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Lauterbach Cellars Goes Solar!

In 2005, with the help of Alternative Energy Inc, we installed a 3,500 watt grid tie solar system.

This has been very exciting and very successful. For the last year our electric bill for the residence, winery, and wine storage area has totaled $242.71.

It is a great feeling to be pumping electricity into the grid at the peak hours of need, and at the same time greatly reducing the need for and cost of electric power.

There is no place where this makes more sense than a winery.

Join us for a Mediterranean Wine Cruise, June 2010!

Join the Russian River Valley Winegrowers as we take our pinot passion to the high seas for a 10-day luxury Mediterranean cruise!

Stew Barb and Nathan will be among the hosts and wineries present.

About Our Vineyard

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. After purchasing the 15 acre parcel in 1992, we planted about 8 acres of pinot noir in 1996 and 3 acres of syrah in 1998.

Stew's son on the tractor With the first harvest in 1998 we made homemade wine . The 1999 vintage was incredible and it became apparent that we could not give away wine forever. We began the permit process for a commercial winery and in 2002 our wines became available to everyone.

We now are in the process of expanding our winery to 2500 cases with a tasting room. We are slowly working through meeting all of the conditions of the use permit, and hope to be offering vineyard tastings soon.

Since 2006, all of our wines are estate bottled. We use only our grapes and all of the production is made in house. Luckily, whenever we have questions, Rod Berglund (the local wine historian, and the winemaker for Joseph Swan Vineyards) has been our wine consultant. You can see by the photo gallery that this is truly a family affair.

Our current new ventures are a Syrah Rose (first in 2007) and Syrah Port (2009). We are experimenting with the Syrah Port by producing about a half barrel. We have yet to create a label as port cannot be used on the label any longer. Have you any suggestions for a name? Let your creative juices flow and e-mail us your ideas.

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