LISANNE LEASK
DIRECTOR OF WINEMAKING
As the Director of Winemaking, Lisanne Leask oversees winemaking across the Napa Valley and Anderson Valley estates as well as making extra virgin olive oil and hard apple cider. Her winemaking is informed by her lifelong passions for cooking and gardening and the innovative Long Meadow Ranch approach to farming and cuisine. Lisanne received her degree in Viticulture & Enology from the University of California, Davis. She honed her winemaking skills in the Napa Valley at Stags’ Leap Winery, Schramsberg, Miner Family Winery, and Rutherford Hill Winery. She also gained international experience at Grove Mill in New Zealand and Antinori’s Tenuta Tignanello in Italy. Lisanne lives in Napa with her husband, dog, cat, and chickens.
STÉPHANE VIVIER
WINEMAKER – ANDERSON VALLEY
A native of Burgundy, France, Stéphane Vivier’s old-world sensibilities are ideally suited for his role as winemaker at our Anderson Valley Estate. With degrees in viticulture and enology from Université de Bourgogne in Dijon, Stéphane cultivated his vineyard and cellar skills at Pommard, Meursault, and Chassagne-Montrachet, before working as a young winemaker in Switzerland, New Zealand, and the Russian River. Prior to Long Meadow Ranch, Stéphane was the winemaker for Hyde de Villaine, famed co-director of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Aubert de Villaine and Larry Hyde’s partnership winery. He maintains his position as consulting winemaker today, as well as overseeing his own label, Vivier, with his wife.
JUSTIN CARR
WINEMAKER – NAPA VALLEY
A California native, Justin Carr refined his winemaking skills in Napa, Sonoma and New Zealand before joining Long Meadow Ranch. Inspired by the combination of science, art, and the active lifestyle of winemaking, Carr received degrees in both Economics and Viticulture & Enology from the Universities of California at Berkeley and Davis respectively. He went on to hold positions at Hourglass, Rudd, Lynmar, Craggy Range, Patz & Hall, and Cakebread before joining Long Meadow Ranch as our Rutherford Estate Winemaker. Justin lives in Napa with his wife and daughter.