7505 wise road auburn california united states wine region placer county appellation sierra foothills ava other labels jbrand founded 2007 2007 key people phillip j. maddux owner winemaker cases yr 1 200 varietals zinfandel syrah tempranillo malbec pinot grigio grenache port mourvedre petite sirah cabernet sauvignon distribution regional wine club tasting open to public website www.lonebuffalovineyards.com lone buffalo vineyards is a winery in auburn california in the united states . contents 1 history 2 wine production 3 recognition 4 references history edit lone buffalo was started in 2007 by the maddux family in auburn california . they owned a one acre vineyard . phil maddux who is the winemaker and works as a real estate lawyer is originally from sonoma county california . he has studied oenology at sonoma state university and university of california davis . he started making wine in 1971 . he has worked under dirk arrowood and cecil deloach . 1 he also made his own home wine prior to opening his own winery . 2 maddux s wife jill handles the sales accounting and also assists with their property management . the couples daughter jocelyn is in charge of public relations . they all work in the tasting room . 1 the name for the winery came from phil maddux s fascination with the american bison . he believes that the comeback of the american bison from near extinction is similar to the comeback that the sierra foothills region is attempting to make after its decline in economic success after the prohibition closed many wineries in the area . the bison is depicted on the wine labels and the wine names have an american west theme . they also make a brand titled jbrand which is co created by phil and jocelyn . it is an attempt to make wine of interest to younger consumers . 1 it took the company three years before they brought in a profit . the majority of their sales come from tasting room visits online sales and wine club memberships . they also distribute their wine to regional restaurants and businesses . in january 2013 lone buffalo opened a new tasting room northwest of auburn . 1 it took them three years to find and acquire the property . 3 the new property and facility is larger than the previous with 12 acres . the facility is 2 400 square feet in size and is modeled after a ranch . 1 the new location allowed them to crush their grapes and complete the entire winemaking process in the same place unlike the previous building . 3 it is located in the sierra foothills ava and is part of the placer county wine trail . 1 wine production edit they produce approximately 1 200 bottles per year as of 2013 . one third of the wine they produce is estate grown . estate grown grapes include zinfandel and petit syrah . the rest of the grapes they source come throughout placer county . 3 their most widely distributed wine is a rh ne wine called where the buffalo roam . 1 3 it is a blend of grenache mourvedre and syrah . they also make a port wine called pawnee tawny which is made of grapes from madera county california . the jbrand is small production and consists grenache syrah and pinot grigio wines . 1 recognition edit 2010 where the buffalo roam blend 2008 gold medal california state fair wine competition 4 2012 thunder beast zinfandel gold medal san francisco chronicle wine competition 1 2013 thunder beast zinfandel 2010 gold medal san francisco chronicle wine competition 5 tatonka tempranillo 2010 silver medal san francisco chronicle wine competition 5 bison blanc viognier 2011 silver medal san francisco chronicle wine competition 5 where the buffalo roam blend 2010 bronze medal san francisco chronicle wine competition 5 noble beast cabernet sauvignon 2010 bronze medal san francisco chronicle wine competition 5 2014 where the buffalo roam 2011 silver medal san francisco chronicle wine competition 6 grenache 2011 bronze medal san francisco chronicle wine competition 6 noble beast cabernet sauvignon 2011 bronze medal san francisco chronicle wine competition 6 references edit a b c d e f g h i tourney jon . lone buffalo vineyards builds new winery . wines & vines . wine communications group . retrieved 29 july 2014 . dahlynn mckowen ; ken mckowen 2009 . wine oh guide to california s sierra foothills from the ordinary to the extraordinary . wilderness press . pp. 53 55 . isbn 978 0 89997 492 7 . a b c d young gloria . lone buffalo vineyards unveils new location tasting room . auburn journal . gold country media . retrieved 29 july 2014 . turner melanie . placer county vintners join forces to market winemaking region . sacramento business journal . american city business journals . retrieved 29 july 2014 . a b c d e cambra paul . placer county winemakers take home the hardware . auburn journal . gold country media . retrieved 29 july 2014 . a b c cambra paul . placer county wineries represent region well at 2014 san francisco chronicle wine competition . auburn journal . gold country media . retrieved 29 july 2014 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lone buffalo winery & oldid 634966476 categories 2007 establishments in californiacompanies based in placer county californiawineries in california 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 tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 november 2014 at 14 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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