n 122 31 30 w 38.383186 n 122.524988 w 38.383186 ; 122.524988 lasseter family winery is a winery located in glen ellen sonoma county california . the winery was founded in 2000 by pixar and walt disney animation studios cco john lasseter and his wife nancy lasseter . the winery once inhabited by the grand cru winery produces approximately 1 200 cases of french red wine blends annually with the capacity to produce up to 6 000 . 1 the winery grows bordeaux and rh ne varietals on 27 acres . 2 one of the lasseters winemaking mentors was jess jackson of kendall jackson . contents 1 history 2 justi creek railway 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit in 2000 after several years of amateur wine making the lasseters bought 50 bare acres in glen ellen and planted syrah grenache and mourvedre rh ne varieties . they bought an adjoining 35 acre property in 2002 with merlot and cabernet sauvignon grapes then added mablec and cabernet franc to create the french red wine blends they prefer . in 2005 the lasseters brought aboard winemaker julia iantosca . iantosca had spent time as the winemaker at stevenot vineyards in murphys william wheeler winery and lambert bridge winery both in healdsburg and worked closely with consulting winemaker merry edwards who helped inspire iantosca s love of blended wines . 3 in 2011 they introduced their winery s new package . the packaging highlights original proprietary names for their enjou ros chemin de fer amoureux and paysage with labels designed by internationally acclaimed long time sonoma valley artist dennis ziemienski . later that same year they unveiled their eco friendly state of the art winery and began accepting visitors by appointment only . 4 justi creek railway edit a vintage locomotive consist and depot are located on the justi creek railway a private 3 ft 914 mm narrow gauge railroad in the lasseter family winery s syrah vineyard . 5 a trademark for the railroad s name was filed by the lasseter family through a trust in 2010 but was abandoned in 2013 . 6 despite the trademark abandonment the railroad has continued to expand after 2013 per satellite imagery . the locomotive is the 3 ft 914 mm narrow gauge marie e. steam locomotive an h.k. porter engine built in 1901 and pulls a small gondola and caboose . the marie e. and its consist were once owned by ollie johnston one of walt disney s nine old men and originally run on johnston s private deer lake park & julian railroad before being sold to john lasseter around 2002 . 7 8 in may 2007 and again in june 2010 the locomotive run by john lasseter himself visited the pacific coast railroad in santa margarita california alongside the original santa fe & disneyland railroad retlaw 1 coaches . 9 the depot building was once owned by ward kimball another one of walt disney s nine old men and previously located on kimball s private grizzly flats railroad before being sold to john lasseter in 2007 . 10 it had originally been built as a set piece for the 1949 disney film so dear to my heart . an image of the railroad is featured on the label for the chemin de fer wine made by the winery . see also edit companies portal disney portal trains portal wine portal san francisco bay area portal rail transport in walt disney parks and resorts references edit lavin kate 2011 10 17 lasseter family premieres first wines noted film family rolls out red blends and ros wines from sonoma wine estate wines & vines lasseter family winery homepage . our wines are crafted in an old world style using bordeaux and rh ne varietals to create unique blends . estate grown and bottled our blends incorporate malbec merlot cabernet sauvignon syrah grenache mourv dre and grapes grown on our 27 acre vineyard property in sonoma valley ca . boone virginie september 26 2011 . lasseter winery coming into its own . press democrat . come visit us winery now open by appointment . lasseter family winery . november 11 2011 . the hollywood reporter john lasseter opens up about secret winery for first time . retrieved march 25 2014 trademarkia justi creek railway . retrieved june 8 2016 frank & ollie the marie e. . retrieved march 25 2014 carolwood chronicle summer 2015 p. 7 . retrieved june 8 2016 pcrailroad at gmail.com may 14 2007 . pacific coast railroad co. the 2007 round up . pcrailroad.blogspot.com . retrieved december 31 2010 . naples winter wine festival image of justi creek railway depot and water tower . retrieved june 8 2016 external links edit official website v t e john lasseter directed feature films toy story 1995 a bug s life 1998 toy story 2 1999 cars 2006 cars 2 2011 toy story 4 2018 short films luxo jr. 1986 red s dream 1987 tin toy 1988 knick knack 1989 mater and the ghostlight 2006 cars toons 2008 produced feature films secret of the wings 2012 short films the adventures of andr and wally b. 1984 luxo jr. 1986 red s dream 1987 knick knack 1989 written feature films toy story 1995 a bug s life 1998 toy story 2 1999 cars 2006 toy story 3 2010 cars 2 2011 planes 2013 toy story 4 2018 short films luxo jr. 1986 red s dream 1987 tin toy 1988 knick knack 1989 mater and the ghostlight 2006 studios walt disney animation studios pixar disneytoon studios retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lasseter family winery & oldid 744245630 categories american companies established in 20003 ft gauge railways in the united statesamusement rides based on rail transportfood and drink companies established in 2000heritage railroads in californianarrow gauge railroads in californiawineries in sonoma countyhidden categories coordinates on wikidataarticles that mention track gauge 914 mm navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page 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