“It was a spring evening in 2001, when my husband Alan Peirson, myself, Robbie and Shannon Meyer were enjoying a bottle of wine together when our discussion turned to the future. We had all met at the Peter Michael Winery Estate, where Robbie was the Assistant Winemaker, and Alan and I were the Winery Estate Managers. In classic fashion we came up with the name and logo for our brand, sketching it out on a cocktail napkin. That evening began our adventure together. In the Fall of 2001 we produced our first vintage, 300 cases of Russian River Valley Chardonnay."
- Lesley Warner-Peirson
The Name
Robbie’s mother’s family name, was the obvious choice when we selected a name for our endeavor - L'Angevin. The name L’Angevin, could serendipitously be separated into the French words Ange (angel) and Vin (wine), giving us “angel wine.” The name is in fact derived from the Old French Andegavia referring to the winegrowing region of Anjou, France where Robbie’s ancestors originated.
The Logo
The three red squares evolved from Alan Peirson’s interest in Asian printmaking and art history background. In Alan’s own ceramic work and sculptures of clay, wood, stone and bronze, his signature is three stamped squares.