Little Vineyards only makes reds, but they are quite good. Tastings (as of summer '09) are only 5 bucks, and the fee is waived if you buy any of their reasonably priced wines. This place is right next door to B.R. Cohn winery Take the road that is also used for B.R. C's deliveries, and keep on going 'til you see the signs for Little Vineyards.
A visit to Littorai offers an exceptional opportunity for an intimate and personal tour of this state of the art biodynamic vineyard and farm. The tour is followed by an exclusive private tasting of Littorai’s world class Chardonnay and Pinot Noirs, showcasing the true expressions of Sonoma Coast and Anderson Valley terroir. Private tours and tastings are available by appointment only, Monday through Saturday.
Livingston Moffett Wines is located in the heart of the Howell Mountain Appellation. This family-run winery uses a hands on approach to farming, winemaking, and sales to produce finely crafted wines. Trent Moffett is a second-generation vintner and carefully selects grapes from vineyards around the Napa Valley as well as from his family’s vineyard to make top-notch wine.
The Jooste family, consisting of Lowell, Anne, and their four children, relocated from Cape Town, South Africa, to the scenic shores of La Jolla in 2012. Drawing from their experience managing the family-owned Klein Constantia and Anwilka vineyards—ventures they shared with two renowned French winemakers—they began crafting the vision for their new business.
Lowell, a fourth-generation member of a family devoted to the wine industry, cultivated deep ties in the international wine scene during his 20+ year career in South Africa. Launching a wine business in Southern California required both a pioneering mindset and entrepreneurial innovation to stand out in the emerging urban winery landscape. Their commitment to creativity and reducing environmental impact became key elements of their distinctive approach.
With attention to detail in all aspects of the winemaking process Locatelli Vineyards work at extracting the distinct bold flavors of each grape varietal by creating complex, well-balanced, memorable wine.
What makes Lodi wine so unique is that it is actually grown and made in seven different AVA’s; each one boasting its own distinct character, soil conditions and micro-climate. In fact, conditions here make it possible to grow more kinds of varietals from around the world than anywhere else in California. Anywhere else, period. The results of which you’ll discover as you navigate your way around these parts. Enjoy.
Lokoya Winery specializes in premium small lot wines (100% varietal Cabernet Sauvignon) exclusively from Napa grown hillside fruit from select locations. These are very limited production terroir driven concentrated wines. The name Lokoya is a tribute to the Native American tribe that inhabited what is now known as Mt. Veeder in the Mayacamas mountains towering above the western side of Napa Valley. Lokoya's tastings are by advance reservation only, are for serious wine enthusiasts/collectors and are held at the estate of Cardinale in the Oakville region of the Napa Valley. Lokoya is owned by Kendall Jackson who already owns a healthy portfolio of Napa based wineries. Lokoya is their premium holding. They produce Cabernet Sauvignons from Diamond Mountain, Howell Mountain, Mount Veeder and more recently Spring Mountain.
Situated at 2,600 feet on Loma Prieta Way off the Summit Road exit of Highway 17, Loma Prieta Winery proudly holds the title of North America's largest producer of Pinotage. This boutique winery, producing fewer than 3,000 cases annually, is named after the flat-topped mountain that looms to the southeast, famous as the epicenter of the 1989 earthquake. In this picturesque setting within the Santa Cruz Mountains, you'll find breathtaking views in every direction, stretching to the Monterey Peninsula and the crashing waves of the Santa Cruz coastline.
Founded in 2003 by attorneys Paul and Amy Kemp, Loma Prieta Winery initially gained acclaim for its Gold medal-winning Pinot Noirs sourced from both their Estate vineyard and the Saveria Vineyard in Corralitos. Every vintage of their Pinot Noir garnered accolades. However, Paul Kemp’s passion shifted after discovering Pinotage in a Lodi vineyard where he was sourcing Viognier. Enthralled by this unique grape, a hybrid developed in South Africa in the 1930s by crossing Pinot Noir with Cinsault, he began acquiring nearly every available acre of Pinotage in California. He even replaced his estate Merlot and Cabernet vines with Pinotage and grafted over his Estate Pinot Noir to this new varietal. Today, there are 52 acres of Pinotage in California—a stark contrast to the nearly 95,000 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon.
While Pinotage is the signature grape of South Africa, where it thrives more abundantly than anywhere else, very few wineries globally produce it. In California, Loma Prieta stands out, producing more Pinotage than any other single winery and offering single vineyard designates of this distinctive grape.
Eric Engleman believes that balance starts in the vineyard at LoMac Winery. For four generations the Engelman family has been growing grapes and making wine in the rich soil of the San Joaquin Valley. Today Eric is cultivating balance in their family vineyard and producing handcrafted boutique wines with vibrant varietal characters that showcase the terroir of California's center of winegrape production. Enjoy LoMac Winery "from vine to wine" with their light Moscato, a smooth Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and maybe a Pinot Noir. ~
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Sat - 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sun - 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Lone Buffalo Vineyards, launched in 2007 in Auburn, CA is the culmination of owner and winemaker Phil Maddux’s thirty-five year passion for wine making. The buffalo's power and resilience in the face of encroaching civilization symbolizes hope and renewal for humanity and harmony among all people. Here in the Sierra foothills, Lone Buffalo Vineyards symbolizes this same hope and renewal with its contribution to the re-emergence of the wine-making tradition in Placer County.
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