Elizabeth & Mark Hanson

Bricoleur Vineyards

Windsor, California

Bricoleur Vineyards co-founders Elizabeth and Mark Hanson are steeped in Sonoma County’s wine legacy. In the 1800s, Elizabeth’s great-grandfather, Pietro Carlo Rossi, was the original oenologist at Italian Swiss Colony—the largest California winery in the 1950s. In 2020, Mark and Elizabeth returned to the family roots, with the opening of Bricoleur Vineyards in the Russian River Valley. The winery was recently recognized by the Slow Food Sonoma County North Chapter for the estate’s sustainably farmed culinary gardens, which supply the onsite Charlie Palmer restaurant. Running the winery is a family affair, with daughter Sarah Hanson Citron, overseeing Bricoleur’s culinary, hospitality, tasting room and special events teams. Talk to the Hansons about their award-winning pinot noirs and chardonnays and how their dessert wines hold up to Elizabeth’s grandfather’s sweet sippers, which were notably mentioned during the Pink Ladies pajama party in the movie Grease.