Lando Wines
As a lifelong resident of Sonoma County, Jen’s love affair with wine began when she met her future husband, Sam Lando. Ironically, she and Sam met while he was working for a small winery in the early 90s. During that time, Jen was putting her business management degree to use in high-tech human resources and management for the first decade of her career.
Shortly after they were married in the early 2000s, Jen and Sam started their family. They also knew they eventually wanted to start their own winery and took the first steps by hobby winemaking. Sam continued building his career and knowledge base by working for other luxury-focused wine brands. In 2012, they tossed all of the cards on the table and took the hobby winemaking venture to the next level. They borrowed against their savings to develop a small Pinot Noir focused winery. Jen’s palate has been instrumental in creating the final blends for the LANDO Wines. Additionally, she has been instrumental in building relationships and spearheading all hospitality/events for LANDO Wines. It’s been a beautiful marriage on the home front and for the winery.
Today, as in 2025, LANDO Wines celebrates thirteen years of producing delicious Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays from the Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, and Sta. Rita Hills appellations. It has not been an easy path due to damage and losses from the fires in 2017 and 2020. However, through difficult times and adversity, these experiences galvanized their desire to press forward. Without a war chest of family funding, these first-generation vintners could not be more proud of what they have been able to overcome while maintaining focus to create better and better wines with each vintage.
From the beginning, the goal has been and continues to be - make intense, yet elegant Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays They push themselves to make great wines they enjoy drinking and take great pride in sharing with dear friends. In short, they’re delicious. While the greater amount of the wines are offered in small, allocated amounts twice a year to a mailing list of consumers (via spring and fall releases), a small amount of their appellation wines are available in select markets (again, twice a year) to key on-prem (restaurants) and high quality bottle shops via limited allocations.