Lula Cellars Offers
Exclusive Limited
Production Wines
L
ula Cellars is an exclusive,
limited production winery in
Mendocino County’s Anderson
Valley. I sat down this past
fall with long-time winemaker
Jeff Hansen and sampled some of
his wines. I discovered surprisingly
complex wines, an idyllic setting
and a passionate winemaker.
About Lula Cellars
Hansen has been in the wine business
a long time—nearly 30 years—and
says growing grapes and making wine
is in his blood. After all those years
in the hectic wine industry of Napa
Valley, it is clear that Lula Cellars
and Mendocino County are now
Hansen’s passions.
The wines at Lula Cellars (named
60
after his maternal grandmother Lula)
are limited to about 2,500 cases
each year and they are not available
through distributors. You can get
them online or by visiting the new
tasting room in Philo, California,
right off of Route 128—The
Mendocino Highway— that runs
from Sonoma County through the
Anderson Valley to the California
coast near the town of Mendocino.
The tasting room sits on 22 acres
and includes a lovely pond -a perfect venue for wine tasting.
Be sure to look for Honey, the
winery dog.
Lula Cellars produces Pinot Noir,
Zinfandel, Dry Gewürtztraminer,
Pinot Gris and Rosato (Rosé of Pinot
Noir) wines. All of the grapes are
By Susan Lanier-Graham
Lula Cellars wines
in the vineyard
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Lula Cellars Tasting
Room