the Gerbers

Over the years, Laraine and David Gerber would escape their industry paced life in Hollywood by spending time in the idyllic township of Murphys, California. In the 1960's, David, along with some college friends from nearby UOP, bought the historic Murphys Hotel, and in the 1980's he chose the area as the location of his television series Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

It was during this time that they purchased a beautiful parcel of land situated in its own isolated valley. After extensive tests, they found that the valley's microclimate and soil were perfectly suited for wine grape production. Laraine jumped into the viticulture business wholeheartedly, reading extensively, researching, and attending courses at the University of California at Davis while the vineyard was under development.

David Gerber, a well known Executive Producer of such shows as the Peabody Award winning mini–series George Washington, the Emmy winning movie The Lindburgh Kidnapping Case and the Emmy winning series Police Story, named the wine after his wife, actress and viticulturist Laraine Stephens.

John Gibson

John Gibson has made our Laraine Wines since 1993. He previously spent 11 years at Stag's Leap Cellars before becoming the winemaker for Vine Cliff Winery in 1994. Today John continues to make wine for a select group of family owned wineries including Snowden, Frazier, Gerber Vineyards, Andrew Geoffrey, and his own label, Salexis.