Vivier

Vivier Winery was founded by Stéphane Vivier, a Burgundian-born winemaker who brought his Old World sensibilities to California’s Sonoma Coast. Raised in Burgundy, he studied viticulture and enology at the Université de Bourgogne in Dijon and gained experience in Switzerland, New Zealand, and Sonoma before becoming winemaker at Hyde de Villaine, a prestigious Napa project blending Burgundian finesse with California fruit. Inspired by this background, Vivier established his own label, Vivier Wines, where he crafts Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Rosé with a philosophy he calls “lazy winemaking”—a patient, minimalist approach that lets the vineyard and nature speak for themselves, marrying Burgundian restraint with California’s raw potential.