About

Our vineyard, which surrounds our tasting room, continually produces high quality fruit. As a family owned and operated business we continue to strive and produce award winning wines for your enjoyment.

Location Description

We are located on the beautiful route of HWY 128 in the beautiful Southern Mendocino County towards the Mendocino Coast!

Features

• Producing quality wines.

Additional Information

History

In 1929, John F. Ratto founded the Lone Oak Ranch and Vineyards, located approximtely five miles north west of Cloverdale. In the wine country it is known as Yorkville Highlands Appellation in Mendocino County. Using the skills they acquired as young men in their native Ligurian region of northern Italy, John's father Giusseppe Ratto and his father in-law Lorenzo Bertucci planted the first vines on our hillsides in the spring of that same year. We have been producing high quality fruit distinguished by its vibrant character for four generations.

In 2002, our family joined the growing market of wine making with our first crush. Our hand-crafted, award winning wines are barrel-aged for twenty four months in French oak and bottled-aged a minimum of six months. In the winter of 2005 we were pleased to introduce our award-winning wines with the distinctive blends and excellent flavors from the fruits of our hillside vines.

Our winery is a family owned and operated business. We are excited to be opening our tasting room in the summer of 2012. We are fortunate to be located on the beautiful coastal Highway 128 on the Sonoma/Mendocino County line. We are only five miles from Cloverdale, and our tasting room will retain the history and charm of the old existing "ranch house" where many generations have enjoyed the beautiful views of our valley.

The Team

The vineyards and winery are truly family owned and operated from planting to bottling. Everyone plays an important role in the operation of our family business. Larry and Kathleen Ratto, Jim and JoAnn (Ratto) Spencer, Kenny and Tracy Spencer and their daughters Carrie and Nicole Spencer. Along with extended family and friends.

Pictured Below: Larry Ratto and JoAnn Spencer, son and daughter of John F. Ratto.

Awards

2004 Cabernet Sauvignon
GOLD Medal
(Mendocino Wine Competition)
Silver Medal
(San Diego International Wine Competition)
(San Fancisco Chronicle Wine Competition)

2004 Merlot
Silver Medal
(San Fancisco Chrocicle Wine Competition)
Bronze Medal
(Mendocino Wine Competition)

2003 Cabernet Sauvignon
Bronze Medal
(San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition)

2003 Serenata
GOLD Medal
(San Diego International Wine Competition)
(California State Fair Wine Competition*)
*The 2007 California State Fair awarded our 2003 Serenata 94 points!
Silver Medal
(San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition)
Bronze Medal
(Mendocino County Wine Competition)

2003 Merlot
Silver Medal
(San Diego International Wine Competition)
Bronze Medal
(California State Fair Wine Competition)
2002 Serenata
Bronze Medal
(San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition)

2002 Merlot
Silver Medal
(San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition)
(San Diego International Wine Competition)