Lerzi is an ode to a matriarch, our Nonna, Giuseppina Lerzi. A project grown from generations of hard work, practice and diligence, we turn now towards a more playful process.
Our experimental approach joins thoughtful farming and traditional methods to make wines that bridge the gap; between mother and daughter, winemaker and chef, new and known, classic and fun. We make wines that are equal parts experiment and celebration, wines for drinking with food, with friends and with intention.
Lerzi is our meeting place. It’s a representation of the place we call home, the land we are tied to through work and love, and our desire to make wines we are delighted to drink and excited to share. It’s simple, as Nonna said: it’s just wine, drink it!
Cin cin!
Luisa Ponzi & Mia Ponzi Hamacher
Lerzi wines are made with grapes from family vineyards raised right here in the Willamette Valley where we were also grown. We farm with care. We are proud to be certified sustainable, farm organically and regeneratively, using best practices both for the land, the environment and for the people and animals who work it.
We make and sell Lerzi Wine at Winery Lane Collective in the Willamette Valley, the place where our family has been making wine since 1970 and over three generations.
