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La Rochelle Winery

5443 Tesla Road
Livermore, CA 94550
925.243.6442

Tasting:   Open daily 12 to 4:00 pm
Tasting Fee $20
Amenities:
  Seated tasting with food pairing
Price Range:   $28 to up to $75 per bottle
Production:
  2500 cases
VIP Tasting:   Yes

La Rochelle Winery Description

La Rochelle is a small artisan winery focused on making handcrafted, world-class Pinot Noir from vineyard sites in California and Oregon. The winery was named after the charming French port where the owner’s family departed for the New World.

In 2005, they moved their operation from the San Jose area to the vineyard-covered hills of Livermore Valley. Owned and operated by Steven Mirassou, of the six- generation wine pioneer Mirassou family, this winery makes very limited-production wines using grapes sourced from the Monterey and Livermore Valley regions, as well as some select vineyards in Oregon. The Mirassou family has been credited with planting the first Pinot Noir grapes in California in 1854, and today offers a number of vineyard-designated wines.  Some releases are very small (less than 100 cases), and all wines are sold through their Pinot Noir Program, the Internet, or in the tasting room.

The La Rochelle tasting room is back behind the “big house” (home of the Steven Kent tasting room). It is adorned with an extensive trellis system over a small courtyard and a walkway with wine barrel planters sporting rose bushes. A series of French doors leads you inside the long, single-story building. There is a stamped concrete floor and a long tasting bar, along with some gourmet food items and winery accessories. La Rochelle also plans to release a sparkling “Blanc de Blanc” in keeping with the family’s 60-year tradition of producing sparkling wine.

At La Rochelle they have created a relaxing place where you can explore the delicious relationship of food and wine through their tasting flights. They have two flights to choose from and both come with a pairing platter of artisan cheeses and pate to share.

La Rochelle Winery Features

Ambiance Types of Wine Amenities
Family Run
Country Charm
Casual & Relaxed
Hip & Stylish
Storefront only
Bordeaux
Burgundy
Rhone
Picnic Sites
Gift Shop
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La Rochelle Winery Reviews

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Pinot Noir Tasting
thm2008, Brentwood
Great place to visit in Livermore. You can sit down and enjoy tasting your wines and you have the added benefit of a pairing platter with 2 cheeses, a pate and a tapenade to complement the wines. Very relaxed, nice staff, good value. Wines are terrific - Pinot Noir is the focus and the Pinot Noir Flight is highly recommened. Enjoyed the Anindor Vineyard Pinot Noir as well as their club wine from Dutton Campbell Ranch.

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The above reviews are the subjective opinion of Winery Advisor members and not of Winery Advisor LLC.

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