There’s a certain satisfaction and sense of fate when life comes back full circle. For Lula’s proprietor Ken Avery his wine journey began in 1970’s Napa, where he began working at Domaine Chandon and continued there while attending UC Berkeley. Ken worked his way through almost every job in operations at the winery before graduating Berkeley with a degree in Business. During his 35-year career as a CPA, Ken continued to work around wine, this time on the business side, frequently working through audits and arbitration agreements. 

It was then in 2010, with the founding of Lula, that Ken crossed over and began his journey making wine.   Since 2012 Ken has been the managing partner and largest shareholder overseeing the day-to-day operations of Lula Cellars.  Based around a 22-acre estate in the Deep End of Anderson Valley, Ken along with winemaker Matt Parish, strive to produce wines that are true to their varietal character and reflect the nuances of the vineyards where the grapes were grown.  In the rich diversity of Mendocino micro-climates, they have found many opportunities to explore the range of flavors brought out by changing terroir. Leveraging their agility as a boutique winery, Ken and Matt also make the most of unexpected gifts that sometimes happen when your creative partner is nature itself.  As a result of one such bounty, Lula will soon be adding a Chambertin Vosne-Romanee, to their roster of award-winning wines.