Littorai Wines is a small, family owned and operated winery producing world class vineyard designated Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the true north coast of California: the coastal mountains of Sonoma and Mendocino Counties. Littorai Wines was founded in 1993 by Heidi and Ted Lemon. In July 2008, we completed construction of our winery located between Sebastopol and Freestone in western Sonoma County.
Our philosophy toward winegrowing is profoundly French and profoundly Burgundian, since Ted learned the trade from such eminent winemakers as Jacques Seysses, Aubert De Villaine and Jean Marie Roumier. To them we owe an eternal debt. We have never lost that sense of awe and admiration Ted felt when he first began working in Morey Saint Denis and it is that respect for the mystery of wine which Littorai is all about.
In the late 1990s, ...
Surrounded by thirty acres of rolling hills, Littorai Wines is perched on a fog kissed ridge top in the Sonoma Coast American Viticultural Area. Our farm is a place of extraordinary discovery where every corner you turn is a different experience from the last. A visit to Littorai is more than a tasting, it's a total experience.
The Winery, completed in 2008, is an innovative strawbale building with “green” architecture and environmenta...
Heidi & Ted Lemon
Ted is a lifelong winemaker who began his career by receiving an Enology degree from the Université de Dijon in 1981. He worked at many prestigious estates in Burgundy: Domaine Georges Roumier, Domaine Bruno Clair, Domaine Parent, Domaine De Villaine, Domaine Delorme and Domaine Dujac. He was the first American ever selected as winemaker and vineyard manager of a Burgundian estate, Domaine Guy Roulot in Meursault, and...
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