ABOUT US

Lost Ranch grows and sources grapes from organic and regeneratively farmed vineyards. We believe that the increase in quality outweighs the additional work required to farm this way.

More importantly, we believe that we have a responsibility to be good stewards of the land, which means not using synthetic chemicals that are harmful to our environment and our health. Additionally, our no-till farming and native cover crops ensure a healthy environment, rich with biodiversity. We farm with the lightest touch, integrating as seamlessly as possible with our natural ecosystem.

We also strive to find the best grape varieties for Temecula. Our goal is to find vines that require the least amount of inputs, while producing the best grapes. This means researching and farming varieties that are less prone to mildew, drought, disease, and damage from heat waves.

 

WINE MAKING PRACTICES:

Our highest goal is to make the most delicious, compelling wines possible from our local vineyards. We focus on only the lightest interventions possible when producing wines. We don’t manipulate the wines with common additives, such as commercial yeasts, fermentation aids, sugars, and newly toasted oak (this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to additives used in conventional winemaking). We also leave the wines unfined and unfiltered. By keeping the process simple, clean, and focused, the wine’s true soul can shine through, showing natural character instead of winemaking manipulations.

 

 

ABOUT US:

Jasmine and Joseph Wiens created Lost Ranch in 2020, with the dream of making low intervention wines and opening a working ranch focused on regenerative farming principles.