 year old son and 13 year old nephew.  It was a great time. The entire family looks forward to making it a yearly event.

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